LONDON - Britain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 5.4% in 2023 partly due to lower gas use in the electricity sector, provisional government data showed on Thursday.
Congress never authorized the Federal Highway Administration to require states to set greenhouse gas emissions targets, the ruling says.
An updated emissions plan “makes it clear that for production to continue in the North Sea, it must also become cleaner,” the North Sea Transition Authority said.
Alcohol intake, smog and diabetes are the three greatest risk factors for developing dementia that people can modify, a study conducted by Oxford University researchers recently concluded.
There is limited public information about how PFAS enter wastewater treatment plants, but the new effort may help shape future rules.
An international shipping regulator plans to charge ships for greenhouse-gas emissions and is debating how much to levy.
A national committee to devise a policy on battling the PM2.5 problem, and an agency to manage the smog are needed to address the nation's air pollution, according to the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
High temperatures in February affected millions of people and put further pressure on chocolate prices A searing heatwave that struck west Africa in February was made 4C hotter and 10 times more likely by human-caused global heating, a study has found. The heat affected millions of people but the number of early deaths or cases of illness are unknown, due to a lack of reporting. Continue reading...
Greenhouse gases from sector could make up 44% of continent’s total output by 2030, says transport group The failure to tackle Europe’s “runaway” transport emissions could lead to the sector pumping out nearly half of the continent’s planet-heating pollution by 2030, a report has found. Driven by polluting cars and pushed higher by the growing thirst for flights, transport emissions in Europe have grown 26% since 1990 – even as efforts to clean up other areas of the economy have led to an overall emissions fall. Continue reading...
The chief executive of French automaker Renault called Tuesday for a European "Marshall Plan" to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and reduce carbon emissions in the face of Chinese competition.
The legislature votes to uphold Governor Dunleavy's education veto. Plus, Alaska sends the federal government its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The government may ban corn imports from neighbouring countries next year in a bid to deal with the surge of PM2.5 fine dust pollution in the North.
California is unlikely to meet its landmark greenhouse gas reduction goals unless it can increase emission reductions threefold, according to a new study.
Mechanism is vital to boost the ‘only viable option’ to decarbonise emissions from heating homes, says green charity The government has delayed by a year its scheme for spurring the take-up of heat pumps, under pressure from the gas boiler industry. The clean heat market mechanism is intended to force heating installers to fit more low-carbon heat pumps, to meet the UK’s net zero greenhouse gas emissions target and save energy. Continue reading...
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.7% in 2023 to their lowest level since 1879, according to new Carbon Brief analysis.
The move may help the Securities and Exchange Commission defend the regulation in court but make it difficult for investors to compare companies' emissions.
Australians wishing to buy a ute of a big four wheel drive will soon be advised to beware of its carbon emissions - like someone purchasing a new fridge or washing machine.
Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.7 per cent in 2023, according to analysis of official figures by the website Carbon Brief, the first time they have dropped below 400 megatonnes since 1879.
Forty-eight provinces were blanketed with hazardous levels of PM2.5 on Monday morning and 11 provinces, mostly in the North, faced red levels of pollution with Chiang Mai suffering the most.
The petroleum giant reported its first increase in overall emissions since 2019.
Temperatures are set to soar across southeast Australia for the next few days, with forecasters warning of a record-breaking autumn heatwave.
Air travel is a major source of climate-changing carbon emissions. According to scientists at Kobe University, that could improve with a simple change of paint.
Extreme heat forecast to continue across Victoria, Tasmania, SA and NSW for several days, as record temperatures cause cancellation of long weekend events Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Hobart residents sweated through the city’s hottest night in 112 years as a severe heatwave continues to affect large parts of south-east Australia. Extreme heat is forecast to continue across South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales for several days, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Sunday after record temperatures caused the cancellation of long weekend events. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup ...
March 09, 2024 8:01 AM Thousands of people had to evacuate last month amid an intense heatwave and bushfire in Victoria.
South Australians have been told to prepare for an extreme four-day heatwave from Friday.
March 07, 2024 3:27 PM Companies are required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time, but not from their supply chains.
Much of the North and upper Northeast was cloaked in fine-dust smog on Wednesday, with residents advised to stay indoors.
SYDNEY - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has called on Australia to slow down a plan to introduce emissions standards as they could hurt the country’s automotive export industry.
