The Elephant
The climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
The ElephantThe climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
How climate change has pushed our oceans to the brink of catastrophe | New Scientist
2024-08-16 (or before) in New ScientistFor decades, the oceans have absorbed much of the excess heat caused by greenhouse gases. The latest observations suggest they are reaching their limits, so how worried should we be?
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Analysis: UK emissions in 2023 fell to lowest level since 1879 - Carbon Brief
2024-03-11 by in Carbon BriefThe UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.7% in 2023 to their lowest level since 1879, according to new Carbon Brief analysis.
Tagged under: Net Zero | Greenhouse Gases | UK | Climate Data
Sector by sector: where do global greenhouse gas emissions come from?
2023-10-06 (or before) in Our World in DataGlobally, we emit around 50 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases each year. Where do these emissions come from? We take a look, sector-by-sector.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gas emissions rose at ‘alarming’ rate last year, US data shows
2023-04-06 in The GuardianNoaa report shows rapid increase in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Fossil Fuels
Global warming in the pipeline
2023-03-31 (or before) in arXiv.org e-Print archiveImproved knowledge of glacial-to-interglacial global temperature change implies that fast-feedback equilibrium climate sensitivity is at least ~4°C for doubled CO2 (2xCO2), with likely range 3.5-5.5°C. Greenhouse gas (GHG) climate forcing is 4.1 W/m2 larger in 2021 than in 1750, equivalent to 2xCO2 forcing. Global warming in the pipeline is greater than prior estimates. Eventual global warming due to today's GHG forcing alone -- after slow feedbacks operate -- is about 10°C. Human-made aerosols are a major climate forcing, mainly via their effect on clouds. We infer from paleoclimate data that ae...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change | Geoengineering
Why Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles Can't Explain Earth's Current Warming – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
2023-03-29 (or before) by in Climate Change: Vital Signs of the PlanetVital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
The UK’s ‘green day’ has turned into a fossil fuel bonanza – dirty money powers the Sunak government | George Monbiot
2023-03-29 in The GuardianIn prioritising oil and gas over renewables, ministers are doing the bidding of the polluters, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Rishi Sunak | Fossil Fuels
Biggest carbon credit certifier to replace its rainforest offsets scheme
2023-03-10 in The GuardianVerra will phase out programme by mid-2025 after Guardian investigation found it was flawed
Tagged under: Deforestation | Rainforests | Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
Fossil fuels received £20bn more UK support than renewables since 2015
2023-03-09 in The GuardianExclusive: One-fifth of money given directly to fossil fuel industry was to support new extraction and mining
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods are twice those of plant-based foods - Nature Food
2023-03-07 (or before) in NatureThe quantification of greenhouse gas emissions related to food production and consumption is still largely hindered by the availability of spatial data consistent across sectors. This study provides a detailed account of emissions from land-use change, farmland, livestock and activities beyond the farm gate associated with plant- and animal-based foods/diets—culminating in local-, country- and global-level emissions from each major agricultural commodity.
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Food Production and Consumption
Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5C climate target, shows study
2023-03-06 in The GuardianEmissions from food system alone will drive the world past target, unless high-methane foods are tackled
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Meat Production | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Revealed: 1,000 super-emitting methane leaks risk triggering climate tipping points
2023-03-06 in The GuardianVast releases of gas, along with future ‘methane bombs’, represent huge threat – but curbing emissions would rapidly reduce global heating
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Tipping Points
Huge carbon footprint of chemicals in UK household products revealed
2023-03-06 in The GuardianCalls for ministers to help industry cut emissions from items including washing-up liquid and laundry tablets
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Revealed: cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisis
2023-03-04 in The GuardianSenior civil servants have issued the warnings as government is way behind on net zero pledges, according leaked documents
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
The U.S. Has Billions for Wind and Solar Projects. Good Luck Plugging Them In.
2023-02-23 in The New York TimesTagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Solar Energy | Wind Power | Electricity Grid
Recapturing excess heat could power most of Europe, say experts
2023-02-23 in The GuardianPreventing heat waste largely being ignored as solution to energy crisis, say environmental campaigners
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2023-02-19 in Financial TimesThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
World risks descending into a climate ‘doom loop’, warn thinktanks
2023-02-16 in The GuardianReport says simply coping with escalating impacts of climate crisis could override tackling root cause
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Latest Kennaook / Cape Grim greenhouse gas data
2023-02-16 (or before) in Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australian Government - CSIROThe latest greenhouse gas (GHG) data updated monthly from one of the cleanest air sources in the world.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
‘They get the big picture’: the Swedish tech startup helping cities go green
2023-02-08 in The GuardianOnline tool used by more than 50 cities helps planners weigh costs against climate and social benefits
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Space dust as Earth's sun shield
2023-02-08 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyOn a cold winter day, the warmth of the sun is welcome. Yet as humanity emits more and more greenhouse gases, the Earth's atmosphere traps more and more of the sun's energy and steadily increases the Earth's temperature. One strategy for reversing this trend is to intercept a fraction of sunlight before it reaches our planet. For decades, scientists have considered using screens, objects or dust particles to block just enough of the sun's radiation—between 1 or 2%—to mitigate the effects of global warming.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Mechanism of ozone loss under enhanced water vapour conditions in the mid-latitude lower stratosphere in summer
2023-02-01 (or before) in ACP - Atmospheric Chemistry and PhysicsAbstract. Water vapour convectively injected into the mid-latitude lowermost stratosphere could affect stratospheric ozone. The associated potential ozone loss process requires low temperatures together with elevated water vapour mixing ratios. Since this ozone loss is initiated by heterogeneous chlorine activation on liquid aerosols, an increase in sulfate aerosol surface area due to a volcanic eruption or geoengineering could increase the likelihood of its occurrence. However, the chemical mechanism of this ozone loss process has not yet been analysed in sufficient detail and its sensitivity to various conditions is not yet cl...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Texas | Geoengineering | Sea Level
What Is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?
2023-01-31 (or before) in Sustainable & Eco Friendly eCommerce Packaging | SR MailingThe Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is considered by many to be one of humanity’s biggest crimes against the planet – and really, just the name of it gives away the horror of what it actually is, considering the size of the Pacific Ocean. We talk a lot about what can be done to save the planet here at SR Mailing, and that’s because we’re absolutely passionate about it! The fact that there is so much to be done, and that there is so much that we can all be doing in our daily lives that can help us to save planet Earth from global warming and climate change. The issue, of course, is much, much bigger than...
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Pacific Ocean | Methane | Fish | Rivers | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife | Economic Growth | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs | California | South America | BP | Sea Level | Indonesia | Activism | India
January 24, 1984 - Canadian TV documentary and discussion about #climate - All Our Yesterdays
2023-01-23 by in All Our YesterdaysThirty nine years ago, on this day, January 24, 1984, Canadians got to understand what was coming, via a CBC documentary, including Stephen Seidel, one of the authors of a recent US EPA report “Can we delay a greenhouse warming?” As per the Climate State website – Topics discussed include, the scientific consensus, weather patterns, […]
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows
2023-01-18 in The GuardianInvestigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating
Tagged under: Deforestation | Shell | Rainforests | Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
The other greenhouse effect - Nature Geoscience
2023-01-17 (or before) in NatureTagged under: Greenhouse Gases
The Climate Impact of Our Insatiable Plastic Addiction
2023-01-04 (or before) in BloombergIn addition to the trash that piles up in cities and clogs oceans, the world’s plastic habit has another, invisible toll: climate-warming greenhouse gases.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Renewable Energy Isn’t Replacing Fossil Fuel Energy
2022-12-30 by in Deep Green Resistance News ServiceDespite all the renewable energy investments and installations actual global greenhouse gas emissions keep increasing due to economic growth.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Economic Growth
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Data Visualization
2022-12-22 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Gove’s defence of UK coalmine dismissed as ‘greenwashing nonsense’
2022-12-13 in The GuardianHead of offsetting standard rubbishes minister’s claim of Cumbrian mine’s carbon neutrality as ‘absurd’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Offsetting
NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Laboratory
2022-12-07 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2022-12-07 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2022-12-07 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2022-12-07 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
UK’s first new coalmine for 30 years gets go-ahead in Cumbria
2022-12-07 in The GuardianMichael Gove greenlights £165m project that will produce estimated 400,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2022-12-07 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Tropical methane emissions explain large fraction of recent changes in global atmospheric methane growth rate - Nature Communications
2022-12-07 (or before) in NatureMethane is a powerful greenhouse gas with emissions that are challenging to constrain. Here the authors use 10 years of satellite observations and show tropical terrestrial emissions account for 80% of observed global methane increases.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2022-12-07 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Airbus boss warns of delay in decarbonising airline industry
2022-11-30 in The GuardianGuillaume Faury expresses concern at pace of investment in facilities producing alternatives to fossil fuels
Tagged under: Hydrogen | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Travel emissions drop aided lockdown methane surge
2022-11-24 in miragenews.comSharp falls in transport emissions during Covid-19 lockdowns partly explain why a key greenhouse gas hit record high levels in 2020, research
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
Fossil fuel industry dupes media, quietly funds non-profits to block renewable energy
2022-11-16 (or before) by in Popular Information | Judd Legum | SubstackShortly after he took office, President Biden announced a goal of building 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, enough clean energy to power 10 million homes. For the administration, the offshore wind target was a part of a larger strategy of reducing carbon pollution and putting the country on track for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But, like many clean energy plans, this one was met with immediate resistance.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Wind Power
Subarctic boreal forest, vital for the planet, is at risk
2022-11-14 in The HinduThe boreal forest is second only to the Amazon in terms of its vital role in ensuring the future of the planet.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Forest Fires | Trees
Replace animal farms with micro-organism tanks, say campaigners
2022-11-12 in The GuardianAdvocates of plant-based protein say 75% of world’s farmland should be rewilded to reduce emissions
Tagged under: COP27 | Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Rewilding
Oil and gas greenhouse emissions ‘three times higher’ than producers claim
2022-11-09 in The GuardianClimate Trace reports half of 50 largest sources of greenhouse gas are oil and gas operations and many underreport their emissions
Tagged under: COP27 | Greenhouse Gases
World’s ‘most potent greenhouse gas’ escaped during work on UK windfarm
2022-11-08 in The GuardianMore than 80 staff at £3bn Seagreen project, 27 km off Scotland’s Angus coastline, were forced to evacuate
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Wind Power
Forest regeneration that earned multimillion-dollar carbon credits resulted in fewer trees, analysis finds
2022-11-06 in The GuardianExclusive: Claim by academics, including former integrity chair of Australia’s carbon credit scheme, raises further doubts about system
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
The Unintended Side Effects of Bioplastics: Carbon, Land, and Water Footprints
2022-11-03 (or before) in Cell PressIn this Perspective, Brizga et al. assess the potential environmental consequences (in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and land and water footprints) of substituting petrochemical plastics with bioplastics produced from renewable feedstock. Global bioplastic production is not sufficient to meet European packaging demand, and substituting petrochemical plastic packaging with bioplastic results in increased land and water use. Unless we find ways to decrease plastic demand, efforts to address plastic pollution using bioplastics are likely to prove temporary and inadequate.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases
Emissions Gap Report 2022
2022-10-28 (or before) in UN Environment ProgrammeAs growing climate change impacts are experienced across the globe, the message that greenhouse gas emissions must fall is unambiguous. Yet the Emissions Gap Report (EGR) 2022: The Closing Window – Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies finds that the international community is falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place. Only an urgent system-wide transformation can avoid climate disaster.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts | Wind Power
‘Monstrous’ east African oil project will emit vast amounts of carbon, data shows
2022-10-27 in The GuardianExperts say crude oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania will produce 25 times host nations’ combined annual emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Africa | Fossil Fuels
Carbon emissions from energy to peak in 2025 in ‘historic turning point’, says IEA
2022-10-27 in The GuardianInternational Energy Agency says Ukraine invasion boosted state spending on clean energy and ‘will accelerate transition to renewables’
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Nuclear Power | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Wind Power | Russia
Energy and emissions projections: 2021 to 2040
2022-10-26 (or before) in GOV.UKProjections of energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and electricity generation from 2021 to 2040.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electricity
UK well off track to meet 2030s carbon-cutting goals, official figures project
2022-10-25 (or before) in Belfast TelegraphThe UK is currently on track to miss its legal climate targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the mid 2030s by a huge margin, Government figures show.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
With Fossil Fuel Companies Facing Pressure to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Private Equity Is Buying Up Their Aging Oil, Gas and Coal Assets - Inside Climate News
2022-10-24 by in Inside Climate NewsWhen Continental Resources announced a deal last week to take the oil company private, it joined a trend that has swept across the fossil fuel sector in recent years. With investors agitating for energy companies to lower their greenhouse gas emissions, many oil and gas drillers and utilities have sold off wells and coal plants […]
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Young people's burden: requirement of negative CO2 emissions
2022-10-22 (or before) in ESDAbstract. Global temperature is a fundamental climate metric highly correlated with sea level, which implies that keeping shorelines near their present location requires keeping global temperature within or close to its preindustrial Holocene range. However, global temperature excluding short-term variability now exceeds +1 °C relative to the 1880–1920 mean and annual 2016 global temperature was almost +1.3 °C. We show that global temperature has risen well out of the Holocene range and Earth is now as warm as it was during the prior (Eemian) interglacial period, when sea level reached 6&ndash...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Predictions | Climate Change | Sea Level | Climate Change Impacts | Trees | Carbon Capture and Storage
Past and future ocean warming - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
2022-10-18 (or before) in NatureGreenhouse gas forcing has increased ocean heat content, with large impacts on the Earth system. This Review outlines observed and projected global and regional changes, revealing an observed 0–2,000 m global increase of 351.4 ± 59.8 ZJ from 1958 to 2019, and a projected increase of 1,874 [1,637–2,109] ZJ by 2100 under SSP5-8.5.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2022-10-08 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Greta Thunberg on the climate delusion: ‘We’ve been greenwashed out of our senses. It’s time to stand our ground’
2022-10-08 in The GuardianGovernments may say they’re doing all they can to halt the climate crisis. Don’t fall for it – then we might still have time to turn things around
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Finance | The Paris Agreement
Global Warming and Hurricanes – Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
2022-10-08 (or before) in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics LaboratoryContents Summary Statement Global Warming and Atlantic Hurricanes Statistical relationships between SSTs and hurricanes Analysis of century-scale Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane frequency Analysis of other observed Atlantic hurricane metrics Model simulations of greenhouse warming influence on...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Light fantastic: BP’s solar venture launches biggest UK project yet
2022-10-06 in The GuardianFrom solar farms to floating arrays, from Australia to Bedfordshire, Lightsource BP is ramping up its renewable energy push
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Greenhouse Gases | Solar Energy
‘Reckless’ coal firms plan climate-busting expansion, study finds
2022-10-06 in The GuardianCoal is the most polluting of all fossil fuels and investors must stop funding it, say campaigners
Tagged under: COP27 | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Russia | India
Old School Climate Science Denial Lingers on Outskirts of Tory Conference
2022-10-04 by in DeSmogBIRMINGHAM, UK – “There is no greenhouse effect.” That was the stark title of the leaflets piled up outside the Birmingham & Midland Institute’s Lyttelton Theatre, where old school climate science denial was on open display on the outskirts of the Conservative party’s annual conference. The party made Britain the first G7 country to adopt […]
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Florida Leaders Rejected Major Climate Laws. Now They’re Seeking Storm Aid. (Published 2022)
2022-10-04 in The New York TimesDiscover the value of independent Times journalism today.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | US Politics | Florida
Climate change has come for the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter
2022-09-29 by in VoxChina’s catastrophic summer shows its climate adaptation plans still have a long way to go.
