European Commission to propose more ambitious 2030 climate goal: Document
4 years, 3 months ago

European Commission to propose more ambitious 2030 climate goal: Document

India Today  

The European Commission will propose that the European Union sets a 2030 target of cutting its net greenhouse gas emissions by “at least 55%” against 1990 levels, according to an internal document seen by Reuters. Already well on the way to meeting its current climate target of a 40% cut by 2030, the EU wants to set a more ambitious near-term target in order to achieve its flagship goal of net zero emissions by 2050 and cement its status as a global leader in efforts to curb catastrophic climate change. The document, which could still be amended further before publication, says the Commission will propose a target for the EU’s net emissions in 2030 to be at least 55% below 1990 levels. A “net” emissions target can be achieved both by cutting greenhouse gas output from sectors such as industry and power generation, and using forests or carbon capture technologies to remove emissions from the atmosphere.

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The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports

Salon  

For the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 200 countries who signed the Paris climate agreement must hit a target of 43% reduction by 2030. Yet according to a recent report by the United Nations agency tasked with tackling global warming, the planet is currently on track to just hit a measly 2.6% reduction in carbon emissions. …

Two climate NGOs go to court against EU over insufficient emissions targets
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Two climate NGOs go to court against EU over insufficient emissions targets

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-28 09:51 BRUSSELS - Two environmental Non-governmental organizations have taken the European Commission to court on Tuesday, urging the Commission to revise its greenhouse gas emissions targets for the bloc's member states from now until 2030. The EU set a 40 percent aggregate emissions reduction target, compared to 1990 levels, for these sectors and an economy-wide target …

Two climate NGOs go to court against EU over insufficient emissions targets
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Two climate NGOs go to court against EU over insufficient emissions targets

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-28 09:51 BRUSSELS - Two environmental Non-governmental organizations have taken the European Commission to court on Tuesday, urging the Commission to revise its greenhouse gas emissions targets for the bloc's member states from now until 2030. The EU set a 40 percent aggregate emissions reduction target, compared to 1990 levels, for these sectors and an economy-wide target …

Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable

ABC  

In short: The Coalition says Labor will fail to meet the Paris Agreement emissions reductions target but will damage Australian industry in trying. The Coalition says Labor will fail to meet the Paris Agreement emissions reductions target but will damage Australian industry in trying. CSIRO finds nuclear would cost twice as much as renewables Photo shows Nuclear power station chimneys …

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists have taken the UN’s approach of assessing the “emissions gap” between national climate protection plans and what is …

EU Commission unveils a plan to slash emissions by 90%. Can it deliver?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EU Commission unveils a plan to slash emissions by 90%. Can it deliver?

CNN  

CNN — The European Commission announced one of the world’s most ambitious goals to slash planet-heating pollution on Tuesday, but protesting farmers and upcoming elections could threaten its success, analysts say. A new-look parliament might choose to keep the 90% goal, said Manon Dufour, executive director of the climate think tank E3G’s Brussels office, but there will likely be sticking …

"Unrealistic" that Netherlands will achieve climate goals: Council of State
1 year, 1 month ago

"Unrealistic" that Netherlands will achieve climate goals: Council of State

NL Times  

It is unrealistic that the Netherlands will achieve its climate target of emitting at least 55 percent less CO2 by 2030 compared to 1990, the Council of State warned on Thursday. The Cabinet’s most important advisor referred to calculations by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, which show that the climate target will only be achieved if all factors - including …

Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050
1 year, 2 months ago

Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050

The Hindu  

With climate warming leading to more air conditioning use worldwide, dozens of countries including China, India and the United States are being asked to commit to a global pledge that would require at least a 68% reduction in cooling-related emissions by 2050, sources told Reuters. The pledge, which would mark the world's first collective focus on energy emissions from the …

How the UK’s net zero pledges compare to other decarbonising countries
1 year, 3 months ago

