Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
greenhouse gas emissions, Tag
- We should account for the costs of disease and death from fossil fuel pollution in climate change policies
- Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new policy which will classify the burning of wood as a 'carbon neutral' fuel source...
- What steps can the UK take to reach net zero emissions by 2050? Sat, 21 Apr 18, 2:24amThe government has pledged to review its long-term climate targets. Renewable energy, housing and and transport are just some areas where new policies could cut emissions fast
- Labor states 'won't compromise' on renewable targets as energy fight looms Thu, 19 Apr 18, 4:00amVictoria’s energy minister warns Canberra ‘we’ve got thresholds’ ahead of meeting on proposed national energy guarantee • Sign up to receive the top stories every morning
- Coalition considers letting power companies buy offsets to cut emissions Mon, 16 Apr 18, 1:07pmTony Abbott argues offsets are carbon trading but government says it could include them in energy guarantee
- 173 countries agree to slash shipping industry emissions in historic deal Sat, 14 Apr 18, 4:03amShipping was the sole industry excluded from the 2015 Paris Agreement, even though the sector's annual carbon emissions are higher than those of Germany — and countries now plan to address that...
- New satellite to spot planet-warming industrial methane leaks Fri, 13 Apr 18, 1:15amMultimillion dollar project will scan and make public methane leaks from oil and gas plants that are a major contributor to global warming
- States threaten to call off energy deal if renewables undermined Thu, 12 Apr 18, 6:19pmQueensland and Victoria hedge bets about national energy guarantee, saying they won’t compromise on keeping strong renewables targets
- Clean energy financier invests $150m in infrastructure fund to lower emissions Thu, 12 Apr 18, 4:00amMove by CEFC designed to drive emissions reductions across Australia’s airports, ports and electricity infrastructure assets
- Josh Frydenberg makes peace offering to ACT before D-day for energy deal Wed, 11 Apr 18, 5:42pmEnergy minister bows to territory’s call for emissions reduction in national energy guarantee to be reported nationally
- IEA accused of undermining global shift from fossil fuels Thu, 5 Apr 18, 7:43pmHighly critical study warns projections used by the organisation tasked with leading the switch to clean energy remain skewed towards oil and gas and may break climate targets of Paris agreement
- Shell threatened with legal action over climate change contributions Wed, 4 Apr 18, 9:41pmFriends of the Earth demands the oil firm move away from fossil fuels to comply with Paris deal
- EPA set to repeal Obama-era rules for cleaner cars Mon, 2 Apr 18, 11:48pmThe Environmental Protection Agency is poised to undo Obama-era greenhouse gas emission regulations and fuel economy standards that were designed to encourage the development of cleaner, more efficient vehicles...
- Australia's emissions rise again in 2017, putting Paris targets in doubt Thu, 29 Mar 18, 2:05pmExcluding unreliable land-use data, 2017 greenhouse emissions were again highest on record
- China reports meeting its 2020 carbon intensity goals three years early Thu, 29 Mar 18, 3:21amXie Zhenhua, China's top climate official, has reported that the country has met its 2020 carbon intensity target three years earlier than expected. China's carbon intensity, as measured by the amount of carbon dioxide produced...