Tagged under: China | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Biden talks up electric vehicle revolution – but is America ready to give up gas?
2022-09-17 in The GuardianPresident appears at Detroit auto show, where EVs are this year’s stars – but the road to electrification promises to be a bumpy one
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
World heading into ‘uncharted territory of destruction’, says climate report
2022-09-13 in The GuardianGovernments and businesses failing to change fast enough, says United in Science report, as weather gets increasingly extreme
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
'No greater betrayal of humanity': Scientists take to the streets to demand climate action
2022-09-08 in ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)As the gulf between climate science and climate action grows, these scientists are putting their bodies on the line to demand more is done.
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
U.S. Needs A Lot More Land to Go Green by 2050
2022-08-31 (or before) in BloombergWe may need 250 million acres for wind farms alone.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Land Use | Wind Power | Electricity Grid
A global comparison of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of combustion engine and electric passenger cars - International Council on Clean Transportation
2022-08-28 (or before) in CountercurrentsLife-cycle assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions of passenger cars in China, Europe, India, and the United States, which together account for about 70% of new passenger car sales worldwide.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars | India
UK and US banks among biggest backers of Russian ‘carbon bombs’, data shows
2022-08-24 in The GuardianUkrainian campaigners call for immediate end to investments, to cut funds to war and help avoid climate breakdown
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Russia
It’s Happened Before: Paleoclimate Study Shows Warming Oceans Could Lead to a Spike in Seabed Methane Emissions - Inside Climate News
2022-08-22 by in Inside Climate NewsThe slowdown of a key ocean current could release methane that is frozen in layers of organic seabed sediments along some of the world’s coastlines, a new study shows. Cold temperatures and high pressure on sea floors currently sequester about one-sixth of the world’s methane, a potent but short-lived greenhouse gas, in an ice-like form […]
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Methane
Tree loss due to fire is worst in far northern latitudes, data shows
2022-08-17 in The GuardianForests in Russia are most affected, as scientists warn of escape of huge quantities of buried carbon dioxide
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Russia | Trees
Nope, Earth Isn't Cooling – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
2022-08-05 (or before) by in Climate Change: Vital Signs of the PlanetVital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Revealed: how climate breakdown is supercharging toll of extreme weather
2022-08-04 in The GuardianGuardian analysis shows human-caused global heating is driving more frequent and deadly disasters across the planet, in most comprehensive compilation to date
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases
Radiative forcing of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide: A significant revision of the methane radiative forcing
2022-07-31 (or before) in Advancing Earth and Space Sciences JournalAbstract New calculations of the radiative forcing (RF) are presented for the three main well-mixed greenhouse gases, methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Methane's RF is particularly impact...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan
2022-07-15 in The New York TimesTagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | US Politics
Plant-based meat by far the best climate investment, report finds
2022-07-07 in The GuardianExclusive: Non-animal proteins can play critical role tackling climate crisis, says Boston Consulting Group
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases
Emissions from mining cause ‘up to £2.5tn’ in environmental damages each year - Carbon Brief
2022-07-06 by in Carbon BriefGreenhouse gas emissions from global mining and resource extraction result in up to £2.5tn ($3tn) in damages worldwide every year, according to a new study.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
It’s democracy v plutocracy – this is the endgame for our planet | George Monbiot
2022-07-06 in The GuardianThe US supreme court is helping to destroy our climate. But it was a much smaller decision, closer to home, that was the final straw for me, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Rivers | Wildlife | US Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought – study
2022-07-05 in The GuardianGreenhouse gas has undergone rapid acceleration and scientists say it may be due to atmospheric changes
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Climate Change
US supreme court rules against EPA and hobbles government power to limit harmful emissions
2022-06-30 in The GuardianCourt sides with Republican states as ruling represents landmark moment in rightwing effort to dismantle ‘regulatory state’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Meat, monopolies, mega farms: how the US food system fuels climate crisis
2022-06-30 in The GuardianFrom a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Meat Production | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Exhausted: How We Can Stop Lithium Mining from Depleting Water Resources, Draining Wetlands, and Harming Communities in South America
2022-06-28 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense CouncilMany green technologies, such as electric vehicles and renewable power plants, depend on lithium-ion batteries, which require lithium. Lithium may play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but a climate-friendly future cannot come at the expense of destroying...
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Lithium | Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Wetlands | South America | Water Resources
Study: Long-Term Global Warming Needs External Drivers
2022-06-24 (or before) in NASAA NASA/Duke University study provides new evidence why global temperatures remain stable in the long run unless pushed by outside forces, such as increased greenhouse gases.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Climate Change Evidence: How Do We Know?
2022-06-16 (or before) in Climate Change: Vital Signs of the PlanetThe rate of change since the mid-20th century is unprecedented over millennia.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Sea Level
Government failure to boost energy efficiency ‘inexplicable’, says IEA
2022-06-08 in The GuardianSaving energy is ‘utterly essential’ to cut bills, end reliance on Russian oil and gas and slash emissions says agency
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Russia
Opinion | Let’s Not Pretend Planting Trees Is a Permanent Climate Solution
2022-06-04 in The New York TimesTagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Trees | Carbon Capture and Storage
We cannot adapt our way out of climate crisis, warns leading scientist
2022-06-01 in The GuardianKatharine Hayhoe says the world is heading for dangers people have not seen in 10,000 years of civilisation
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change
Home - CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub
2022-05-30 (or before) in co2re.orgCO₂RE is the UK's national research hub on Greenhouse Gas Removal, led by the Smith School, University of Oxford
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gas pollution trapped 49% more heat in 2021 than in 1990, NOAA finds - Welcome to NOAA Research
2022-05-23 (or before) in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ResearchGreenhouse gas pollution caused by human activities trapped 49% more heat in the atmosphere in 2021 than they did in 1990, according to NOAA scientists. NOAA’s Annual Greenhouse Gas Index, known as the AGGI, tracks increases in the warming influence of human emissions of heat-trapping gases, including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and 16 other chemicals. The AGGI converts the complex scientific computations of how much extra heat these gases capture into a...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
Sixth Carbon Budget - Climate Change Committee
2022-05-22 (or before) in Climate Change CommitteeThe Sixth Carbon Budget, provides ministers with advice on the volume of greenhouse gases the UK can emit during the period 2033-2037.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Peter Kalmus: ‘As a species, we’re on autopilot, not making the right decisions’
2022-05-21 in The GuardianThe Nasa data scientist explains why inaction on the climate crisis pushed him to chain himself to an LA bank – and why trusting in the ‘people in charge’ is so dangerous
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
Four key climate change indicators break records in 2021
2022-05-17 in World Meteorological OrganizationGeneva, 18 May 2022 (WMO) - Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021. This is yet another clear sign that human activities are causing planetary scale changes on land, in the ocean, and in the atmosphere, with harmful and long-lasting ramifications for sustainable development and ecosystems, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Ocean Acidification | Sea Level
Johnson’s ‘jet zero’ plan unrealistic and may make UK miss CO2 targets – report
2022-05-16 in The GuardianMinisters instead urged to focus on reducing flights and halting airport expansion to cut carbon emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel
EU climate emissions higher than before pandemic
2022-05-16 in PoliticoEurostat said the economic recovery was the key driver of the increase.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Climate chaos certain if oil and gas mega-projects go ahead, warns IEA chief
2022-05-12 in The GuardianFatih Birol says ‘carbon bombs’, revealed in Guardian investigation, will not solve global energy crisis
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
John Kerry warns a long Ukraine war would threaten climate efforts
2022-05-10 in The GuardianExclusive: US presidential envoy says limiting global heating to 1.5C could be made harder by conflict
Tagged under: COP27 | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Earth’s CO2 hits highest recorded level in human history | The Independent
2022-05-09 (or before) in The IndependentUnprecedented level comes as greenhouse gas emissions continue around the world
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Colorado River Reservoirs Are So Low, Government Will Delay Releases
2022-05-03 in The New York TimesTagged under: Colorado River | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Rivers
Heat waves likely to last ‘25 times longer’ in India by another 2-4 decades, says climate report
2022-05-02 (or before) in Down To Earth | Environment & science issues | India, South Asia The heatwaves will last over five times longer if global temperature rise is constrained to about 2°C, says report launched ahead of G20 summit
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change | India
The clean energy claims of BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell: A mismatch between discourse, actions and investments
2022-05-02 (or before) in PLOS - Open ScienceThe energy products of oil and gas majors have contributed significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and planetary warming over the past century. Decarbonizing the global economy by mid-century to avoid dangerous climate change thus cannot occur without a profound transformation of their fossil fuel-based business models. Recently, several majors are increasingly discussing clean energy and climate change, pledging decarbonization strategies, and investing in alternative energies. Some even claim to be transforming into clean energy companies. Given a history of obstructive climate actions and “greenwashing&rd...
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Food, farming and forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, U.N. says
2022-04-05 in ReutersProtecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the greenhouse gas cuts needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change, according to the United Nations' climate panel.
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts | Trees
Ukraine war threatens global heating goals, warns UN chief
2022-03-21 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres says countries seeking alternatives to Russian energy may increase use of fossil fuels
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Russia
Carney’s Bid to Grow Carbon Market Rejigged Amid Controversy
2022-03-16 (or before) in BloombergFormer Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s initiative to boost the market for carbon offsets is being scaled back, in the wake of fierce debate around whether the traded assets really help avert global warming.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Climate change: Electrical industry's 'dirty secret' boosts warming - BBC News
2022-03-16 (or before) in The BBCIt's the most powerful greenhouse gas you've never heard of, and levels in the atmosphere are soaring.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Sussan Ley does not have duty of care to protect young from climate crisis, appeal court rules
2022-03-15 in The GuardianEight teenagers and a nun had previously won their case against the federal environment minister related to the expansion of a NSW coalmine
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
How the beef industry is trying to change the maths of climate change
2022-03-09 by in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedA new metric for the greenhouse gas methane could see the beef industry claim to be climate neutral without significantly cutting emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Climate Change | Net Zero | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Greenpeace
Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought, study finds
2022-02-28 in The GuardianCarbon emissions from felling of tropical forest doubled in just two decades and are accelerating, research says
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Trees
Concern over Church of England pension board fossil fuel industry links
2022-02-21 in The GuardianMembers’ links with energy companies prompt fears over church’s plans to end investments in high-carbon firms
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
NOAA/ESRL Global Monitoring Laboratory - THE NOAA ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX (AGGI)
2022-02-20 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Corn-Based Ethanol May Be Worse For the Climate Than Gasoline, a New Study Finds - Inside Climate News
2022-02-16 in Inside Climate NewsEthanol made from corn grown across millions of acres of American farmland has become the country’s premier renewable fuel, touted as a low-carbon alternative to traditional gasoline and a key component of the country’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But a new study, published this week, finds that corn-based ethanol may actually be worse […]
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Global temperature goals should determine the time horizons for greenhouse gas emission metrics - IOPscience
2022-02-15 (or before) in IOPscienceTagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Worst-Case Climate Change Scenarios Are Highly Implausible, Argues New Study
2022-02-09 in Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free MarketsGlobal temperature to rise to around 2.2°C above the pre-industrial average by 2100.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | IPCC | Climate Change
UK drops ‘absurd’ case against Greenpeace for dropping rocks in sea
2022-02-07 in The GuardianJudge rebukes Marine Management Organisation for prosecution over direct action to stop bottom trawling
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Fish | Wildlife | Greenpeace
Satellites have located the world’s methane ‘ultra-emitters’
2022-02-03 in sciencenews.orgPlugging leaks from methane ultra-emitters would make a dent in greenhouse gas emissions — and be cost-effective for those countries, scientists say.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
North Sea Abigail oilfield plan approved despite climate goals
2022-02-01 in The GuardianCop26 experts said no new fossil fuel plans would be compatible with climate targets
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Thawing permafrost can accelerate global warming
2022-01-31 (or before) in UniversitŠt zu KšlnInsufficiently considered carbon stocks in very old sediments are released as greenhouse gases / publication in ‘Frontiers in Earth Science’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Australian regulator finds large-scale emissions misreporting by coalminer Peabody
2022-01-30 in The GuardianUS giant agrees to hire auditors after calculation errors, poor record-keeping and inconsistent data collection discovered
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal
Court Finds Massive Offshore Oil Lease Sale in Gulf Based on Faulty Legal Analysis
2022-01-27 in Earthjustice: Because the earth needs a good lawyerToday, the D.C. District Court invalidated the Department of Interior's decision to offer 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing, marking a pivotal victory in the fight to defend Gulf communities and the planet from the worsening climate crisis. The court held that Interior failed to accurately disclose and consider the greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the lease sale, violating a bedrock environmental law.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
UK electric vehicle charging network is lagging behind, says Volkswagen
2022-01-26 in The Guardian‘Charging anxiety’ may prevent the government from meeting its 2030 target for mass adoption of zero-emission cars
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Net Zero | Cars | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Carbon offsetting is not warding off environmental collapse – it’s accelerating it | George Monbiot
2022-01-26 in The GuardianWealthy companies are using the facade of ‘nature-based solutions’ to enact a great carbon land grab, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Collapse | Carbon Offsetting
McKinsey: fundamental transformation of global economy needed for net zero
2022-01-25 in The Guardian$9tn of annual investment required to avoid most catastrophic climate impacts, consultancy says
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Economics | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
Exxon Announces Weak Net Zero Pledge
2022-01-20 (or before) in Gizmodo | The Future Is HereThe company announced it plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. There are just a few teeny, tiny problems.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Chevron | Net Zero | Finance
Surge in NSW coal mine expansions would drive up national emissions
2022-01-19 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.auDespite declining demand and efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions the NSW government is set to decide on a slew of coal mine expansions over coming months.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change
New Findings Warn Earth Could Break Key Warming Barrier In 2033
2022-01-15 (or before) by in ForbesNew analysis of temperatures around the world in 2021 indicate that the planet is on track to pass an all-important warming threshold much earlier than scientists had hoped.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
UK government sued over ‘pie-in-the-sky’ net-zero climate strategy
2022-01-12 in The GuardianClientEarth and Friends of the Earth say strategy fails to include policies needed to ensure emissions cuts
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Another Record: Ocean Warming Continues through 2021 despite La Niña Conditions - Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
2022-01-11 (or before) in Springer VerlagThe increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from human activities traps heat within the climate system and increases ocean heat content (OHC). Here, we provide the first analysis of recent OHC changes through 2021 from two international groups. The world ocean, in 2021, was the hottest ever recorded by humans, and the 2021 annual OHC value is even higher than last year’s record value by 14 ± 11 ZJ (1 zetta J = 1021 J) using the IAP/CAS dataset and by 16 ± 10 ZJ using NCEI/NOAA dataset. The long-term ocean warming is larger in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans than in other regions and is ...
