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Jet Zero? Why Net Zero In Aviation Can't Get Off The Ground
The airline industry is on course to miss its 2050 net zero target for aviation.
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10 Flights In 3 Days: This Reddit Group Is Tracking Elon Musk's Private Jet
The group, created in 2022, gained significant attention after the tech billionaire became associated with the Donald Trump administration.
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Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High In 2024
Our latest annual stocktake shows the world is on track to reach a new record: 37.4 billion tonnes of CO emitted from fossil fuels in 2024. This is an increase of 0.8% from the previous year.
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Not Just Carbon Dioxide, Other Greenhouse Gases Are Too Warming The Planet
While carbon dioxide (CO2) is the best-known greenhouse gas, several others, including methane and nitrous oxide, are also driving global warming and altering the Earth's climate.
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Volcanoes "Hidden Source" Of Carbon-Dioxide In Past Climate Change: Study
Massive fields of magma underneath ancient volcanoes spewed out carbon dioxide long after eruptions on the surface had ended, potentially explaining why past global warming episodes lasted longer than expected, a study said Wednesday.
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Record Greenhouse Gas Levels In 2023 Signal Decades Of Warming: Report
The 2024 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin highlights that both industrial emissions and reduced forest absorption have accelerated this increase.
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Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds
A recent study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires continue to emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) for years after the flames die down. The research, conducted in Sweden’s boreal forests, revealed that burnt areas release CO₂ at a rate that more than doubles the amount emitted during the fire itself. These findings are particularly concerning...
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Global Fossil Fuel Use, Emissions Hit All-Time Highs In 2023: Report
Global fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions hit all-time highs in 2023, even as fossil fuels' share of the global energy mix decreased slightly on the year, the industry's Statistical Review of World Energy report said on Thursday.
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US Announces Sweeping Cuts To Power Sector Carbon Emissions
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis.
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World's Largest Private Firms Fail To Set Climate Targets: Report
Only 40 of the world's 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, according to a report released Monday, lagging far behind public companies.
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What Gives You The Right To Lecture Us: Guyana President Schools BBC Reporter
Guyanese President Irfan Ali's all-out attack on "Western hypocrisy" on Carbon emissions has gone viral.
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UK Announces Plans For Biggest Nuclear Power Expansion In 70 Years
The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets.
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The Positive Climate News You May Have Missed This Year
The past year hasn't generally been a cheerful one for those hoping the world will get a grip on climate change. We're now around the middle of the 2020s, a decade when carbon dioxide emissions need to decline by about half.
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India, Nations With High Per Capita Emissions Can't Be Clubbed: Senior EU Official
Clubbing India with emitters like China and the US is completely unacceptable as its per capita emissions are "very low", a senior official of the European Parliament said today.
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Ahead Of COP28 In Dubai, All Eyes On Climate Summit's Carbon Emissions
After having the world's tallest tower and the biggest shopping mall, Dubai, the city of records, is gearing up to host the largest COP ever -- a feat that in itself comes with an unprecedented carbon footprint.
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Jet Zero? Why Net Zero In Aviation Can't Get Off The Ground
The airline industry is on course to miss its 2050 net zero target for aviation.
-
10 Flights In 3 Days: This Reddit Group Is Tracking Elon Musk's Private Jet
The group, created in 2022, gained significant attention after the tech billionaire became associated with the Donald Trump administration.
-
Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High In 2024
Our latest annual stocktake shows the world is on track to reach a new record: 37.4 billion tonnes of CO emitted from fossil fuels in 2024. This is an increase of 0.8% from the previous year.
-
Not Just Carbon Dioxide, Other Greenhouse Gases Are Too Warming The Planet
While carbon dioxide (CO2) is the best-known greenhouse gas, several others, including methane and nitrous oxide, are also driving global warming and altering the Earth's climate.
-
Volcanoes "Hidden Source" Of Carbon-Dioxide In Past Climate Change: Study
Massive fields of magma underneath ancient volcanoes spewed out carbon dioxide long after eruptions on the surface had ended, potentially explaining why past global warming episodes lasted longer than expected, a study said Wednesday.
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Record Greenhouse Gas Levels In 2023 Signal Decades Of Warming: Report
The 2024 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin highlights that both industrial emissions and reduced forest absorption have accelerated this increase.
-
Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds
A recent study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires continue to emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) for years after the flames die down. The research, conducted in Sweden’s boreal forests, revealed that burnt areas release CO₂ at a rate that more than doubles the amount emitted during the fire itself. These findings are particularly concerning...
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Global Fossil Fuel Use, Emissions Hit All-Time Highs In 2023: Report
Global fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions hit all-time highs in 2023, even as fossil fuels' share of the global energy mix decreased slightly on the year, the industry's Statistical Review of World Energy report said on Thursday.
-
US Announces Sweeping Cuts To Power Sector Carbon Emissions
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis.
-
World's Largest Private Firms Fail To Set Climate Targets: Report
Only 40 of the world's 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, according to a report released Monday, lagging far behind public companies.
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What Gives You The Right To Lecture Us: Guyana President Schools BBC Reporter
Guyanese President Irfan Ali's all-out attack on "Western hypocrisy" on Carbon emissions has gone viral.
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UK Announces Plans For Biggest Nuclear Power Expansion In 70 Years
The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets.
-
The Positive Climate News You May Have Missed This Year
The past year hasn't generally been a cheerful one for those hoping the world will get a grip on climate change. We're now around the middle of the 2020s, a decade when carbon dioxide emissions need to decline by about half.
-
India, Nations With High Per Capita Emissions Can't Be Clubbed: Senior EU Official
Clubbing India with emitters like China and the US is completely unacceptable as its per capita emissions are "very low", a senior official of the European Parliament said today.
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Ahead Of COP28 In Dubai, All Eyes On Climate Summit's Carbon Emissions
After having the world's tallest tower and the biggest shopping mall, Dubai, the city of records, is gearing up to host the largest COP ever -- a feat that in itself comes with an unprecedented carbon footprint.
