Tag: carbon emissions

Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 06:59 UTC
BAS publishes carbon emissions for 2023/24, striving to reach net zero

For the first time, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are publishing their carbon footprint data on their website to increase transparency and help other organizations reduce their carbon emissions.
Saturday, October 29th 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Carbon emissions forecast to peak in 2025

Global energy emissions have been forecast to be peaking by 2025 as a result of a shift in investments following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which pushed renewable sources to the forefront, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)'s annual World Energy Outlook report released this week.
Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Brazilian scientists find new way to capture carbon from the atmosphere

According to a report published Friday by Agencia Brasil, a group of scientists from that country has found new techniques which could be of use in forest recovery and increase the capture of carbon from the atmosphere. April 15 was Brazil's National Soil Conservation Day.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
Global carbon emissions reach all-time high in 2021 after COVID-19

The International Energy Agency (IEA) Tuesday warned through a statement that “global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to their highest level ever in 2021 as economies recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and coal use increased.”
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Australian firm pledges US $ 8 bn to green hydrogen development in Argentina

The Argentine Government has reached an understanding with a leading Australian firm to move forward with local production of clean energy. President Alberto Fernández made the announcement Monday from Glasgow, where he is attending the UN COP26 Climate Summit.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Not Yet on Track: Climate Threat Demands More Ambitious Global Action

By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director – In 1785, Robert Burns reflected on how humanity has come to dominate our planet: “I’m truly sorry man’s dominion, has broken nature’s social union,” he wrote. The Scottish poet’s words still ring true two centuries later.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Biden announces US-UE negotiating carbon-conscious trade agreement

As the Glasgow COP26 climate Summit was starting, US President Joseph Biden said from Rome that the United States and the European Union had agreed to negotiate “the world's first trade agreement based on how much carbon is in a product”.
Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 09:27 UTC
Brazil's carbon emissions on the rise, claim coalition of environmental organizations

Brazil's carbon emissions surged last year because of rising deforestation in the Amazon, jeopardizing the country's commitments under the Paris climate accord, an environmental group warned on Friday.
Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
UN apocalyptic report on global warming devastating consequences for oceans and frozen spaces

Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned on Wednesday that global warming is devastating oceans and Earth's frozen spaces in ways that directly threaten a large slice of humanity.
Saturday, March 16th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
The climate strikers should inspire us all to act at the next UN summit

By Antonio Guterres (*) Without ambitious action, the Paris agreement is meaningless. So I’m bringing world leaders together to build the future we need. Tens of thousands of young people took to the streets on Friday with a clear message to world leaders: act now to save our planet and our future from the climate emergency.