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Pacific Ocean | El Niño | Climate Change Mitigation | India
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2022-01-07 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Fusion - Frequently asked questions | IAEA
2022-01-02 (or before) in iaea.orgFusion is among the most environmentally friendly sources of energy. There are no CO2 or other harmful atmospheric emissions from the fusion process, which means that fusion does not contribute to greenhouse gas emissions or global warming. Its two sources of fuel, hydrogen and lithium, are widely available in many parts of the Earth.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Hydrogen | Lithium | Greenhouse Gases | Nuclear Fusion
Plans in England for car chargers in all commercial car parks quietly rolled back
2021-12-27 in The GuardianOnly new or refurbished commercial buildings should install charge points, the DfT says, citing fears over cost
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Why the collapse of Biden’s Build Back Better would be a major blow to the climate fight
2021-12-22 in The GuardianIt would be almost impossible for the US to comply with its greenhouse gas reduction pledges without the $1.75tn package that Manchin refuses to support
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Collapse
Google Pledged to Remove Ads From Climate Denial Sites, but Many Still Run
2021-12-16 in The New York TimesTagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Disinformation and Misinformation
Thawing Yedoma permafrost is a neglected nitrous oxide source - Nature Communications
2021-12-16 (or before) in NatureDuring permafrost thaw, nitrogen can be released as the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide, but the magnitude of this flux is unknown. Nitrous oxide emissions from ice-rich permafrost deposits are reported here, showing that emissions increase after thawing and stabilization and could represent an unappreciated positive climate feedback in the Arctic.
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases
New study shows 24 countries sustained national greenhouse emissions reductions
2021-12-13 by in University College, LondonA new paper published in Climate Policy Journal by Prof Michael Grubb from the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources with Mercator Research Institute Germany shows that 24 countries have sustained reductions in both CO2 and overall greenhouse gas emissions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Doubts over Coalition’s net zero target as report finds soil carbon emissions will increase as climate warms
2021-12-13 in The GuardianExclusive: Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns expected to increase losses and make it more difficult to identify net carbon emissions
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Net Zero
Rising From the Antarctic, a Climate Alarm
2021-12-13 in The New York TimesTagged under: Oceans | Global Warming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Antarctic | Whales and Dolphins
Climate TRACE
2021-11-28 (or before) in climatetrace.orgClimate TRACE makes climate action faster and easier by mobilizing the global tech community to track greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Battery power: five innovations for cleaner, greener electric vehicles
2021-11-26 in The GuardianEVs are seen as key in transition to low-carbon economy, but as their human and environmental costs become clearer, can new tech help?
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars | Innovation
Masking and unmasking of global warming by aerosols
2021-11-21 (or before) by in The ConversationClimate scientists have established a convincing case for the link between increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and observed warming of the Earth since the 19th century. The Fifth Assessment Report…
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy
2021-11-21 in The New York TimesTagged under: Renewable Energy | Congo | China | Greenhouse Gases | Cobalt | Barack Obama | US Politics
Climate Crisis & Militarism
2021-11-20 (or before) in Veterans For PeaceThe mission of the VFP Climate Crisis & Militarism Project is to educate and mobilize about the cost of war and militarism as it relates to the Climate Crisis and the increase of greenhouse gases.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Readings | System Dynamics Self Study | Sloan School of Management | MIT OpenCourseWare
2021-11-18 in The GuardianThis section contains information about readings for the course. Includes information on the courses textbooks, road maps, and other readings.
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Rainforests | Greenhouse Gases | Russia | Trees
Climate pledges built on flawed emissions data, Post investigation finds - Washington Post
2021-11-09 (or before) in The Washington PostAn examination of 196 country reports to the United Nations reveals a giant gap between what nations declare their emissions to be versus the greenhouse gases they are sending into the atmosphere. The gap ranges from at least 8.5 billion to as high as 13.3 billion tons a year -- surpassing the annual emissions of China.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
‘Dangerous blindspot’: why overlooking blue carbon could sink us
2021-11-06 in The GuardianExceptional new findings show the huge potential of salt marshes for sucking up carbon. But is it too late for blue carbon to save the world?
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
Small cuts in air traffic would level off global heating caused by flying – study
2021-11-04 in The GuardianAnnual cuts of 2.5% would keep aviation’s contribution to global warming at about 0.04C, research suggests
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Secretive court system poses threat to Paris climate deal, says whistleblower
2021-11-03 in The GuardianTreaty allows energy corporations to sue governments for billions over policies that could hurt their profits
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | The Paris Agreement
World leaders announce plan to make green tech cheaper than alternatives
2021-11-02 in The GuardianUK, US and China among countries representing two-thirds of global economy to agree to push green energy and cars
Tagged under: Economics | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars | India
After 30 years of Cop, our ex-environment editor is now optimistic
2021-11-01 in The GuardianThe global hunger for change – evident as early as the Rio Earth summit in 1992 – is now insatiable
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Inactive oil wells could be big source of methane emissions: Geologist studies greenhouse gas emissions from uncapped, idle wells in Texas
2021-10-31 (or before) in Science DailyUncapped, idle oil wells could be leaking millions of kilograms of methane each year into the atmosphere and surface water, according to a new study.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Texas
Prof Peter Stott: ‘Denialists question the cost of climate action … doing nothing costs far more’
2021-10-30 in The GuardianThe veteran climate researcher, a Nobel peace prize winner, on the urgency of the UN climate conference in Glasgow
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Australia’s 2050 net zero emissions plan relies on ‘gross manipulation’ of data, experts say
2021-10-29 in The GuardianEstimates for carbon dioxide storage in trees and soil go far beyond upper bounds of what peer-reviewed science suggests is possible
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Trees | Carbon Capture and Storage
EU carbon border levy could sabotage climate goals, says thinktank
2021-10-28 in The GuardianRequiring carbon certificates could lead African producers to sell in markets with lower standards
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Africa
China’s new climate plan falls short of Cop26 global heating goal, experts say
2021-10-28 in The GuardianWorld’s biggest carbon emitter makes little advance on targets set out in 2015 in announcement days before vital UN talks
Tagged under: China | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases
Emissions Gap Report 2021
2021-10-26 (or before) in UN Environment ProgrammeWith climate change intensifying and scientists warning that humanity is running out of time to limit global warming to 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels, 2021 has been a fraught year for the planet. The Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On is the 12th edition in an annual series that provides an overview of the difference between where greenhouse emissions are predicted to be in 2030 and where they should be to avert the worst impacts of climate change.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Predictions | Climate Change | Net Zero | Climate Change Impacts
China to cut fossil fuel use to below 20% by 2060
2021-10-25 in The GuardianDespite pushing ahead with dozens of new coal power plants, China has a new plan to increase wind and solar power in its march towards carbon neutrality
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Wind Power
Home - Cut Methane
2021-10-24 (or before) in Cut MethaneMethane is an unseen CLIMATE DISASTER Methane emissions from oil and gas are tied for Europe’s third largest source of greenhouse gases – and that’s just the emissions that we’re being told about. Methane has been ignored and under-regulated for years, but anytime someone looks, we find more than what is officially reported. The true impact of methane is likely much, much bigger than we suspect.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
Cop26: ‘World conflict and chaos’ could be the result of a summit failure
2021-10-24 in The GuardianTop climate official issues strong warning on effect of unchecked greenhouse gases ahead of summit
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Conflict
COP26: Why The UN Climate Conference Matters Like Never Before
2021-10-23 (or before) by in ForbesDelegates from almost every nation are gathering in Scotland for a critical UN climate summit. David Vetter speaks to four of the world's top climate experts to find out what needs to get done at COP26.
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | The Paris Agreement
There are no real climate leaders yet – who will step up at Cop26? | Greta Thunberg
2021-10-21 in The GuardianLike other rich nations, the UK is more talk than action on the climate crisis. Something needs to change in Glasgow, says climate activist Greta Thunberg
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Briefing: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Estimates of Proposed U.S. Fossil Fuel Infrastructure - Oil Change International
2021-10-12 in Oil Change InternationalStopping these projects would prevent a drastic increase in emissions at a critical time for Biden and the entire world's climate goals.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
UK climate chief warns Tories of cost of delaying net zero
2021-10-12 in PoliticoAlok Sharma had a message for those in his party who oppose the UK’s push for net zero.
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Wind Power | Net Zero | Sustainability
Kyrsten Sinema Wants to Cut $100 Billion in Proposed Climate Funds, Sources Say
2021-10-08 in The New York TimesTagged under: Renewable Energy | Drought | Greenhouse Gases
Climate change: Not a single G20 country is in line with the Paris Agreement, analysis shows - CNN
2021-10-04 (or before) by in CNNNone of the world's major economies -- including the entire G20 -- have a climate plan that meets their obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to an analysis published Wednesday, despite scientists' warning that deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are needed now.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | The Paris Agreement
The role of high-socioeconomic-status people in locking in or rapidly reducing energy-driven greenhouse gas emissions - Nature Energy
2021-10-01 (or before) in NatureHigh-socioeconomic-status individuals have a disproportionate effect on greenhouse gas emissions as consumers and through four other key roles they play in society. This Perspective examines the effect and suggests how future research could seek to reduce the resulting energy and climate impact.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
France not doing enough to tackle climate change, court rules - CNN
2021-09-25 (or before) by in CNNA Paris court has found France legally responsible for its failure to meet targets intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | France | Climate Change
Global wildfire carbon dioxide emissions at record high, data shows
2021-09-21 in The GuardianFigures from EU monitoring service for August are highest since it began measurements in 2003
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases | Trees
Production of forever chemicals emits potent greenhouse gases, analysis finds
2021-09-16 in The GuardianEPA data reveals that one of America’s biggest PFAS manufacturing plants is second largest polluter of highly damaging HCFC-22 gas
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
The Rate of Global Warming During Next 25 Years Could Be Double What it Was in the Previous 50, a Renowned Climate Scientist Warns - Inside Climate News
2021-09-15 in Inside Climate NewsJames Hansen, a climate scientist who shook Washington when he told Congress 33 years ago that human emissions of greenhouse gases were cooking the planet, is now warning that he expects the rate of global warming to double in the next 20 years. While still warning that it is carbon dioxide and methane that are […]
Tagged under: US Politics | Greenhouse Gases | Methane
Bylong Community Wins Again as Coal Mine Appeal is Dismissed - Environmental Defenders Office
2021-09-14 in Environmental Defenders OfficeThe NSW Court of Appeal has today upheld the decision to refuse the Bylong Coal Project. The decision comes two years after the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) first rejected the 6.5 million-tonnes-per-year greenfield coal mine, calling the greenhouse gas emissions from the project ‘problematical’.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal
Nearly all global farm subsidies harm people and planet – UN
2021-09-14 in The GuardianAlmost 90% of the $540bn of support a year harms people’s health, the climate and drives inequality
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Health | Sustainability
UK planning last-ditch China climate talks to break impasse before Cop26
2021-09-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Crunch meeting of world leaders tabled for this month, with Xi key to success of climate summit
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Coal
Audit office blames UK government for botched £1.5bn green homes scheme
2021-09-08 in The GuardianSpending watchdog says home insulation drive was fatally rushed and missed chance to cut heating bills and create jobs
Tagged under: Economics | Greenhouse Gases | Insulation | Housing
Climate impact of a transatlantic flight could cost global economy $3,000
2021-09-06 in The GuardianEconomic cost of climate crisis has cut 37% from global GDP this century, say researchers
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Economics | Economic Growth
The health case for urgent action on climate change
2021-09-06 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalHealth professionals have a leading role It is about 30 years since warnings first appeared in prominent journals about the potential for large and wide ranging effects on human health from climate and other global environmental changes.123 To date, global action to tackle these burgeoning threats remains inadequate both in scale and in speed. For example, the pledged nationally determined contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions—as enshrined in the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change—are a first step, but even if fully implemented (and this is by no means certain), global average temperatures are still...