Glenbrook Steel Mill By Vernon Small The effective price the government paid for carbon emissions through the GIDI fund was about half – or less – than the current NZ unit spot price of $66.05.
HANOI: The streets of Vietnam's capital city Hanoi were enveloped in thick smog on Monday which dramatically reduced visibility due to air pollution caused by high levels of particulates from vehicle emissions and construction-linked fine dust.
By Liz Kivi The government might find itself in court if it doesn’t come up with a credible plan this year to meet its emissions budget, according to legal experts.
As PM2.5 air pollution becomes a growing health concern in Thailand, with the level of hazardous dust expected to intensify as the hot season approaches, people are seeking practical options, leading to the emergence of insurance policies that cover respiratory diseases caused by fine particulate matter.
February 29, 2024 3:05 PM The company is accused of making misleading statements about its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the world's largest beef producer for allegedly misleading the public on carbon emissions goals.
February 28, 2024 6:35 PM The Government is also supporting businesses and households in the green transition.
Populations were recovering, but a new study reveals that numbers dropped by 20% coinciding with a period of record temperatures in the North Pacific In 1972, a humpback whale nicknamed Festus was first spotted off the mountainous coast of south-east Alaska. He returned each summer for 44 years, entertaining whale watchers, local people and biologists as he fed in the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the North Pacific before returning to Hawaii to breed during the winters. But in June 2016, Festus was found floating dead in Glacier Bay national park. The primary cause of death was starvation, which scientists believe was likely caused by the most extreme marine heatwave on record. New research, published on Wednesday by Royal Society Open Science shows the humpback population in the North...
A study estimating humpback whale numbers in the North Pacific Ocean from crowdsourced photos reveals a sharp decline from 2012 to 2021 after decades of slow population growth
February 26, 2024 2:20 PM Mechanisms to share emission reduction technology would be more effective, he Asian Development Bank says in a report.
The use and production of fertilizer in agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and a major cause of pollution in the nation’s rivers and lakes. Agriculture is the largest global source of nitrogen pollution, and annual damages from nitrogen pollution are estimated to exceed $200 billion in the US. Enhancing nitrogen use efficiency […]
Glasgow City Council has unveiled plans to seek private investment to fund the “massive challenge” of reducing the city’s carbon emissions .
February 22, 2024 2:28 PM The country is forecast to fall short of its target to reduce emissions to net zero by the middle of the century.
Large parts of Australia are bracing for a ferocious heatwave ahead of the weekend after temperatures skyrocketed to almost 50C on the west coast.
Labor MP Andrew Charlton says the Albanese government’s proposed vehicle emissions standards are “good for motorists” as they will adopt a system which operates across “85 per cent of the global vehicle market”. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has called the proposed vehicle emissions standards a ‘car tax’ and a ‘ute tax’. “The government is, of course, consulting with the industry to make sure that this comes in, in a smooth way, but, ultimately, this is a system which operates across 85 per cent of the global vehicle market,” Mr Charlton told Sky News Australia. “This isn’t Australia going out on a limb; it’s Australia joining the rest of the pack. “Those countries have those vehicle emissions standards because they know they are good for motorists, good for the environment, and good for...
February 20, 2024 1:33 PM Sustainable aviation fuel is crucial for the aviation sector to reach its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The zombie fires, or flameless, slow-burning fires that occur under the earth's surface, have triggered fears that the thaw will bring another smog-filled summer to the US.
The government is urging members of the public, especially those who live in areas most heavily affected by PM2.5 pollution, to make the switch to public transportation, as authorities work out a way to resolve the problem.
The legislation calls for a reduction in the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions for transportation fuels used in the state — of 20 percent by 2030 and 30 percent by 2040.
The technology giant is backing the launch of a new satellite to assess sources of the greenhouse gas.
The Biden administration announced help for 150 more communities struggling with inadequate wastewater infrastructure and failing septic systems.
Exporters of certain carbon-intensive products have six more months to set up systems to collect, calculate and report emissions data, and their exports are likely to face import duties starting in 2026.
A widespread heatwave is set to bring sweltering conditions across Australia while another tropical low threatens to fuel intense storms in the country's north.