How the UK’s net zero pledges compare to other decarbonising countries

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than 70 countries including the UK, US, EU and China have targets to …

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’
1 year, 5 months ago

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The head of this year’s United Nations climate talks called Thursday for governments and businesses to tackle global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in all regions and sectors if they want to stop the planet from passing a key temperature limit agreed on more than seven years ago. “We need to attack all emissions, everywhere: one, two …

EU told to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90-95% by 2040
1 year, 6 months ago

EU told to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90-95% by 2040

India Today  

The European Union should commit to slash its net greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 95% by 2040, official advisers said on Thursday, as Brussels prepares a new goal to curb Europe's contribution to climate change. The European Commission is drafting what would be the EU's first legally binding emissions-cutting target for 2040, aimed at guiding the world's third-biggest …

EU plans strategy to scale up investment in capturing CO2 emissions
1 year, 6 months ago

EU plans strategy to scale up investment in capturing CO2 emissions

The Hindu  

The European Commission is working on plans to speed up investment in capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions, it said on Friday, as the bloc prepares to slash its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. In a public consultation on the plans, the Commission said infrastructure to capture and store CO2 underground or use it in industries was …

Carbon removal efforts not moving fast enough to reach climate goals, study shows
1 year, 11 months ago

Carbon removal efforts not moving fast enough to reach climate goals, study shows

LA Times  

Researchers say efforts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere aren’t being scaled up fast enough and can’t be relied on to meet crucial climate goals. New carbon removal technologies include so-called direct air capture, in which carbon dioxide is sucked from the atmosphere and stored underground. Achieving “net zero” emissions by midcentury — a goal many countries are aiming …

EU reaches deal on major carbon market reform
2 years ago

EU reaches deal on major carbon market reform

The Hindu  

EU member States and parliamentarians on Sunday announced an agreement for a major reform to the bloc's carbon market, the central plank of its ambitions to reduce emissions and invest in climate-friendly technologies. The EU Emissions Trading System allows electricity producers and industries with high energy demands such as steel and cement to purchase "free allowances" to cover their carbon …

EU climate chief defends plans for ‘carbon farming’
2 years ago

EU climate chief defends plans for ‘carbon farming’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The European Union’s top climate official on Wednesday dismissed criticism from environmental groups over its proposal to incorporate carbon removal methods into its climate plans, insisting the plan won’t undermine the bloc’s efforts to tackle global warming. Dozens of organizations issued a joint call Monday slamming the EU’s plans to certify so-called offsets — carbon absorbed through nature …

Dutch government will miss climate targets even with new plans: Planning office
2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch government will miss climate targets even with new plans: Planning office

NL Times  

Even with its newly announced climate plans, the Dutch Cabinet will not achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030. The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has calculated that with its additional plans, emissions will be reduced by between 41 and 52 percent compared to 1990 levels. The planning office did not include measures where researchers …

Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change
2 years, 1 month ago

Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change

NPR  

Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivia Zhang/AP Olivia Zhang/AP World leaders will begin climate talks in Egypt in a little over a week, and tensions are expected to run high in the negotiations to reduce heat-trapping emissions. Sponsor Message At last year's climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, world …

UN says countries’ climate plans ‘nowhere near’ 1.5C goal
2 years, 1 month ago

UN says countries’ climate plans ‘nowhere near’ 1.5C goal

Al Jazeera  

Head of UN Climate Change says governments need to strengthen their climate plans and implement them in the next eight years. A new report by the United Nations has warned that the climate plans from governments worldwide remain insufficient to limit rising temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. “We are still nowhere near …

UK well off track to meet 2030s carbon-cutting goals, official figures project
2 years, 1 month ago

UK well off track to meet 2030s carbon-cutting goals, official figures project

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the light of the new data, senior climate lawyer for environmental law charity Sam Hunter Jones said: “These …

‘Major failures’ in govt plans to meet net zero climate goals, says advisory body
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Major failures’ in govt plans to meet net zero climate goals, says advisory body