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Rainfall | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Health
Revealed: how Tory politicians fought plans to tackle air pollution
2021-09-04 in The GuardianGuardian investigation finds 17 MPs, candidates or associations took out 50 ads criticising a clean air zone
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases
Without help for oil-producing countries, net zero by 2050 is a distant dream | Ali Allawi and Fatih Birol
2021-09-01 in The GuardianTo meet climate targets and avoid economic collapse, countries such as Iraq need international support in the transition to clean energy, say Iraq’s deputy PM Ali Allawi and IEA executive director Fatih Birol
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Middle East | Collapse
Emissions from food alone could use up all of our budget for 1.5°C or 2°C – but we have a range of opportunities to avoid this
2021-08-29 (or before) in Our World in DataIf we want to meet our global climate targets we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food. What options do we have?
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
FAQ | Flying Less
2021-08-21 (or before) in sites.tufts.edu - Tufts Self-Serve Blogs and Websites.What is your initiative’s objective? In a time of climate emergency, we seek to persuade academic communities to set goals and measure progress for reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in line with the recommendations of scientific authorities such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Clima...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Economic Growth - Facing Future
2021-08-21 (or before) in Facing FutureInfinite Growth on a Finite Planet “Global civilization has an operating system. It is disastrously flawed. It is killing us. It is known by two common names: money and growth economics. Money is a virus of the mind which uses humanity [and nature] for its own reproduction.” – Stuart Scott, Director of the Facing Future … Continue reading "Economic Growth"
Tagged under: Deforestation | Oceans | Farming | Wildfires | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Methane | Economics | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Economic Growth | Sea Level | Trees | Sustainability
Surface Water Vulnerable to Widespread Pollution From Fracking, a New Study Finds - Inside Climate News
2021-08-20 in Inside Climate NewsFossil fuels don’t just damage the planet by emitting climate-warming greenhouse gases when they are burned. Extracting coal, oil and gas has a huge impact on the surface of the earth, including strip mines the size of cities and offshore oil spills that pollute country-sized swaths of ocean. Years of research has shown how the […]
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Climate effects on US infrastructure: the economics of adaptation for rail, roads, and coastal development - Climatic Change
2021-08-20 (or before) in Springer VerlagChanges in temperature, precipitation, sea level, and coastal storms will likely increase the vulnerability of infrastructure across the USA. Using models that analyze vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation, this paper estimates impacts to railroad, roads, and coastal properties under three infrastructure management response scenarios: No Adaptation; Reactive Adaptation, and Proactive Adaptation. Comparing damages under each of these potential responses provides strong support for facilitating effective adaptation in these three sectors. Under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario and without adaptation, overall costs are pro...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Economics | Sea Level | Climate Change Impacts | Trains
Swedish Group Delivers the World’s First Batch of Green Steel
2021-08-20 in Gizmodo | The Future Is HereHYBRIT, a partnership between a mining firm, an electric utility, and a steel company, made the world's first delivery of clean steel to Volvo. It's a huge leap.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Finance
Court Blocks a Vast Alaskan Drilling Project, Citing Climate Dangers
2021-08-19 in The New York TimesTagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Litigation | Alaska
Fossil Fuel Companies Are Quietly Scoring Big Money for Their Preferred Climate Solution: Carbon Capture and Storage - Inside Climate News
2021-08-17 in Inside Climate NewsOver the last year, energy companies, electrical utilities and other industrial sectors have been quietly pushing through a suite of policies to support a technology that stands to yield tens of billions of dollars for corporate polluters, but may do little to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These policies have fast-tracked environmental reviews and allocated billions […]
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Carbon Capture and Storage
Germany ‘set for biggest rise in greenhouse gases for 30 years’
2021-08-15 in The GuardianIncrease means country will slip back from goal of cutting emissions by 40% from 1990 levels
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Germany
UK spending far more on polluting policies than green ones, says WWF
2021-08-12 in The GuardianJust £145m of budget went on environment with £40bn spent on emissions-increasing measures, says charity
Tagged under: Economics | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Rishi Sunak
Major climate changes inevitable and irreversible – IPCC’s starkest warning yet
2021-08-09 in The GuardianReport warns temperatures likely to rise by more than 1.5C bringing widespread extreme weather
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change
Reduce methane or face climate catastrophe, scientists warn
2021-08-06 in The GuardianExclusive: IPCC says gas, produced by farming, shale gas and oil extraction, playing ever-greater role in overheating planet
Tagged under: Farming | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | IPCC | Climate Change
Last month was worst July for wildfires on record, say scientists
2021-08-06 in The GuardianBurning of land released 343 megatonnes of carbon, with wildfire season yet to peak in many areas
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases
Reforestation hopes threaten global food security, Oxfam warns
2021-08-03 in The GuardianOver-reliance on tree-planting to offset carbon emissions could push food prices up 80% by 2050
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
Climate crisis: Siberian heatwave led to new methane emissions, study says
2021-08-02 in The GuardianLeak of potent greenhouse gas is currently small but further research is urgently needed, say scientists
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Russia
Leading the charge! Can I make it from Land’s End to John o’Groats in an electric car?
2021-07-28 in The GuardianNew petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030, and sales of electric vehicles are rising fast. But with drivers reliant on charging points how practical is the greener option? One writer finds out
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Electric Cars | Greenhouse Gases | Hydrogen | Cars | Tesla
Queen secretly lobbied Scottish ministers for climate law exemption
2021-07-28 in The GuardianMonarch used secretive procedure to become only person in country not bound by a green energy rule
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Electric cars: UK government urged to prevent ‘charging deserts’
2021-07-23 in The GuardianCompetition watchdog investigates dominance of one provider across motorway service stations
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Death toll rises and thousands flee homes as floods hit China
2021-07-21 in The GuardianTorrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities, with commuters trapped on subway trains
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | China | Greenhouse Gases | Rivers | Greenpeace | Trains
Emissions will hit record high by 2023 if green recovery fails, says IEA
2021-07-20 in The GuardianWorldwide energy body warns more must be done to help developing countries give up fossil fuels
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
‘Reckless’: G20 states subsidised fossil fuels by $3tn since 2015, says report
2021-07-20 in The GuardianSupport for coal, oil and gas remains high despite pledges to tackle climate crisis
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs
2021-07-14 in The GuardianCutting emissions more urgent than ever, say scientists, with forest producing more than a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year
Tagged under: Deforestation | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Greenhouse Gases | Trees
Carbon removal hype is becoming a dangerous distraction
2021-07-10 (or before) in MIT Technology ReviewCorporations and nations are touting plans to suck greenhouse gases out of the air. But the crucial priority this decade is slashing emissions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Carbon Capture and Storage
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey opposed plans to cut new home emissions
2021-07-05 in The GuardianExclusive: firm also argued against heat pumps, which are proposed as a replacement for gas boilers
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Housing | Fossil Fuels
On avoiding dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system: Formidable challenges ahead
2021-07-04 (or before) in PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceThe observed increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) since the preindustrial era has most likely committed the world to a warming of 2.4°C (1.4°C to 4.3°C) above the preindustrial surface temperatures. The committed warming is inferred from the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates of the greenhouse forcing and climate sensitivity. The estimated warming of 2.4°C is the equilibrium warming above preindustrial temperatures that the world will observe even if GHG concentrations are held fixed at their 2005 concentration levels but without any other anthropogenic forc...
Tagged under: Oceans | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change | Sea Level | Climate Change Mitigation | Tipping Points
Only batteries have the power to save British carmaking
2021-07-03 in The GuardianNissan’s ‘gigafactory’ in Sunderland must be the first of many sites if the UK is to compete in the electric vehicle era
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
What a Water Shortage Is Doing to Some of America’s Best Farmland
2021-06-30 in The New York TimesTagged under: Farming | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | California
Study: EPA underestimated methane emissions from oil and gas development
2021-06-29 by in The HillThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has underestimated methane emissions caused by oil and gas production by as much as 76 percent, according to research published Tuesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
Politics Is Now The Battleground For Climate Change Says Leading U.K. Scientist
2021-06-26 (or before) by in ForbesLeading climate experts have launched an international advisory group with a program aimed at mitigating the consequences of climate change through emissions reduction, greenhouse gas removal, and climate repair.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Finance
Safe Limit for Global Warming Is Lowered Dramatically by Experts
2021-06-23 (or before) by in Scientific AmericanCarbon taxes and nuclear power will be necessary to cut CO2 emissions quickly enough to avert disastrous climate change, they say
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Geoengineering
Climate and nature crises: solve both or solve neither, say experts
2021-06-10 in The GuardianRestoring nature boosts biodiversity and ecosystems that can rapidly and cheaply absorb carbon emissions
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife
State of the Climate
2021-05-31 (or before) in Climate Emergency InstituteExplains the current state of the climate and atmospheric greenhouse gases.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Shell forced to slash global emissions after landmark court ruling | The Independent
2021-05-26 (or before) in The IndependentActivist groups hail ‘historic win’ as Dutch court orders multinational fossil fuel company to cut CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030
Tagged under: Shell | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory - THE NOAA ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX (AGGI)
2021-05-25 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Influential investor joins shareholder rebellion over Shell’s climate plan
2021-05-24 in The GuardianLegal & General Investment Management, Britain’s biggest fund manager, piles pressure on oil firm
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases
The future sea-level contribution of the Greenland ice sheet: a multi-model ensemble study of ISMIP6
2021-05-17 (or before) in TC - Recent<p><strong class="journal-contentHeaderColor">Abstract.</strong> The Greenland ice sheet is one of the largest contributors to global mean sea-level rise today and is expected to continue to lose mass as the Arctic continues to warm. The two predominant mass loss mechanisms are increased surface meltwater run-off and mass loss associated with the retreat of marine-terminating outlet glaciers. In this paper we use a large ensemble of Greenland ice sheet models forced by output from a representative subset of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) global climate models to project ice sheet changes and ...
Tagged under: Oceans | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Sea Level
Third of global food production at risk from climate crisis
2021-05-14 in The GuardianFood-growing areas will see drastic changes to rainfall and temperatures if global heating continues at current rate
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Africa | Food Production and Consumption
Germany to bring forward climate goals after constitutional court ruling
2021-05-06 in The GuardianGovernment proposes net zero deadline of 2045 instead of 2050, but critics demand actions not numbers
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Germany | Net Zero
Despite pandemic shutdowns, carbon dioxide and methane surged in 2020 - Welcome to NOAA Research
2021-05-06 (or before) in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ResearchLevels of the two most important anthropogenic greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane, continued their unrelenting rise in 2020 despite the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic response, NOAA announced today. The global surface average for carbon dioxide (CO2), calculated from measurements collected at NOAA’s remote sampling locations, was 412.5 parts per million (ppm) in 2020, rising by 2.6 ppm during the year. The global rate of increase was the fifth-highest...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
Climate crisis: our children face wars over food and water, EU deputy warns
2021-04-30 in The GuardianExclusive: Frans Timmermans says older people need to make sacrifices to protect the future
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Women and Children | Children
Effort to cut world’s greenhouse emissions may be hampered by a giant accounting problem. - The Washington Post
2021-04-26 in The Washington PostCountries are adopting very different strategies for how they take into account carbon pulled out of the air by their forests.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Trees
The race for rare earth minerals: can Australia fuel the electric vehicle revolution?
2021-04-16 in The GuardianChina dominates supply of the elusive metals, which are vital to modern technology, but finding new sources is becoming a global priority
Tagged under: China | Greenhouse Gases | Minerals | Electric Cars | Cars
Whitest-ever paint could help cool heating Earth, study shows
2021-04-15 in The GuardianNew paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioning
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
UK’s native woodlands reaching crisis point, report warns
2021-04-14 in The GuardianDrive to plant more trees will count for little if existing woods are lost, says Woodland Trust
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Trees
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2021-04-13 (or before) in NOAA Earth System Research LaboratoriesThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
Should Governments Consider Engineering the Atmosphere?
2021-04-08 in The NationTwo writers debate whether solar geoengineering would help or harm the effort to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Geoengineering
Project Drawdown
2021-04-03 (or before) in Project DrawdownOur mission is to help the world reach “Drawdown”— the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline, thereby stopping stopping catastrophic climate change — as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
UK criticised for ignoring Paris climate goals in infrastructure decisions
2021-03-30 in The GuardianExclusive: scientists write to ministers and supreme court over recent ruling in Heathrow case
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | The Paris Agreement
Ignoring climate change will lead to unprecedented, societally disruptive heat extremes in the Middle East
2021-03-26 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyThe Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) is a climate change hot spot where summers warm much faster than in the rest of the world. Some parts of the region are already among the hottest locations globally. A new international study led by scientists from the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center of the Cyprus Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry predicts that ignoring the signals of climate change and continuing business as usual with increasing greenhouse gas emissions will lead to extreme, life-threatening heatwaves in the region. Such extraordinary heat events will have a severe impact on the people of...