The efficiency-driven changes at the Postal Service aim to cut carbon emissions by eliminating wasteful activities, in addition to boosting the number of electric vehicles and other efforts.
Farmer protests across the continent have triggered a rollback of ambitious rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
February 06, 2024 3:07 PM The European Commission is aiming for a controversial 90% net emissions cut by 2040.
Emissions fall 3.5% from 2021 but experts say government not doing enough to reach net zero Greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2022, new government figures reveal, with homes and transport remaining the highest emitting sectors. The emissions for the territorial UK were equivalent to 406.2m tonnes of CO 2 , down 3.5% from 2021 and 50% from 1990. Continue reading...
Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six months' time when the world's athletes arrive for the Olympics, another pounding heatwave would spell trouble for organisers.
A severe heatwave will see temperatures skyrocket across Australia this weekend as Queensland braces for the possibility of a third tropical cyclone.
Nature-based solutions such as parks and ponds are recommended – as is giving heatwaves names The UK urgently needs a plan to prevent thousands of heatwave deaths a year as the climate continues to warm, a cross-party committee of MPs has warned. More than 4,500 people died in heatwaves in 2022, the MPs’ report said, and this number could rise to 10,000 a year by 2050 without action. Heatwaves are “silent killers”, the MPs said, pushing up heart rate and blood pressure, with those over 65 and with existing health problems most at risk. Continue reading...
Levels of PM2.5 pollution surpassed the safe threshold throughout Bangkok on Tuesday morning.
Storms raging in Australia's east could cause potential flooding as a widespread heatwave continues to bring sweltering heat across the country.
Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.4 per cent last year from 2022 as the UK used less natural gas due to soaring prices.
A German court ruled Thursday that auto giant Mercedes-Benz knowingly installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles, opening the door for owners to seek compensation.
Global adoption of diet low in meat would aid health, land and food systems as well as reducing emissions, researchers say A global shift to a mostly plant-based “flexitarian” diet could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help restrict global heating to 1.5C, a new study shows. Previous research has warned how emissions from food alone at current rates will propel the world past this key international target. Continue reading...
Democratic and Republican senators introduced a bill to boost research and offer farmers incentives to reduce cows' greenhouse gas emissions.
The state oil company is promising to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 54 percent over the next six years and is targeting net-zero emissions by 2050, executives said.
Exclusive: State’s 2024 total on track to reach about 20% above 2005 levels, modelling obtained by Guardian Australia shows Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Western Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising with little sign that the main power grid can decarbonise rapidly, leaving other states to make bigger cuts if Australia’s legislated carbon reduction goals are to be met. Modelling results presented to the state government late last year and obtained by Guardian Australia showed that the state’s carbon emissions in 2024 are on track to reach 91.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent, or about 20% above 2005 levels. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue...
Cruise ships in Christchurch's Port of Lyttelton. PHOTO: Liz Kivi Climate activists are urging Christchurch City Council to include cruise ship emissions in the city’s emissions reduction plan.
People need plenty of sleep during pregnancy, but in India and other areas hit by extreme heat and heavy flooding, they’re getting less. That’s taking a toll on their health. The post Losing sleep in extreme heat waves hurts pregnant people, newborns appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Independent advisers say ministers have not delivered the policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Fifty provinces were blanketed with hazardous levels of PM2.5 dust on Tuesday morning and 13 of them, mainly in the North, with seriously harmful levels of pollution.
Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F). Continue reading...
Organizers of the Games promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by re-using historic buildings, adding bike lanes, even putting solar panels on the Seine. Will it work?
The country's environmental protection agency pointed to "very successful expansion of renewable energies" but cautioned that progress in cutting emissions is not satisfactory across the board.
March 14, 2024 3:52 PM The new guidelines require banks to report emissions tied to money raised via bond or share issues.
Australia is one of the few developed countries without fuel emissions standards for cars and trucks. The government’s effort to change that set off a firestorm.
March 12, 2024 2:49 PM China has shown little political will to address the emissions gap mainly because of energy security concerns, analysts say.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurates India’s first in-plant railway siding at Maruti Suzuki’s Gujarat facility, cutting carbon emissions, reducing truck trips, and aiming to double production capacity. The facility connects the MSIL plant to 15 destinations and aims to decarbonize the transport sector.
A low intensity heatwave affecting parts of New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria on Tuesday is expected to moderate towards the end of the week.