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Major failures” in the government’s delivery of plans to meet UK climate goals means it …

EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035
2 years, 6 months ago

EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament on Wednesday threw its weight behind a proposed ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in 2035, seeking to step up the fight against climate change through the faster development of electric vehicles. The 2030 CO2-reduction target and ban on combustion engines in 2035 were proposed last year by the European Commission, the EU’s …

World must halve emissions by 2030: IPCC
2 years, 8 months ago

World must halve emissions by 2030: IPCC

The Hindu  

In the final part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's sixth assessment on the state of global warming — themed on climate mitigation — the message is clear: The window for keeping heating below 1.5 degrees Celsius, and limiting catastrophic climate impacts, including worsening wildfires and flooding, has become very small. "This latest IPCC report puts policymakers on notice, …

‘Now or never’ to avoid climate catastrophe: IPCC report
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Now or never’ to avoid climate catastrophe: IPCC report

Al Jazeera  

UN panel warns that policies are leading the planet to extreme temperature rises, and calls for an urgent halt to rising emissions. The 1.5C target is presently “beyond reach”, even with the most updated global climate pledges, the IPCC said, adding that to get there the world must radically reduce the fossil fuels behind the lion’s share of emissions. Read …

Earth has 11 years to cut emissions to avoid dire climate scenarios, a report says
3 years, 1 month ago

Earth has 11 years to cut emissions to avoid dire climate scenarios, a report says

NPR  

Earth has 11 years to cut emissions to avoid dire climate scenarios, a report says Enlarge this image toggle caption Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images The current rate of greenhouse gas pollution is so high that Earth has about 11 years to rein in emissions if countries want to avoid the worst damage from climate …

Planet on track for catastrophic 2.7 degrees Celsius rise by 2100: UN report
3 years, 1 month ago

Planet on track for catastrophic 2.7 degrees Celsius rise by 2100: UN report

India Today  

Days ahead of the Conference of Parties Summit in Glasgow, a new report from the United Nations hints that the current commitments to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions are not enough and put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century. 16% RISE IN GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS BY 2030 The annual "emissions gap" report …

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL
3 years, 3 months ago

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL

Dutch News  

The European Commission’s climate change plans will have ‘significant consequences’ for Dutch climate and energy policy and will partly require a change of course, the Dutch environmental assessment agency PBL said on Friday in a new report. In addition, goals for green hydrogen use, energy saving and renewable energy for heating and cooling will also present a ‘hefty task’ for …

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL
3 years, 3 months ago

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL

Dutch News  

The European Commission’s climate change plans will have ‘significant consequences’ for Dutch climate and energy policy and will partly require a change of course, the Dutch environmental assessment agency PBL said on Friday in a new report. In addition, goals for green hydrogen use, energy saving and renewable energy for heating and cooling will also present a ‘hefty task’ for …

Europe asks Netherlands to set more ambitious climate targets
3 years, 3 months ago

Europe asks Netherlands to set more ambitious climate targets

NL Times  

The European Fit for 55 climate package requires the Netherlands to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions more by 2030 than the Netherlands' current Climate Agreement will achieve, the Netherlands' Environmental Assessment Agency said on Friday. Parliament asked the PBL to analyze what the Fit for 55 package, the joint climate goals for the EU, means for the Netherlands, NU.nl reports. …

US, China, India, Europe Need to Do Maximum to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Without Waiting for Others: UN
3 years, 3 months ago

US, China, India, Europe Need to Do Maximum to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Without Waiting for Others: UN

News 18  

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday asserted that both developing and developed nations must do their job to reach the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, expressing hope that countries such as the US, China, India, Europe will understand they need to do the maximum without waiting for what the others are doing. To limit temperature rise to …

Countries Promised To Cut Greenhouse Emissions, The UN Says They Are Failing
3 years, 3 months ago