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Greenhouse Gases | Africa | Predictions | Climate Change | Middle East
Higher yields and more biodiversity on smaller farms - Nature Sustainability
2021-03-26 (or before) in NatureMost of the world’s farms are small. This study finds that smaller farms have higher yields and biodiversity than larger ones but little difference in greenhouse gas emissions and profits.
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Sustainability
Inflection Point: Before net-zero, comes the peak
2021-03-25 (or before) in Business News: Business News India, Business News Today, Latest Finance News, Business News Live | The Financial ExpressIn developed countries, emissions have already peaked. Their decision is only about the path to net-zero. Emerging economies like India, instead, will go through a high-growth phase with rising energy demand and emissions. So, before a net-zero year can be targeted, India must discuss options for its peaking year
Tagged under: Economics | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | India
Analysis: UK is now halfway to meeting its ‘net-zero emissions’ target - Carbon Brief
2021-03-18 in Carbon BriefThe UK’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 were 51% below 1990 levels, according to new...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
First microwave-powered home boiler could help cut emissions
2021-03-16 in The Guardian‘Drop-in’ replacement for gas boilers may help tackle the challenge of cutting climate emissions from home heating
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home
2021-03-16 in The Guardian‘Skybrators’ generate clean energy without environmental impact of large windfarms, say green pioneers
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Wind Power
Car industry lobbied UK government to delay ban on petrol and diesel cars
2021-03-15 in The GuardianCarmakers argued strongly against a ban earlier than 2040, in written submissions seen by the Guardian
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
First study of all Amazon greenhouse gases suggests the damaged forest is now worsening climate change
2021-03-12 (or before) in National GeographicThe first broad look at all of the gases that affect how the Amazon works—not just CO2—reveals a system on the brink.
Tagged under: Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Trees
Major UK pension funds worth nearly £900bn commit to net zero
2021-03-10 in The GuardianChurch of England, Lloyds and the National Grid among those pledging to meet 2050 target
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Electricity Grid
It's unavoidable: we must ban fossil fuels to save our planet. Here's how we do it | Roland Geyer
2021-03-09 in The GuardianTwice before, humanity has mitigated severe global environmental threats. In both cases we did this not with ‘cap and trade’ systems, taxes, or offsets, but with bans
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Food systems responsible for ‘one third’ of human-caused emissions - Carbon Brief
2021-03-08 in Carbon Brief“Food systems” were responsible for 34% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in 2015, according to new research.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Emissions Gap Report 2020
2021-03-06 (or before) in UN Environment ProgrammeThe 2020 report finds that the world is still heading for a temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century but a low-carbon pandemic recovery could reduce the worst impacts of climate change.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero | Climate Change Impacts
Eco-homes become hot property in UK's zero-carbon ‘paradigm shift’
2021-03-06 in The GuardianSmart, low-carbon homes were once the preserve of one-off grand designs – now there are up to 30,000 projects in the pipeline
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Housing
Climate Action 100+
2021-03-05 (or before) in Climate Action 100+Climate Action 100+ is an investor-led initiative to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on climate change.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Climate Action 100+ Investors to Raise Corporate Climate Ambition for 2021 Proxy Season | Climate Action 100+
2021-03-05 (or before) in Climate Action 100+Investor signatories to Climate Action 100+ are seeking higher climate ambition for the 2021 proxy season with the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters. In anticipation of the initiative’…
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
China's five-year plan for economy is crucial to meeting net zero by 2060
2021-03-04 in The GuardianImminent economic blueprint has implications for planet – and whether Paris agreement likely to be met
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Economics | Net Zero | The Paris Agreement
The climate crisis can't be solved by carbon accounting tricks | Simon Lewis
2021-03-03 in The GuardianDisaster looms if big finance is allowed to game the carbon offsetting markets to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions, says climate scientist and writer Simon Lewis
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Finance | Carbon Offsetting
Plug-in hybrid cars burn more fuel than tests record, says Which?
2021-03-02 in The GuardianResearch suggests pollution from the vehicles could be worse than advertised
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than electric cars
2021-03-01 in The GuardianAnalysis by transport group says battery electric vehicles are superior to their petrol and diesel counterparts
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars
A third of top UK firms' CO2 emissions not in line with global climate goals
2021-03-01 in The GuardianAnalysis shows emissions from 31 FTSE 100 companies are well above what’s needed to hit Paris targets
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases
Airbus reveals planes sold in last two years will emit over 1bn tonnes of CO2
2021-02-26 in The GuardianLandmark emissions disclosures cover 22-year lifetime of 1,429 aircraft sold in 2019 and 2020
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel
SUVs and extra traffic cancelling out electric car gains in Britain
2021-02-26 in The GuardianAuditors say emissions down just 1% since 2011 and target of zero emissions by 2050 is a long way off
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Fiercer, more frequent fires may reduce carbon capture by forests
2021-02-25 in The GuardianGlobal study shows blazes diminish forest density and tree size, making woods likely to sequester less carbon
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases | Forest Fires | Trees | Carbon Capture and Storage
Who will clean up the 'billion-dollar mess' of abandoned US oilwells?
2021-02-25 in The GuardianAs oil companies go out of business, they are leaving a legacy of abandoned wells that leak huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
UK councils still invest in fossil fuels despite declaring climate emergency
2021-02-23 in The GuardianNearly £10bn worth of investments including in oil and gas made via pension funds in last financial year
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Activism
The Energy Charter Treaty
2021-02-23 in Investigating a changing Europe - Investigate EuropeWithin 2050, Europe is to have cut almost all greenhouse emissions. That is going to be demanding enough. But the little-known Energy Charter Treaty could become a massive threat to the EU and its member states in trying to achieve their climate targets. Investigate Europe delves into the treaty and its ramifications for climate neutrality.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union
Call to tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countries
2021-02-18 in The GuardianSix experts say failure to reform climate finance risks undermining trust in Paris agreement
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Finance
Bill Gates: ‘Carbon neutrality in a decade is a fairytale. Why peddle fantasies?’
2021-02-15 in The GuardianAfter putting $100m into Covid research, the billionaire is taking on the climate crisis. And first he has some bones to pick with his fellow campaigners...Read an exclusive extract from Gates’ new book
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Capitalism Is Struggling With the Language of Climate Change
2021-02-10 (or before) in BloombergThe technical terminology of science can sometimes be muddled in powerful climate messages from finance and political leaders.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Capitalism | Finance
Australia's electric vehicle policy steers us to a future based on fossil fuels. It needs to be dumped | Simon Holmes à Court
2021-02-08 in The GuardianAustralia is way behind on vehicle electrification, but there are solutions to help us catch up
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars
Court convicts French state for failure to address climate crisis
2021-02-03 in The GuardianState found guilty of ‘non-respect of its engagements’ aimed at fighting global warming
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | France | Greenpeace
UK North Sea oil rigs release as much CO2 as coal-fired power station – study
2021-02-01 in The GuardianRigs burn off enough unwanted gas to heat 1m homes, UK regulator said last year
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Seasonal origin of the thermal maxima at the Holocene and the last interglacial - Nature
2021-01-28 (or before) in NatureReanalysis of Holocene sea surface temperature records affirms the role of retreating ice and rising greenhouse gases in driving a steady increase in global temperatures over the past 12,000 years.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Helping poorest tackle climate crisis will boost global growth, says IMF head
2021-01-25 in The GuardianKristalina Georgieva says investing to create resilient economies is a ‘win-win-win-win’ scenario
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Economics | Economic Growth
Emissions Gap Report 2020
2021-01-20 (or before) in UN Environment ProgrammeThe 2020 report finds that the world is still heading for a temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century but a low-carbon pandemic recovery could reduce the worst impacts of climate change.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero | Climate Change Impacts
Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced
2021-01-19 in The GuardianExclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Top scientists warn of 'ghastly future of mass extinction' and climate disruption
2021-01-13 in The GuardianSobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Trees | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
There’s a simple way to green the economy – and it involves cash prizes for all | Henry D Jacoby
2021-01-05 in The GuardianThe ‘carbon dividend’ is so elegant that it seems too good to be true, says Henry D Jacoby, of MIT’s joint program on the science and policy of global change
Tagged under: Economics | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Calculation of external climate costs for food highlights inadequate pricing of animal products - Nature Communications
2020-12-23 (or before) in NatureAgricultural greenhouse gas emissions not only amplify the global climate crisis, but cause damage currently unaccounted for by food prices. Here the authors show the calculation of prices with internalized climate costs for food categories and production systems, revealing strong market distortions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Food Production and Consumption
Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study finds
2020-12-23 in The GuardianAnalysis also found the lowest impact meat was still far more damaging than the worst plant foods
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Meat Production | Food Production and Consumption
Climate crisis: FTSE giants fail to disclose their carbon footprint
2020-12-13 in The GuardianBP, Glencore, Rolls-Royce, Just Eat and B&M among last eight firms yet to provide investors with information
Tagged under: BP | Greenhouse Gases | Finance
UN secretary general urges all countries to declare climate emergencies
2020-12-12 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres tells Climate Ambition Summit more must be done to hit net zero emissions
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Investor group makes net-zero carbon pledge to tackle climate crisis
2020-12-11 in The GuardianManagers commit to investing only in companies with net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Opinion | You Should Have Listened, New York Tells Big Oil (Published 2020)
2020-12-09 in The New York TimesTagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Aston Martin in row over 'sock puppet PR firm' pushing anti-electric vehicle study
2020-12-02 in The GuardianReport disputing green benefits of EVs attributed to company registered to wife of carmaker’s director
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
Climate crisis making autumn leaves fall earlier, study finds
2020-11-26 in The GuardianReport suggests tree growth will not store nearly as much carbon as scientists hoped
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Trees
The key areas of Boris Johnson's 'green industrial revolution'
2020-11-17 in The GuardianHow can the objectives of the 10-point plan be achieved?
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Nuclear Power | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Wind Power | Trees
Governments urged to go beyond net zero climate targets
2020-11-13 in The GuardianLeading scientists and campaigners say cutting emissions alone is not enough
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Reaching UK net zero target cheaper than we thought, says climate adviser
2020-11-12 in The GuardianExclusive: Chris Stark says cost is surprisingly low but criticises government for absence of a plan
Tagged under: Economics | Renewable Energy | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Global food production emissions 'would put Paris agreement out of reach'
2020-11-05 in The GuardianStudy calls for more focus on farming and food waste, behind a third of greenhouse gas production
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Meat Production | Food Production and Consumption
The Climate Is Breaking Down. Architect Bjarke Ingels Has a Masterplan for That
2020-10-31 (or before) in TIME MagazineIngels' next project redesigns the planet to cut greenhouse emissions, clean up pollution and adapt to climate change
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Arctic methane deposits 'starting to release', scientists say
2020-10-27 in The GuardianExclusive: expedition says preliminary findings indicate that new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Russia
Japan aims for zero emissions, carbon neutral society by 2050 - PM | Reuters
2020-10-26 (or before) in ReutersJapan is aiming to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050 and become a carbon-neutral society, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday as he unveiled a major shift in position on climate change.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Japan
New Climate Warnings in Old Permafrost: 'It’s a Little Scary Because it’s Happening Under Our Feet.' - Inside Climate News
2020-10-16 in Inside Climate NewsA dive deep into 27,000 years worth of muck piled up on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean has spurred researchers to renew warnings about a potential surge of greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost. By tracking chemical and organic fingerprints in long-buried layers of sediments remaining from previously frozen ground, the scientists showed that […]
Tagged under: Oceans | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Great Barrier Reef corals have more than halved in past 25 years, study shows
2020-10-14 in The GuardianMass bleaching events triggered by record-breaking water temperatures have the most impact on coral depletion
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
Queensland transition to renewables would generate almost 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
2020-10-14 in The GuardianExclusive: Sunshine and available land offer a ‘world-class’ opportunity, expert says
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Hydrogen | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Wind Power | Activism
Mark Carney says banks should link executive pay to Paris climate goals
2020-10-13 in The GuardianEx-Bank of England boss tells UN summit that boardroom pay link can help meet climate targets faster
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Finance | The Paris Agreement
Campaign seeks 1bn people to save climate – one small step at a time
2020-10-10 in The GuardianCount Us In urges actions such as eating local, making clothes last or buying an electric car
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
People, not carbon emissions, should be at the heart of the west's climate action | Aruna Chandrasekhar
2020-10-09 in The GuardianIn focusing on targets, activists from rich countries risk putting metrics above the lives of vulnerable people, says Aruna Chandrasekhar, an independent journalist from India
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Extinction | India
Approximate calculations of the net economic impact of global warming mitigation targets under heightened damage estimates
2020-10-09 (or before) in PLOS - Open ScienceEfforts to mitigate global warming are often justified through calculations of the economic damages that may occur absent mitigation. The earliest such damage estimates were speculative mathematical representations, but some more recent studies provide empirical estimates of damages on economic growth that accumulate over time and result in larger damages than those estimated previously. These heightened damage estimates have been used to suggest that limiting global warming this century to 1.5 °C avoids tens of trillions of 2010 US$ in damage to gross world product relative to limiting global warming to 2.0 °C. However,...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Economics | Economic Growth | Climate Change Mitigation
New Study Casts Doubt On The Climate Benefits Of Natural Gas Power Plants
2020-10-09 in HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPostThe emissions and methane leaks from new gas plants zero out the CO2 cuts achieved from closing coal plants, a peer-reviewed analysis found.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Coal | Climate Change | Fracking
