Tag: carbon emissions

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  Brazil withdraws its offer to host UN conference on climate change next year

  

  Brazil has withdrawn its offer to host a large U.N. conference on climate change next year, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, leading environmental groups to question the government's commitment to reducing carbon emissions.

• Thursday, February 11th 2016 - 05:45 UTC

  ICAO agrees on first binding limits on emissions from the aviation industry

  

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcement by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) proposing the first binding limits on emissions from the aviation industry.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2014 - 13:17 UTC

  Obama's climate plan is leaking methane

  

  The United States Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 30% will no doubt lead to a cleaner economy. But the road there will be paved with methane. By requiring reductions in the energy intensity per megawatt-hour of electricity generation, utilities will have the ability to choose from an array of options for how to meet the targets.