Countries Promised To Cut Greenhouse Emissions, The UN Says They Are Failing

NPR  

Countries Promised To Cut Greenhouse Emissions, The UN Says They Are Failing Enlarge this image toggle caption ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images The United Nations is warning that most countries have failed to uphold promises to make deep cuts to greenhouse gas pollution, in order to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. Under …

EU unveils tough climate rules, eyes tax on foreign firms
3 years, 5 months ago

EU unveils tough climate rules, eyes tax on foreign firms

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union unveiled sweeping new legislation Wednesday to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade, including a controversial plan to tax foreign companies for the pollution they cause. European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans said that by failing to act now, “we would fail our …

EU to unveil tough rules to combat climate change, including plan to tax foreign firms
3 years, 5 months ago

EU to unveil tough rules to combat climate change, including plan to tax foreign firms

Firstpost  

The proposals by the European Commission will cover everything from tougher caps on car pollution to new national limits on gases from buildings Brussels: The European Union on Wednesday is unveiling sweeping new legislation to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55 percent over this decade, including a controversial plan to …

EU unveils tough climate rules to stop ‘wars over water and food’
3 years, 5 months ago

EU unveils tough climate rules to stop ‘wars over water and food’

Al Jazeera  

The European Union unveiled sweeping new legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent this decade, aiming to turn green goals into concrete action and set an example for the world’s other big economies to follow. “The infernos and hurricanes we have seen over the last few weeks are only a very small window into what our future could …

European Union unveils tough climate proposal, including new taxes on foreign firms
3 years, 5 months ago

European Union unveils tough climate proposal, including new taxes on foreign firms

LA Times  

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, and other commission officials announce plans for new emissions rules at a news conference in Brussels on Wednesday. ”The principle is simple: emission of CO 2 must have a price, a price on CO 2 that incentivizes consumers, producers and innovators to choose the clean technologies, to go toward the clean and …

COP26 offers a chance to revise zero-emission targets
3 years, 5 months ago

COP26 offers a chance to revise zero-emission targets

Live Mint  

The United Kingdom will be hosting the 26th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in early November, 2021. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the organization that provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts, future risks and options for adaptation and mitigation. The Special Report concludes that limiting …

Climate change: European Union enshrines net zero and emissions targets into law
3 years, 5 months ago

Climate change: European Union enshrines net zero and emissions targets into law

CNN  

CNN — The European Council adopted a climate change law Monday that legally obliges its 27 nations to collectively slash greenhouse emissions by 55% by 2030 – from 1990 levels – and to become a net-zero-emissions economy by 2050. The European Union and several other nations increased pledges to cut greenhouse gases and reach carbon neutrality at a virtual climate …

EU lawmakers approve deal on climate neutrality by 2050
3 years, 6 months ago

EU lawmakers approve deal on climate neutrality by 2050

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European lawmakers approved Thursday a climate law making the bloc’s commitment to reach climate neutrality by 2050 a binding obligation. Under the law, the EU will also commit itself to an intermediate target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. “The EU must now reduce emissions more in the next …

To reach net-zero emissions and remove CO2 from the air, scientists drawn up six priorities
3 years, 6 months ago

To reach net-zero emissions and remove CO2 from the air, scientists drawn up six priorities

Firstpost  

Information on CO₂ removal is found in academic literature and focuses on a global scale but actually doing it will involve everyone from local farmers to international financiers. Done right, carbon removal could be the perfect accompaniment to emissions cuts, bringing the climate back into balance. Some experts worry that carbon removal could prove to be a mirage – particularly …

EU leaders set for spat over distribution of carbon-cut burden
3 years, 7 months ago

EU leaders set for spat over distribution of carbon-cut burden

Hindustan Times  

European Union leaders are poised for a wrangle over how to distribute the burden of the EU’s bolstered plan to stem climate change. Sharing the burden is likely to expose the divide between the richer western countries and poorer eastern members as the 27-nation EU seeks to reinforce its position as a global leader in reducing pollution. East-West divide Poland, …