Exxon Projections Show Massive Emissions Increase as Quarterly Financial Losses Mount - The Energy Mix
2020-10-07 in The Energy Mix - The climate news you needExxonMobil may be plotting to increase its already enormous annual greenhouse gas emissions by 17% over the next five years,
Tagged under: Exxon | Greenhouse Gases
Study shows wetter climate is likely to intensify global warming
2020-10-05 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyA study in the May 6th issue of Nature indicates the increase in rainfall forecast by global climate models is likely to hasten the release of carbon dioxide from tropical soils, further intensifying global warming by adding to human emissions of this greenhouse gas into Earth's atmosphere.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Extreme Rainfall | Greenhouse Gases
Exxon’s Plan for Surging Carbon Emissions Revealed in Leaked Documents
2020-10-05 (or before) in BloombergInternal projections from one of world’s largest oil producers show an increase in its enormous contribution to global warming
Tagged under: Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Capitalism
First new deep coalmine in UK for 30 years gets go ahead
2020-10-02 in The GuardianPlanning permission granted to Cumbria project that will extract 2.7m tonnes of coal per year
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam
2020-09-20 in The GuardianCharity says world’s fast-shrinking carbon budget should be used to improve lot of poorest
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases
Device to curb microplastic emissions wins James Dyson award
2020-09-17 in The GuardianTyre attachment designed by four students aims to reduce road transport pollution
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Greenhouse Gases
New analysis finds planet heading toward temperature threshold not seen in 34 million years
2020-09-14 in Alternet.orgA newly published study conducted by a team of climate scientists warns that—barring prompt and rigorous efforts to minimize greenhouse gas emissions—"Earth is on track for some of the strongest, fastest climate change the planet has ever experienced."Undertaking what Chelsea Harvey of Scientific Am...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Investors that manage US$47tn demand world’s biggest polluters back plan for net-zero emissions
2020-09-14 in The GuardianClimate Action 100+ group put 161 fossil fuel, mining, transport and other big-emitting companies on notice in latest campaign by shareholders
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
The meat industry’s misplaced hope over methane
2020-09-13 in Planetary Vegan - For animals and the planetThe red meat industry and many who support it have recently been highlighting an alternative method for measuring the global warming potential (GWP) of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is prom…
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
A Secret Recording Reveals Oil Executives’ Private Views on Climate Change (Published 2020)
2020-09-12 in The New York TimesTagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Methane
Higher price of electric cars a concern for more than half of UK consumers
2020-09-03 in The GuardianCost deterrent ‘risks UK being in slow lane’ in transition from fossil fuel vehicles, says car industry body
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Greta Thunberg: After two years of school strikes, the world is still in a state of climate crisis denial
2020-08-19 in The GuardianWe can have as many meetings as we like, but the will to change is nowhere in sight, says climate activist Greta Thunberg, and others
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | The Paris Agreement
Green Capitalism: How Multinationals Use Climate Change to Impose an Industrial Agricultural Model
2020-08-19 (or before) by Translated by Leslie Thatcher in Truthout - Fearless Independent JournalismAdvocates are questioning whether Big Ag's "climate-smart agriculture" will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Capitalism
Pools of Water Atop Sea Ice in the Arctic May Lead it to Melt Away Sooner Than Expected - Inside Climate News
2020-08-11 in Inside Climate NewsThe thickening atmospheric stew of greenhouse gases is punching holes in Arctic sea ice, leading it to crumble at a rapidly increasing rate. Last spring, ponds of meltwater on the ice sped the melting of the glossy shield that reflects incoming heat from the sun back to space. By July, the ice had dwindled to […]
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Ice Melting
India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields
2020-08-08 in The GuardianNarendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous population
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Trees | India
Letter from economists: to rebuild our world, we must end the carbon economy
2020-08-04 in The GuardianThe carbon economy amplifies racial, social and economic inequities, creating a system that is fundamentally incompatible with a stable future
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Economics
World’s largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France
2020-07-28 in The GuardianProject aims to show that clean fusion power can be generated at commercial scale
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Nuclear Power | Greenhouse Gases | Nuclear Fusion | France
First active leak of sea-bed methane discovered in Antarctica
2020-07-21 in The GuardianResearchers say potent climate-heating gas almost certainly escaping into atmosphere
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Antarctic
Most polar bears to disappear by 2100, study predicts
2020-07-20 in The GuardianMelting Arctic sea ice could cause starvation and reproductive failure for many as early as 2040, scientists warn
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Predictions | Wildlife | Ice Melting | Russia | Alaska
Negative emissions tech helps, but it's no magic bullet for the climate crisis | Tamsin Edwards
2020-07-20 in The GuardianSprinkling rock dust on fields is no replacement for reducing emissions, says the academic Tamsin Edwards
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change
Methane rises to highest level on record
2020-07-14 in The GuardianLivestock farming and fossil fuels are main causes of rise in gas, which is 28 times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from national climate legislation - Nature Climate Change
2020-07-14 (or before) in NatureClimate change laws are shown to reduce national CO2 emissions by 0.78% in their first three years and 1.79% in the longer term. These reductions add up to 38 GtCO2 of avoided emissions for 1999–2016—equal to a year of CO2 emissions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Legislation
CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years ago
2020-07-09 in The GuardianLast time CO2 was at similar level temperatures were 3C to 4C hotter and sea levels were 20 metres higher
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Sea Level
Spreading rock dust on fields could remove vast amounts of CO2 from air
2020-07-08 in The GuardianIt may be best near-term way to remove CO2, say scientists, but cutting fossil fuel use remains critical
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Carbon Capture and Storage
Government climate advisers running scared of change, says leading scientist
2020-06-26 in The GuardianRapid transformation needed, Kevin Anderson says, particularly in lifestyles of rich
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows
2020-06-13 in The GuardianModelling suggests climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than thought
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Assessing the Mitigation Deterrence Effects of GGRs
2020-05-13 (or before) in Lancaster University | Just another WordPress siteAMDEG Assessing the Mitigation Deterrence Effects of Greenhouse Gas Removal Technologies Project focus This project looks into the risks of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technologies delaying or deterring climate mitigation.The project is funded by the RCUK programme Greenhouse Gas Removal from the Atmosphere. Who are we? The project is based at Lancaster University, and involves […]
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change Mitigation
UK's carbon footprint
2020-05-13 (or before) in GOV.UKAnnual greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions relating to UK consumption.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Climate change is getting worse but it is no worse than we predicted - Climate Change Committee
2020-05-04 in Climate Change CommitteeWorsening climate change should not be mistaken for individual events that are worse than expected. Recent extremes give a clear picture of the impacts and risks that come with a human-driven warming climate. Extreme events also emphasise the urgency of action to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, write Professor Piers Forster and Professor Corinne Le Quéré.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Predictions | Climate Change | Net Zero | Climate Change Impacts | Committee on Climate Change UK
Covid-19 crisis will wipe out demand for fossil fuels, says IEA
2020-04-30 in The GuardianRenewable electricity may be only source to withstand biggest shock in 70 years
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Electricity
Summer's bushfires released more carbon dioxide than Australia does in a year
2020-04-21 in The GuardianDevastating 2019-20 fires estimated to have released 830m tonnes of carbon dioxide, more than all bar five countries
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases
Ice-free Arctic summers now very likely even with climate action
2020-04-21 in The GuardianScientists surprised by latest results but say carbon cuts remain vital to prevent ice loss becoming permanent
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases
Oil and gas giant Shell targets 'net zero' emissions by 2050
2020-04-17 in Canada's National ObserverEnergy company Royal Dutch Shell told investors on Thursday, April 16, 2020, that it aims to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2050, a move that was welcomed by some climate campaigners even as others called it “corporate greenwash.”
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
North Atlantic's capacity to absorb CO2 overestimated, study suggests
2020-04-03 in The GuardianResearch into ocean’s plankton likely to lead to negative revision of global climate calculations
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases
Electric cars produce less CO2 than petrol vehicles, study confirms
2020-03-23 in The GuardianFinding will come as boost to governments seeking to move to net zero carbon emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Net Zero | Cars
The Current Global Warming Trend Is Directly Related To Human Emissions Of Greenhouse Gases
2020-03-06 (or before) by in ForbesAtmospheric CO2 concentrations have reached 414 ppm because humans are emitting 36.6 gigatons of CO2 a year.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Focus on coronavirus shows need for climate law, says EU official
2020-03-04 in The GuardianFrans Timmermans calls for bloc to legislate so it does not lose track of net zero target
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Plan to drain Congo peat bog for oil could release vast amount of carbon
2020-02-28 in The GuardianOil exploration in one of the greatest carbon sinks on the planet could release greenhouse gases equivalent to Japan’s annual emissions
Tagged under: Congo | Greenhouse Gases | Africa | Fossil Fuels
New cars producing more carbon dioxide than older models
2020-02-28 in The GuardianDemand for bigger, heavier cars drives increase in greenhouse gas emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Cars
The inherent dangers of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)
2020-02-25 (or before) in EURACTIVAs the European Commission considers its long-term strategy to cut EU greenhouse gas emissions, Julia Christian says they must reject an unproven and dangerous technology in favour of protecting and restoring natural forests.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Capture and Storage
Climate Destabilization Unlikely to Cause Methane 'Burp'
2020-02-20 (or before) in Scripps Institution of OceanographyA long-feared scenario in which global warming causes Arctic permafrost to melt and release enough greenhouse gas to accelerate warming and cause catastrophe probably won’t happen.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Methane | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases
Why we need to value our low-carbon pastimes more | Susanna Rustin
2020-02-10 in The GuardianRemodelling our lives around creativity and participation will ease the transition that the climate crisis demands, says Susanna Rustin, a Guardian leader writer
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
The EU’s green deal is a colossal exercise in greenwashing | Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler
2020-02-07 in The GuardianUrsula von der Leyen’s signature proposal co-opts the slogans of climate activism, but has none of the substance, say Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler of Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union | Activism
Johnson urged to set out firm plans for UK's net-zero carbon target
2020-02-06 in The GuardianCampaigners call on PM to ‘show UK is ready to do what it takes’ before COP 26 summit
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Change climate policy now to avert oil market crisis, warns thinktank
2020-01-31 in The GuardianGovernments risk derailing global fossil fuel demand with ‘handbrake turns’ in future
Tagged under: Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron
Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink?
2020-01-29 in The GuardianA glass of dairy milk produces almost three times more greenhouse gas than any plant-based milk. But vegan options have drawbacks of their own
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Bees | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health
You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local
2020-01-25 (or before) in Our World in Data‘Eat local’ is a common recommendation to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet. But transport tends to account for a small share of greenhouse gas emissions. How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it’s come from?
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Trump weakened environmental laws after BP lobbying
2020-01-23 in The GuardianLetter suggests oil firm pushed for changes whereby fewer projects would need impact assessments
Tagged under: BP | Donald Trump | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | US Politics
Watch These 4 Clean Energy Trends in U.S. Cities in 2020
2020-01-23 (or before) in World Resources InstituteAmerican cities, states and businesses have already come a long way on the road to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Here are four clean energy trends to watch in the coming year in cities in the U.S.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
UK citizens' climate assembly to meet for first time
2020-01-22 in The GuardianRandomly selected 110-strong panel will try to come up with a plan to tackle global heating
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050
2020-01-22 (or before) in PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceAchieving a rapid global decarbonization to stabilize the climate critically depends on activating contagious and fast-spreading processes of social and technological change within the next few years. Drawing on expert elicitation, an expert workshop, and a review of literature, which provides a comprehensive analysis on this topic, we propose concrete interventions to induce positive social tipping dynamics and a rapid global transformation to carbon-neutral societies. These social tipping interventions comprise removing fossil-fuel subsidies and incentivizing decentralized energy generation, building carbon-neutral cities, div...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Tipping Points
Study finds shock rise in levels of potent greenhouse gas
2020-01-21 in The GuardianScientists had expected fall in levels of HFC-23 after India and China said they had halted emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | India
New climate models suggest Paris goals may be out of reach
2020-01-20 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyNew climate models show carbon dioxide is a more potent greenhouse gas than previously understood, a finding that could push the Paris treaty goals for capping global warming out of reach, scientists have told AFP.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Greenhouse Gases
Scott Morrison says NSW minister Matt Kean 'doesn't know what he's talking about' on climate
2020-01-19 in The GuardianPM rebukes NSW environment minister over call to review emissions policy, saying most of the federal cabinet wouldn’t know who Kean was
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal
Plane wrong: how your bosses should cut back on flights
2020-01-18 in The GuardianThe global value of business flights is forecast to top £1.3tn by 2023 – here’s how employers can cut the environmental impact
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel
Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates
2020-01-13 in The GuardianOceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases
Polluting vehicles could be pulled from UK sale, say carmakers
2020-01-13 in The GuardianNew fines for breaches on CO2 limits will clash with British taste for higher-emission SUVs
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Pension funds urge Barclays to stop lending to fossil fuel firms
2020-01-08 in The GuardianInstitutional investors file resolution for AGM of bank to phase out loans to fossil fuel projects or companies
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Finance
Exxon Mobil Beats New York’s Climate-Change Accounting Case
2020-01-06 (or before) in BloombergExxon Mobil Corp. won a closely watched trial over its accounting for the financial risks of climate change, in an outright rejection of New York state’s claim that the energy giant engaged in a cynical scheme to mislead investors for years.
