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- EIA: U.S. CO2 Emissions Declined 11% in 2020 – No Change in Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Fri, 16 Apr 21, 10:59pmClimate change action proponents regularly tell us we have to reduce our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to prevent “climate change”, even to the point of curtailing industry, travel, and food…
- China’s carbon reduction target looks elusive as banks keep throwing cash at coal mines and power plants, undercutting Xi Jinping’s plan to slash fossil fuels Tue, 6 Apr 21, 3:00amAmerican and Canadian banks led almost half of the US$3.8 trillion in global fossil fuel financing deals over the past five years. European, UK, Chinese and Japanese financial institutions pale in comparison, but their financing...
- Turning food waste into aviation fuel could greatly reduce emissions Sat, 20 Mar 21, 4:30amFood waste could be instrumental in producing sustainable aviation fuel, according to a recent study. Greenhouse gases from the aviation industry contribute 12% of transportation emissions and are bound to continue growing....
- Carbfix turns emissions into stone Wed, 17 Mar 21, 3:30amAn Icelandic startup has an intriguing solution to the emissions problem: turn carbon into stone.[...]
- Cascading COVID-style lockdown: Only way to save the planet! Sat, 6 Mar 21, 5:00amGuest “we had to destroy village in order to save it” by David Middleton Equivalent of Covid emissions drop needed every two years – studyEquivalent falls in emissions over a…
- John Kerry Disappointed Australia Wants to Keep Exporting Coal Wed, 24 Feb 21, 1:00pmWhat a shocker - Australia is not rushing to meet John Kerry's request to give up one of our main export industries on the timeframe of Kerry's choosing.
- Pressure Grows For Meaningful US Emission Cuts Wed, 24 Feb 21, 9:00amIt is not widely understood how little Obama actually committed to in Paris, with a 26-28% cut from 2005 emissions by 2025. This compares to the UK’s pledge to cut by 49% from 2005 to 2030. The comparison with 1990 levels...
- The social cost of carbon could help shape stricter climate policies Fri, 5 Feb 21, 4:30amOn President Joe Biden’s first day in office, he ordered a review of an obscure but important number: the social cost of carbon. According to climate economist Gernot Wagner, this is “the single most important number...
- Biden to issue new directives on climate change Thu, 28 Jan 21, 4:30amPresident Joe Biden is expected to issue additional executive orders by end of the day today that will kickstart the process of combating climate change...
- Finnish hockey team goes carbon-neutral Tue, 26 Jan 21, 5:30amLahti Pelicans, a Finnish ice hockey club, is championing for a carbon-free world. In celebration of Lahti's crowning as the 2021 European Green Capital, the Pelicans set a goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral hockey...
- Gothenburg, Sweden develops world's first zero-emissions zone Thu, 21 Jan 21, 4:30amThe Swedish city of Gothenburg is developing the world's first large-scale zero-emissions city zone. In collaboration with Volvo Cars, Gothenburg's Green City Zone initiative will be open to economic activities, allowing...
- Federal court dismisses Trump's rollback on regulating carbon emissions Thu, 21 Jan 21, 5:30amA federal court has turned down the EPA's efforts to lessen carbon emission regulations for coal plants. The move has been celebrated and welcomed by opponents of the Trump administration's actions to weaken environmental...
- 2020 ranks as the hottest year in modern history Tue, 12 Jan 21, 5:30amLast year was the hottest year ever recorded on Earth, according to an analysis done by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The study shows that the year tied with 2016, making this decade the hottest...
- Sins of Comission, Sins of Emission Thu, 7 Jan 21, 1:00pmGuest Post by Willis Eschenbach As a result of my last post looking at the question of CO2 and COVID, I came up with an interesting question, viz: What is…
- Organic and conventional meat production cause equal amounts of emissions Fri, 25 Dec 20, 5:30amResearch published in the journal Nature Communications has revealed that the environmental impact caused by organically farmed meat is equal to that caused by conventionally farmed meat...