Germany aims for net zero emissions by 2045, 5 years earlier
3 years, 7 months ago

Germany aims for net zero emissions by 2045, 5 years earlier

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German officials proposed Wednesday that the country could bring forward the date for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” to 2045, after Germany’s top court ruled that existing plans place too much of the burden for curbing climate change on young people. The proposed targets so far include few details on how the emission cuts would …

Why the new US carbon emissions target isn’t good enough
3 years, 7 months ago

Why the new US carbon emissions target isn’t good enough

Live Mint  

On 22 April, US president Joe Biden did what everyone expected him to do: announce a relatively ambitious climate goal for 2030. First, it signals a complete policy volte-face from the previous Donald Trump administration’s climate denial and, second, this updates the previous emissions target set under the Barack Obama administration. Although the specifics are yet to be announced, the …

AP sources: Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030
3 years, 8 months ago

AP sources: Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans. Scientists, environmental groups and even business leaders had called on Biden to set a target that would cut U.S. …

UK confirms it will set a tougher climate pledge for 2035
3 years, 8 months ago

UK confirms it will set a tougher climate pledge for 2035

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement, Boris Johnson said: “We want to continue to raise the bar on tackling climate change, and …

UK to toughen climate target before US President Joe Biden's summit: Reports
3 years, 8 months ago

UK to toughen climate target before US President Joe Biden's summit: Reports

Hindustan Times  

The UK government will set itself a more ambitious climate target, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by three-quarters of their 1990 levels by 2035, British media reported Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question time debate in Parliament, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in London, Britain, April 14, 2021, in this screen grab taken …

Climate crisis: UK ‘to raise emissions cut target to 78% by 2035’ ahead of Cop26
3 years, 8 months ago

Climate crisis: UK ‘to raise emissions cut target to 78% by 2035’ ahead of Cop26

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson is preparing to announce a fresh target to reduce the UK's carbon emissions …

Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030, sources say
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030, sources say

LA Times  

President Biden’s target of a 50% reduction in U.S. greenhouse emissions would nearly double the nation’s previous commitment President Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans. The 50% target would …

Economists want ‘drastic’ action to stop climate change: Survey
3 years, 8 months ago

Economists want ‘drastic’ action to stop climate change: Survey

Al Jazeera  

Two-thirds of respondents say economic benefits from net-zero emissions by 2050 would outweigh the cost of achieving it. A growing number of climate economists say the world should take “immediate and drastic action” to tackle climate change, according to a survey published Tuesday. For another question on reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, two-thirds said the costs of investing towards that …

The Netherlands joins movement to end use of fossil fuel cars by 2030
3 years, 9 months ago

The Netherlands joins movement to end use of fossil fuel cars by 2030

NL Times  

Together with eight other EU countries, the Netherlands asked the European Commission to increase measures to get fossil fuel cars off Europe's roads and so contribute to the reduction of CO2-emissions. “If the goal of CO2 neutrality by 2050 is to be attained, the production of vehicles with combustion engines needs to be stopped by 2030 when you take into …

US needs nearly two-thirds emissions cut by 2030 to achieve net zero by mid-century, new analysis finds
3 years, 9 months ago

US needs nearly two-thirds emissions cut by 2030 to achieve net zero by mid-century, new analysis finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United States needs to cut emissions by almost two-thirds in the next nine years …

US must slash emissions by at least 57% to meet Paris climate target: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

US must slash emissions by at least 57% to meet Paris climate target: Report

Hindustan Times  

The United States needs to set a target to slash its greenhouse gas emissions between 57% and 63% below 2005 levels by 2030 in order to achieve the Biden administration's longer-term goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a new analysis released on Thursday. Climate Action Tracker analyzed President Joe Biden's plans to decarbonize the electricity sector, commercial buildings …

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