Tagged under: Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Britons reach Africans’ annual carbon emissions in just two weeks
2020-01-05 in The GuardianResearch for Oxfam shows inequality between footprints of people in UK and in countries including Rwanda, Ethiopia and Malawi
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Africa
Russia announces plan to ‘use the advantages’ of climate change
2020-01-05 in The GuardianKremlin website recognises global heating as a problem but lists ‘positive’ economic effects
Tagged under: Russia | Climate Change | Greenhouse Gases | Vladimir Putin | Economics
Royal Dutch Shell may fail to reach green energy targets
2020-01-03 in The GuardianWith a year to go, oil firm’s $2bn investment is well below its own guidance of $4bn-$6bn
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases
Barcelona to open southern Europe's biggest low-emissions zone
2019-12-31 in The GuardianCity bans most polluting vehicles from area 20 times the size of Madrid’s zone
Tagged under: Spain | Greenhouse Gases
Net zero carbon neighbourhood to be built in south Wales
2019-12-23 in The GuardianResidents of Parc Hadau in Pontardawe will generate more clean energy than they can use
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Goldman Sachs Curbs New Lending on Coal and Arctic Oil
2019-12-19 (or before) in BloombergGoldman Sachs Group Inc. has tightened its policy on fossil fuel financing in a move welcomed by environmental groups, just as global talks on climate change faltered in Madrid over the weekend.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change
Zero-carbon ships on horizon under fuel levy plan
2019-12-18 in The GuardianClimate groups say 10-year ICS plan not urgent enough to cut carbon from ‘dirty’ sector
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
It’s a Vast, Invisible Climate Menace. We Made It Visible. (Published 2019)
2019-12-12 in The New York TimesTagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Texas
Australia ranked worst of 57 countries on climate change policy
2019-12-11 in The GuardianThinktank report deems Morrison government ‘an increasingly regressive force’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change
UN climate talks failing to address urgency of crisis, says top scientist
2019-12-08 in The GuardianCOP25 in Madrid criticised for focusing on details instead of agreeing deep cuts to emissions
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Carbon Offsetting | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Australia 'risks being dumping ground' for cars with greenhouse gas 1,400 times more potent than CO2
2019-12-08 in The GuardianIndustry groups call for ban on HFC-134a refrigerant in car air-conditioning, already banned in the EU and US
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Cars
Greta Thunberg says school strikes have achieved nothing
2019-12-06 in The GuardianActivist says 4% greenhouse gas emissions rise since 2015 shows action is insufficient
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Tackling degraded oceans could mitigate climate crisis - report
2019-12-04 in The GuardianSanctuaries and treaties to restore seas’ ecosystems would boost their capacity to absorb heat and store carbon
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Wildlife | Greenpeace
Emissions Gap Report 2019
2019-12-04 (or before) in UN Environment ProgrammeAs the world strives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and limit climate change, it is crucial to track progress towards globally agreed climate goals. For a decade, UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report has compared where greenhouse gas emissions are heading against where they need to be, and highlighted the best ways to close the gap. As the world strives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and limit climate change, it is crucial to track progress towards globally agreed climate goals. For a decade, UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report has compared where greenhouse gas emissions are heading against where they need to be, and highlighted th...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero
Decade of 'exceptional' heat likely to be hottest on record, experts say
2019-12-03 in The GuardianWorld Meteorological Organization says 2019 is likely to be second or third warmest year ever
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Explaining how the water vapor greenhouse effect works
2019-12-03 (or before) in Global Warming and Climate Change skepticism examinedTagged under: Global Warming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
CO2-guzzling bacteria made in the lab could help tackle climate change
2019-12-02 (or before) by in New ScientistTagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
US Congress commits to act on climate crisis, despite Donald Trump
2019-12-02 in The GuardianNancy Pelosi tells UN conference in Madrid that commitment is ‘iron-clad’
Tagged under: US Politics | Donald Trump | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | The Paris Agreement
Weatherwatch: restore peat bogs to fight climate change
2019-12-02 in The GuardianPeat moors store far more carbon dioxide than forests, as well as helping to control flooding
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Trees
New Zealand begins genetic program to produce low methane-emitting sheep
2019-12-01 in The Guardian‘Global first’ project will help tackle climate change by lowering agricultural greenhouse gases
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Climate Change
Why We Strike Again | by Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer and Angela Valenzuela - Project Syndicate
2019-11-29 by Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer and Angela Valenzuela in Project SyndicateGreta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer and Angela Valenzuela vow to do whatever it takes to push world leaders to act, beginning at the UN conference in Madrid.
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Health
Massive Attack to help map music industry's carbon footprint
2019-11-28 in The GuardianBristol band team up with academics from Manchester University to share tour data
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
'Our house is on fire': EU parliament declares climate emergency
2019-11-28 in The GuardianBloc warned against making symbolic gestures not backed up by concrete action
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union
UN calls for push to cut greenhouse gas levels to avoid climate chaos
2019-11-26 in The GuardianGlobal emissions must fall by 7.6% a year for next decade to avoid crisis, report says
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
European parliament split on declaring climate emergency
2019-11-26 in The GuardianDraft resolution will be voted on this week before crucial UN climate summit
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union
UNEP: 1.5C climate target ‘slipping out of reach’ - Carbon Brief
2019-11-26 in Carbon BriefUnless the world begins to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions the 1.5C goal of the Paris Agreement “will slip out of reach,'' according to the latest UN Environment Programme (UNEP) emissions gap report.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Climate change: Greenhouse gas concentrations again break records - BBC News
2019-11-25 (or before) in The BBCThe World Meteorological Organization says the levels of warming gases continue to reach new highs.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high, UN reports
2019-11-25 in The GuardianHead of World Meteorological Organization says ‘no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline’
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Students accuse Cambridge university of 'greenwashing' ties with oil firms
2019-11-23 in The GuardianActivists call Cambridge Zero initiative a ‘PR stunt to divert attention from links to fossil fuel industry’
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Geoengineering
Methane emissions from coalmines could stoke climate crisis – study
2019-11-15 in The GuardianMillions of tonnes belched into atmosphere as bad as shipping and aviation emissions combined, researchers find
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Climate change: do more now or risk catastrophe, warns energy agency
2019-11-13 in The GuardianIEA says deep disparity between words and action on climate change risks failing to cap global temperatures
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Wind Power
The Paris Climate Problem: A Dangerous Lack of Urgency - Inside Climate News
2019-11-07 in Inside Climate NewsWhile nearly all of the world’s countries have pledged to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, the reductions they’re planning in the short term—over the next 10 years—aren’t nearly enough, leading scientists warn in a new report. Nearly two-thirds of the pledges under the Paris climate agreement are “totally insufficient” to meet critical climate targets, the […]
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | The Paris Agreement
Majority of UK public back 2030 zero-carbon target – poll
2019-11-07 in The GuardianNearly half of Tory voters back plan, compared with 16% who back party’s 2050 target
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Public Opinion
Most countries' climate plans 'totally inadequate' – experts
2019-11-05 in The GuardianUS and Brazil unlikely to meet Paris agreement pledges - while Russia has not even made one
Tagged under: Brazil | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Russia | The Paris Agreement
Dr Rowan Williams "the future of the human race is now at stake" | 2019 | Extinction Rebellion UK
2019-11-04 (or before) in YouTubeRowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet. He served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from D...
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Activism | Extinction
Charities say next UK government must bring forward climate targets
2019-11-04 in The GuardianGroups including Greenpeace, WI and Oxfam call for faster action in letter to all parties
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Greenpeace | Activism
Government under fire for approval of new coalmine in Cumbria
2019-11-03 in The GuardianDecision coincides with net-zero emissions review and is branded ‘backwards step’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
2019-11-03 (or before) in NOAA Earth System Research LaboratoriesThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Climate emissions from tropical forest damage 'underestimated by a factor of six'
2019-10-31 in The GuardianScientists say policymakers must better account for climate impacts of damage to forests, and benefits of conserving them
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Trees
What hypocrisy, I think guiltily, as I jet off to academic conferences far and wide | Jonathan Wolff
2019-10-29 in The GuardianWe must apply the three Rs to plane travel: replace if possible, reduce to the essential, and refine to make it worthwhile
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Half a century of dither and denial – a climate crisis timeline
2019-10-26 (or before) by in The GuardianFossil fuel companies have been aware of their impact on the planet since at least the 1950s
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Secret Deal Helped Housing Industry Stop Tougher Rules on Climate Change (Published 2019)
2019-10-26 in The New York TimesThe arrangement, in place for years, guarantees industry representatives a bloc of seats on two powerful committees that recommend building codes.
Tagged under: USA | Housing | Climate Change | Greenhouse Gases
Glacial rivers absorb carbon faster than rainforests, scientists find
2019-10-25 in The Guardian‘Total surprise’ discovery overturns conventional understanding of rivers
Tagged under: Rainforests | Greenhouse Gases | Rivers
First 100% electric black cab for 120 years launches in London
2019-10-23 in The GuardianConverted Nissan van called the Dynamo licensed to help clean up capital’s ‘filthy air’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Labour unveils plans for carbon-neutral energy system by 2030s
2019-10-23 in The GuardianStrategy includes 30 recommendations including insulation upgrades for every home in UK
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Insulation | Greenpeace
Britain now G7's biggest net importer of CO2 emissions per capita, says ONS
2019-10-21 in The GuardianFall in UK-produced emissions has been offset by those from increase in imported products
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Energy watchdog accused of stalling electric vehicle rollout
2019-10-18 in The GuardianScottish Power boss says UK regulator needs reform after refusing upgrades to cope with e-vehicle demand
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
World Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2005
2019-10-17 (or before) in World Resources InstituteThis chart is a comprehensive view of global, anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Heathrow expansion violates climate rights of children, say lawyers
2019-10-17 in The GuardianAppeal court to hear fresh challenge against plans for construction of third runway
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel | Women and Children | Children
Bank of England boss says global finance is funding 4C temperature rise
2019-10-15 in The GuardianMark Carney says capital markets are financing projects likely to fuel a catastrophic rise in global heating
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Economics | Finance | Capitalism
Firms ignoring climate crisis will go bankrupt, says Mark Carney
2019-10-13 in The GuardianBank of England governor warns of financial collapse linked to climate emergency
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Economics | Fossil Fuels | Collapse
Political polarisation over climate crisis has surged under Trump
2019-10-11 in The GuardianRevealed: divide exacerbated by fossil fuel industry’s record contribution to Republicans
Tagged under: US Politics | Donald Trump | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Macroeconomic and Financial Policies for Climate Change Mitigation: A Review of the Literature
2019-10-11 (or before) by in International Monetary FundClimate change is one of the greatest challenges of this century. Mitigation requires a large-scale transition to a low-carbon economy. This paper provides an overview of the rapidly growing literature on the role of macroeconomic and financial policy tools in enabling this transition. The literature provides a menu of policy tools for mitigation. A key conclusion is that fiscal tools are first in line and central, but can and may need to be complemented by financial and monetary policy instruments. Some tools and policies raise unanswered questions about policy tool assignment and mandates, which we describe. The literature is ...
Tagged under: Economics | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Climate Change Mitigation
Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions
2019-10-09 in The GuardianNew data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Africa | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Tories focus on animal welfare over climate crisis in green agenda
2019-09-28 in The GuardianCampaigners criticise party for absence of announcements on air pollution and plastics crisis
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Countries must triple climate emission cut targets to limit global heating to 2C
2019-09-22 in The GuardianUnited in Science report ahead of UN summit says climate is changing faster than forecast, and current plans would lead to ‘catastrophic’ global temperature rise
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
The hard truths of climate change — by the numbers
2019-09-22 (or before) in NatureA set of troubling charts shows how little progress nations have made toward limiting greenhouse-gas emissions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Climate change is morally wrong. It is time for a carbon abolition movement | Eric Beinhocker
2019-09-20 in The GuardianThose who fought against slavery did not agonise over the costs and benefits. Their goal was clear: make it illegal, says Eric Beinhocker, a professor of public policy practice
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
This isn't extinction, it's extermination: the people killing nature know what they're doing | Jeff Sparrow
2019-09-20 by Jeff Sparrow in The GuardianThe climate strike must be a beginning and not an end. Warming won’t be stopped by symbolism
Tagged under: Global Warming | Climate Change | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Extinction
The climate crisis explained in 10 charts
2019-09-19 in The GuardianFrom the rise and rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to possible solutions
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Antarctic | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels
'The crisis is already here': young strikers facing climate apartheid
2019-09-19 in The GuardianYoung activists call for north-south solidarity to tackle climate emergency that threatens to exacerbate inequality and conflict
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Bolsonaro | Greenhouse Gases | Nigeria | Africa
Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’
2019-09-19 in The GuardianFilm by Swedish activist and Guardian journalist George Monbiot says nature must be used to repair broken climate
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Trees
Airlines' CO2 emissions rising up to 70% faster than predicted
2019-09-19 in The GuardianCarbon dioxide emitted by commercial flights rose by 32% from 2013 to 2018, study shows
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Predictions
David Wallace-Wells: ‘There are many cases of climate hypocrisy’
2019-08-25 in The GuardianThe journalist and author on the climate crisis
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Geoengineering | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Why carbon offsetting is not the panacea Harry and Meghan might think it is
2019-08-20 by Emine Saner in The GuardianElton John claimed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s private jet use was ‘carbon neutral’. The reality is more complicated
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage | Carbon Offsetting | Air Travel | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Climate crisis: CO2 levels rise to highest point since evolution of humans | The Independent | The Independent
2019-08-15 (or before) in The Independent‘We don’t know a planet like this’
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Coral Reefs | Sea Level
Arctic wildfires spew soot and smoke cloud bigger than EU
2019-08-12 in The GuardianPlume from unprecedented blazes forecast to reach Alaska as fires rage for third month
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Russia | Alaska
UK needs sustainability act to avert economic collapse, says IPPR
2019-08-01 in The GuardianThinktank says country must focus on building abundance to avoid 2008-style financial crisis
Tagged under: Economics | Greenhouse Gases | Fish | Wildlife | Collapse | Sustainability
We Have to Stop Meeting Like This: The Climate Cost of Conferences | The Tyee
2019-07-24 (or before) in The Tyee British ColumbiaA UBC study looked at the carbon cost of conferences and other academic travel. It’s enormous.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Air Travel | Sustainability
No 10 hands Jaguar Land Rover £500m loan guarantee to develop electric cars
2019-07-15 in The GuardianMeeting of carmakers also told of plan for new houses to have EV charging point
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars | Finance
Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis
2019-07-04 in The GuardianResearch shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Capture and Storage | Carbon Offsetting
UK accused of ignoring obligations on aviation emissions
2019-06-27 in The GuardianNGOs say others also in breach of 1998 convention by failing to disclose details on policies
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Elizabeth Warren thinks corruption is why the US hasn’t acted on climate change
2019-06-22 by in VoxHere’s how she intends to fight greenhouse gases and money in politics.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | US Politics
UK's big energy firms accused of failing to tackle climate crisis
2019-06-20 in The GuardianShell, BP and Centrica have talked of backing EU emissions target but withheld support
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Greenhouse Gases
UK climate plan unclear, says European commission
2019-06-18 in The GuardianReport says plan lacks key details about how UK will cut emissions over next 12 years
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Ireland to unveil bold plan to tackle climate emergency
2019-06-17 in The GuardianVaradkar reveals ideas to curb greenhouse gases and move towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning
2019-06-16 (or before) in arXiv.org e-Print archiveClimate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and we, as machine learning experts, may wonder how we can help. Here we describe how machine learning can be a powerful tool in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping society adapt to a changing climate. From smart grids to disaster management, we identify high impact problems where existing gaps can be filled by machine learning, in collaboration with other fields. Our recommendations encompass exciting research questions as well as promising business opportunities. We call on the machine learning community to join the global effort against climate change...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Electricity Grid
Theresa May’s net-zero emissions target is a lot less impressive than it looks | Caroline Lucas
2019-06-12 in The GuardianThe government’s pledges on climate change are too little, too late, says Green party MP Caroline Lucas
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Young people to advise UK on hitting net zero emissions by 2050
2019-06-12 in The GuardianThirty people aged 15-24 will assess how commitment by Theresa May should be met
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
What will it take for the UK to reach net zero emissions?