Ten years ago, the government was all but ruling out making agriculture responsible for its greenhouse gas emissions the following year.
Temperatures expected to drop in Victoria and SA on Tuesday as extreme weather forecast to be less likely through rest of autumn Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The extreme heatwave that has scorched most of south-eastern Australia is expected to ease over the next few days, paving the way for a warm autumn. South Australia and Victoria continued to swelter on Monday. SA was expecting maximum temperatures in the high 30s to low 40s while temperatures in the high 30s were forecast for Victoria. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Official estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics put the national herd at 26 million but a CSIRO study says there could be up to 35 million Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Australia has underestimated how many cattle it has by about 10 million, with significant implications for tracking greenhouse gas emissions, a Queensland researcher has said. Cows’ methane-laden burps are responsible for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions emitted by the red meat sector, which has an aspirational goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Official estimates, published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, state there are 26 million beef and dairy cattle in Australia in 2024. Sign up...
Australia's southern states are currently suffering through a heatwave, with the scorcher not over yet.
South Australians have sweltered through a scorching autumn heatwave.
Adelaide region expected to be worst affected with average temperatures forecast to be up by 10C Southern parts of Australia are expected to suffer a short heatwave starting on Friday and lasting until next Tuesday. The Adelaide region will be worst affected, with highs of about 36C anticipated in the city on Friday, which is 10C above the seasonal norm. Daytime maximums are then set to remain above 35C until Tuesday, while minimum temperatures are not forecast to drop below 25C. This will be the longest March run of high temperatures in Adelaide in four years, with only one March day above 35C being recorded over this period. Continue reading...
[The Herald] The public must guard against a heatwave from today until March 12, with temperatures rising as high as 41 degrees, although some isolated thundershowers are expected this week, the Meteorological Services Department warned yesterday.
Costa Rica’s Pioneering Net-zero Implementation Plan Attracts Investment, Withstands Political Changes shannon.paton@… Wed, 03/06/2024 - 11:25 With support from a team of technical experts and international funding, the Costa Rican government took several foundational steps as it committed to a midcentury net-zero emissions target in its 2019 National Decarbonization Plan . The target's scope was clearly defined, covering all greenhouse gases and all sectors, excluding international shipping and aviation. Pathways to reach the target were described using a backcasting approach, which grouped the transition to net zero into three phases: foundations (2018–22), inflection (2023–30) and massive deployment (2031–50). For each phase, the plan described actions needed within...
The United Nations noted that the construction industry is responsible for 37% of global emissions. Using old buildings could cut that by 50-75%.
[Daily Trust] The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has said Nigeria will totally cut down carbon emissions in the country to net-zero by 2050.
MethaneSAT will orbit the planet 15 times a day to capture unprecedented amounts of data on methane emissions from human and natural sources
March 04, 2024 6:25 PM HANOI - The streets of Vietnam's capital city Hanoi were enveloped in thick smog on Monday which dramatically reduced visibility due to air pollution caused by high levels of particulates from vehicle emissions and construction-linked fine dust.
Activist investors want the company to trim its biggest source of emissions. Exxon sees that as a threat.
The emissions trading system is too clunky to deliver the required impetus to decarbonisation.
After being hunted for decades, humpback whales returned to the Pacific Ocean in big numbers. Now, new technology is revealing that underwater heat waves are taking a toll on that recovery.
With the cleanup of the abandoned Faro mite expected to release an amount of emissions characterized as a “carbon bomb,” the project may move ahead but on the condition carbon is offset, according to a new report from the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board.
A flexitarian diet, which emphasizes plant-based foods with limited meat consumption, was linked to lower cardiovascular risk. It offers health benefits such as weight management and reduced risk of chronic diseases. Additionally, it has environmental benefits by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and water usage. Read the article to know more about this diet pattern.
Carmakers need more time to adapt to the federal government's proposed rules for vehicle emissions, Toyota said as it launched an Australian EV offering.
Parts of Australia are set to swelter this week as a heatwave moves across the country - with one state ravaged by bushfires.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is preparing a transition finance framework to classify whether activities can help carbon-intensive firms reach net-zero emissions, to support the development of the city as an international green and sustainable finance hub.
Adding alkaline chemicals to the huge volumes of wastewater discharged into the oceans each year could increase the amount of CO2 that gets sequestered, but the idea has been controversial
Republicans are outraged that the Biden administration appears poised to outlaw most gas-powered cars in under a decade should it pass a recently proposed tailpipe emissions regulations.
HKUST and a cross-agency green finance body led by the city’s financial watchdogs have launched two new greenhouse gas emissions calculation and estimation tools to help firms with their sustainability reporting.
Walmart achieved its moonshot Project Gigaton goal to reduce, avoid, or sequester 1 gigaton of emissions from its supply chain six years earlier than expected
A severe heatwave is set to affect large parts of Australia while residents along the west coast have been warned to prepare for a cyclone.
The state aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent of 2006 levels by 2031.
The federal government says the changes would give power generators more flexibility while still reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Levels of fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) soared in most Bangkok districts on Wednesday, prompting the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to call on state agencies and private organisations to allow their staff to work from home Thursday and Friday.
Pollution from heating homes using solid fuel such as wood increased by 19% from 2012 to 2022, data shows A rise in harmful emissions from wood-burning stoves has cancelled out decreases in particulate pollution from road and energy sources in the UK, government data reveals. Emissions of PM2.5 and PM10 from domestic combustion – heating homes using solid fuel such as wood – increased by 19% between 2012 and 2022, counteracting efforts made to travel and produce commercial energy in less polluting ways. Continue reading...
A severe heatwave caused devastating fires while wild storms triggered mass power outages with conditions set to worsen.
North Australia could face another cyclone this week as a heatwave continues to fuel sweltering conditions across the country.
Meat and Livestock Australia says it has reduced emissions by 65% on 2005 levels but analysis of land-clearing data suggests figures underpinning claim are ‘erroneous’ Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Greenhouse gas reduction figures celebrated by Australia’s red meat industry are based on unreliable land-clearing data and could be erroneous, an independent analysis has found. In Queensland, where roughly 44% of the national cattle herd grazes and the majority of land clearing has occurred , the Statewide Landcover and Tree Study (Slats) has recorded deforestation at almost twice the rate of the national system used to calculate emissions on the red meat industry. Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s...
As Perth swelters through day four of its latest heatwave, a popular amusement park has been hit with a power outage.
The interim target is meant to serve as a steppingstone between the bloc’s 2050 climate neutrality goal and its 2030 emissions reduction target of 55 percent.
Office complex nicknamed the Slab given go-ahead despite fierce opposition from green and modernist architecture campaigners A £400m office complex nicknamed “the Slab” has been given the go-ahead to replace ITV’s former headquarters on London’s South Bank despite fierce opposition from green campaigners and modernist architecture fans. Opponents said the proposals of the 72 Upper Ground scheme would generate more carbon emissions in its construction than if the 4,000 office workers it is designed to house were to drive in from Surrey for 30 years. Continue reading...
If exporters fail to obtain permission to ship the animals to Israel, the livestock on board the MV Bahijah will have to slaughtered A ship carrying almost 17,000 sheep and cattle will be unloaded at Fremantle docks in the middle of a severe heatwave as exporters continued their fight to ship the animals to Israel. For more than a month, the 15,000 sheep and 1,750 cattle have remained on board the Israeli-owned MV Bahijah after it aborted entering the Red Sea on its way to Israel for fear of attack by Houthi rebels . Continue reading...
A blistering heatwave is set to continue for parts of the country, while other states welcome a cooler reprieve.
Scientists investigated flesh-eating infections that took place after record-breaking heat waves in the U.S. last year.
Analysis finds difference between greenhouse gas emissions the automakers declared and the researchers’ estimates averaged 27% Some of the world’s biggest automakers are still “grossly under-reporting” greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report, despite improvements in their estimates. The research, undertaken by consultancy firms Carbon Tracker and Nomisma, was released on Wednesday and found car manufacturers ranked among the world’s highest carbon producers and needed to improve the way they declared their environmental impacts. Continue reading...
Rain is finally set to ease in southeast Queensland as the storm system moves north - while a heatwave warning is issued for most of Australia.
The possibility of the world’s first commercial zero-emissions flights happening in Scotland has edged closer with a new agreement.
Buildings are Chicago’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to decarbonize them are facing union opposition.