2019-06-12 in The GuardianWe will have to change almost everything, from our homes to our meals
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero
Theresa May commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050
2019-06-11 in The GuardianUK to put down legislation but Greenpeace warns of impact on developing nations
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Legislation | Greenpeace
Atmospheric carbon levels are leaping. We can't afford more years like this
2019-06-11 in The GuardianEach year of high emissions adds to the stock of carbon in the air, bringing us closer to catastrophe
Tagged under: Global Warming | CO2 | Greenhouse Gases
Personal Vehicles Evaluated against Climate Change Mitigation Targets
2019-06-10 (or before) in American Chemical SocietyMeeting global climate change mitigation goals will likely require that transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions begin to decline within the next two decades and then continue to fall. A var...
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Climate Change Mitigation
EU climate goals 'just a collection of buzzwords', say critics
2019-06-10 in The GuardianDocument setting out agenda for next five years denounced by environmental campaigners for skimping on detail
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union
It is absurd to question whether we can afford to keep our planet liveable | Fiona Harvey
2019-06-06 in The GuardianThe chancellor has warned against cutting UK emissions to net zero. But failing to act will have dire consequences
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
No 10 denies claim by chancellor that emissions target will cost UK £1tn
2019-06-06 in The GuardianPhilip Hammond said reaching net zero target would mean less money for schools and hospitals
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Harvard chemist: Permafrost N2O levels 12 times higher than expected
2019-06-06 in Harvard GazetteA recent study shows that nitrous-oxide emissions from thawing Alaskan permafrost are about 12 times higher than previously assumed. About a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere is covered in permafrost, which is thawing at an increasing rate. And, even though researchers are monitoring carbon dioxide and methane, no one seems to be monitoring N2O, the most potent greenhouse gas.
Tagged under: Oceans | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Alaska | Sustainability
Latest data shows steep rises in CO2 for seventh year
2019-06-04 in The GuardianReadings from Hawaii observatory bring threshold of 450ppm closer sooner than had been anticipated
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Scotland faces climate 'apocalypse' without action to cut emissions
2019-05-31 in The GuardianNatural heritage chief warns of flooded and deserted towns, dead forests and polluted waters
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Trees
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science (Published 2019)
2019-05-27 in The New York TimesTagged under: Donald Trump | Greenhouse Gases | US Politics
Could you live a low carbon life? Meet the people who already are
2019-05-04 in The GuardianThere are things we can all do to lower our impact on the environment. We speak to three people who have taken the first steps
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
‘This report will change your life’: what zero emissions means for UK
2019-05-01 in The GuardianCommittee on Climate Change sets out how UK can reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
UK's 'creative carbon accounting' breaches climate deal, say critics
2019-04-25 in The GuardianUK exclusion of international aviation and shipping figures from carbon budgets was highlighted by Greta Thunberg
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Carbon Offsetting
Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact – study
2019-04-23 in The GuardianStudy shows how destabilised natural systems will worsen man-made problem
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Slow burn? The long road to a zero-emissions UK
2019-04-21 in The GuardianExtinction Rebellion protesters want a carbon-free UK by 2025. But can the financial and political hurdles be overcome?
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greenhouse Gases | Activism
We are not yet doomed: the carbon cutters determined to save the world
2019-04-18 in The GuardianAn orchestra, a village, an entire country: the movement to rein in greenhouse gas emissions is growing
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Capture and Storage
New York City unveils ambitious plan for local steps to tackle climate change
2019-04-18 in The GuardianNew law aims for 40% cut by 2030 in city where buildings account for 67% of climate change emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Mark Carney tells global banks they cannot ignore climate change dangers
2019-04-17 in The GuardianFinancial sector warned it risks losses from extreme weather and its stakes in polluting firms
Tagged under: Economics | Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Activism | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Emissions from thawing Arctic permafrost may be 12 times higher than thought, scientists say
2019-04-17 in The Independent‘This needs to be taken more seriously than it is right now,’ says author of new study
Tagged under: Global Warming | Arctic | Alaska | Feedback Loops | Ice Melting | Methane | Permafrost | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Climate crisis: today’s children face lives with tiny carbon footprints
2019-04-10 in The GuardianNext generation must keep their own carbon levels at a fraction of their grandparents’ in order to prevent catastrophe
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Women and Children | Children
Let nature heal climate and biodiversity crises, say campaigners
2019-04-03 in The GuardianRestoration of forests and coasts can tackle ‘existential crises’ but is being overlooked
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Trees
Global coal use up as greenhouse gas emissions rise
2019-03-26 in The GuardianYounger coal-fired power plants in Asia account for increase, says energy agency
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions
2019-03-22 in The GuardianThe long read: The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal was suppressed for years – while we should have been driving electric cars
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars | Air Travel | Health
UK's initial progress on carbon cutting starts to slow
2019-03-04 in The GuardianEmissions fell for sixth year running in 2018, but reductions margins have shrunk
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
GreenHouse Gas Online - Greenhouse Gas News, Research and Resources
2019-03-03 (or before) in GreenHouse Gas Online - Greenhouse Gas News, Research and ResourcesGreenhouse Gas Online. Welcome to GHG online - Greenhouse Gas News, Research and Resources
Tagged under: Global Warming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Methane | Kyoto Agreement
The Truth About Greenhouse Gases | William Happer
2019-03-03 (or before) in First Things | America's Most Influential Journal of Religion & Public LifeThe object of the Author in the following pages has been to collect the most remarkable instances . . . .
Tagged under: Environmental Protection Agency USA | CO2 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Climate Change | Disinformation and Misinformation
CO‚ÇÇ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2019-03-03 (or before) in Our World in DataWho is emitting greenhouse gases? Which countries and which sectors? And what needs to happen to reduce emissions?
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
MPs debate climate after school strike – but only a handful turn up
2019-02-28 in The GuardianGovernment benches mostly empty for debate inspired by schoolchildren’s climate strike
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
Concrete is tipping us into climate catastrophe. It's payback time
2019-02-25 in The GuardianCement has transformed the world, but now threatens to wreck the environment. We need to tax it, now
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Tipping Points
Greta Thunberg tells EU: your climate targets need doubling
2019-02-21 in The GuardianSwede, 16, says EU cannot just ‘wait for us to grow up and become the ones in charge’
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | European Union
Global reconstruction of historical ocean heat storage and transport | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2019-02-19 (or before) in PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceMost of the excess energy stored in the climate system due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions has been taken up by the oceans, leading to th...
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases
The miracle method for sustainable rice – and bigger harvests | John Vidal
2019-01-30 in The GuardianA technique developed by a Jesuit priest is producing bumper crops – and reducing emissions of a grain responsible for 1.5% of greenhouse gases
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases
UN climate talks set stage for humanity’s two most crucial years
2018-12-17 in The GuardianDecisions made from now to 2020 will determine to what extent Earth remains habitable
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Corporate Responsibility | Lunavi
2018-12-14 (or before) in Lunavi | Technology Consulting & Managed ServicesAt Lunavi, taking care of our communities is a priority and passion that connects people across our entire organization. . We encourage everyone, from our top executives to our newest employees, to volunteer and provide services that support local nonprofit organizations and initiatives.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
You Are Stealing Our Future: Greta Thunberg, 15, Condemns the World’s Inaction on Climate Change
2018-12-14 (or before) in YouTubehttps://democracynow.org - Fifteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed the U.N. plenary last night in Katowice, Poland, condemning glo...
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change | Activism | Climate Justice
'Window is narrowing': scientists urge action at UN climate talks
2018-12-11 in The GuardianGilet jaunes protests cast shadow as concerns raised over backlash against rapid change
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change | Wind Power | Activism
London mayor unveils plan to tackle 'climate emergency'
2018-12-11 in The GuardianExclusive: Sadiq Khan accuses government of dragging its feet and calls for investment to avert catastrophe
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Carbon Offsetting
BP faces shareholder challenge over carbon targets
2018-12-10 in The GuardianCompany is among energy firms being urged to set goals in line with Paris agreement
Tagged under: BP | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Chevron | The Paris Agreement
Past four years hottest on record, data shows
2018-11-29 in The GuardianWorld running out of time to combat climate change, warns meteorological organisation
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change
World must triple efforts or face catastrophic climate change, says UN
2018-11-27 in The GuardianRapid emissions turnaround needed to keep global warming at less than 2C, report suggests
Tagged under: Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Policies of China, Russia and Canada threaten 5C climate change, study finds
2018-11-16 by Jonathan Watts in The GuardianRanking of countries’ goals shows even EU on course for more than double safe level of warming
Tagged under: China | Canada | Russia | Global Warming | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
G20 nations still led by fossil fuel industry, climate report finds
2018-11-14 in The GuardianCoal, oil and gas subsidies risking rise in global temperatures to 3.2C, well beyond agreed Paris goal
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change
Could carbon-capture technology be a silver bullet to stop climate change?
2018-10-17 in The GuardianFew companies specialize in carbon removal and the tools they produce are currently still expensive
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Capture and Storage
Dutch appeals court upholds landmark climate change ruling
2018-10-09 in The GuardianNetherlands ordered to increase emissions cuts in historic ruling that puts ‘all world governments on notice’
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Fossil fuel dependence poses 'direct existential threat', warns UN chief
2018-09-11 in The GuardianA rapid global shift to clean energy is needed to prevent runaway climate change, says António Guterres
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change (Published 2018)
2018-08-01 by in The New York TimesWe knew everything we needed to know, and nothing stood in our way. Nothing, that is, except ourselves. A tragedy in two acts.
Tagged under: CO2 | US Politics | Climate Change | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Economics
Housing and car industries should be ‘ashamed’ of climate record
2018-06-28 in The GuardianFailure to build energy-efficient homes and clean cars risks UK missing its carbon targets, says government’s climate adviser
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Housing | Cars
Ex-Nasa scientist: 30 years on, world is failing 'miserably’ to address climate change
2018-06-19 in The GuardianJames Hansen, who gave a climate warning in 1988 Senate testimony, says real hoax is by leaders claiming to take action
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | US Politics
A Climate-Friendly Response to Trump’s Protectionism | by Barbara Unmüßig & Michael Kellner - Project Syndicate
2018-06-04 by Barbara Unmüßig & Michael Kellner in Project SyndicateBarbara Unmüßig & Michael Kellner call on the EU to implement a levy on greenhouse-gas emissions, including climate border adjustment.
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Greenhouse Gases
'We're doomed': Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention
2018-04-26 by Patrick Barkham in The GuardianThe 86-year-old social scientist says accepting the impending end of most life on Earth might be the very thing needed to help us prolong it
Tagged under: Extinction | Climate Change | Greenhouse Gases
On its 100th birthday in 1959, Edward Teller warned the oil industry about global warming
2018-01-01 in The GuardianBenjamin Franta: Somebody cut the cake – new documents reveal that American oil writ large was warned of global warming at its 100th birthday party.
Tagged under: Exxon | Greenhouse Gases
Electric cars: everything you need to know
2017-07-26 in The GuardianFrom how to charge them to whether they are really better for the environment
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
The fossil fuel industry's invisible colonization of academia | Benjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran
2017-03-13 in The GuardianBenjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran: Corporate capture of academic research by the fossil fuel industry is an elephant in the room and a threat to tackling climate change.
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron
Climate change could push risk of ‘megadrought’ to 99% in American southwest
2016-10-05 in Carbon BriefA megadrought spanning several decades could be almost certain to hit the American southwest this century if greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases Equivalencies Calculator - Calculations and References | US EPA
2015-08-10 in U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProvides more information on how the calculations are used to convert greenhouse gas emission numbers into different types of equivalent units.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Keep fossil fuels in the ground to stop climate change | George Monbiot
2015-03-10 in The GuardianGeorge Monbiot: Once coal, oil and gas are produced, they will be used. And yet, after 23 years of UN negotiations there have been almost no steps taken to stop the production – rather than the use of – fossil fuels
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
The surprisingly complex truth about planes and climate change | Duncan Clark
2010-09-09 in The GuardianDuncan Clark: A new study suggests that planes cause more warming than cars, while ships are cooling enough to counteract them both
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Cars
James Lovelock: Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change
2010-03-29 in The GuardianIn his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
The climate denial industry is out to dupe the public. And it's working | George Monbiot
2009-12-07 in The GuardianGeorge Monbiot: Think environmentalists are stooges? You're the unwitting recruit of a hugely powerful oil lobby – I've got the proof
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
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