China reduces carbon dioxide accumulation
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China reduces carbon dioxide accumulation

China Daily  

China's annual increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations last year was slightly lower than the average growth of the past decade, the China Meteorological Administration said on Thursday. The 2023 China Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, released by the CMA on Thursday, revealed that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations in 2023 rose by 2.3 parts per million compared to 2022. "The rise roughly equals the global increase of carbon dioxide concentrations over the same period," said Huang Wei, deputy director of the CMA's Department of Science, Technology and Climate Change. The bulletin showed that the average atmospheric concentrations of methane and nitrous oxide — two other primary greenhouse gases — rose by 8 and 0.8 parts per billion respectively from 2022 to 2023.

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Major progress made toward carbon targets
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Major progress made toward carbon targets

China Daily  

Workers assemble electric cars at a Volkswagen plant in Hefei, Anhui province, in September. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, based in Helsinki, Finland, has published for the third year its annual assessment of China's progress toward its climate commitments and emissions pathways aligned with the goals outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. "Achieving …

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year. Many analysts had been hoping that China — by far the world’s biggest annual carbon polluting nation with 32% of the emissions — would have peaked its …

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

Hindustan Times  

* Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says Emissions from fossil fuels to rise nearly 1% to 37.4 bln T * Severe wildfires fuel 13.5% surge in land-use emissions * Emissions decrease in rich nations, rise in emerging economies * Without urgent action, global climate goals out of reach By Kate Abnett BAKU, - Global carbon …

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

CNN  

CNN — Global levels of planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels will hit record levels this year, according to new projections, dashing hopes 2024 would be the year they plateau or fall. “The impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly dramatic, yet we still see no sign that burning of fossil fuels has peaked,” said Pierre Friedlingstein, a climate professor at …

World nears 1.5°C warming threshold, carbon budget dwindling
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

World nears 1.5°C warming threshold, carbon budget dwindling

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The world will exhaust in about six years, the remaining carbon budget before the 1.5 degrees C warming threshold is breached consistently, the Global Carbon Project’s science team has projected. The carbon budget is the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that will result in limiting global warming to a given level, in this case, the Paris accord’s target …

'Words fail': WMO report finds CO2 accumulating at record levels
5 months ago

'Words fail': WMO report finds CO2 accumulating at record levels

Raw Story  

Climate-heating carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere more rapidly than at any time since humans evolved. "Greenhouse gas pollution at these levels will guarantee a human and economic trainwreck for every country, without exception." "Today's NDC Synthesis Report must be a turning point, ending the era of inadequacy and sparking a new age of acceleration, with much bolder new …

Greenhouse Gas Levels Soar to Record, Warns WMO
5 months ago

Greenhouse Gas Levels Soar to Record, Warns WMO

Live Mint  

Greenhouse gas levels hit record highs in 2023, with annual mean CO2 levels soaring by 2.3 PPM. This is the twelfth consecutive year of increasing CO2 levels, and the year 2023 also emerged as the warmest on record, surpassing the 2016-level. The rise in greenhouse gases is a major concern, as it contributes to climate change and extreme weather events. …

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

Al Jazeera  

The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia. The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has increased by 20 percent over the past two decades despite global efforts to curb it, according to a study published by the Global Carbon Project. “Anthropogenic emissions have continued to increase …

Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023: International Energy Agency
1 year, 1 month ago

Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023: International Energy Agency

The Hindu  

“Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts hampered hydropower production,” International Energy Agency said on February 29. “Far from falling rapidly — as is required to meet the global climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement — CO2 emissions reached a new record …

Air pollutant densities expected to decrease
1 year, 1 month ago

Air pollutant densities expected to decrease

China Daily  

Despite a grim situation in ozone pollution control, densities of the air pollutants in China are expected to decrease significantly as the country forges ahead with meeting its climate targets, experts said. The average ozone density across the country is on an upward trend, with fluctuations from 2013 to 2022, Zhang Weihao, manager of the China air quality program at …

China a go-getter, helper in carbon cut
1 year, 1 month ago

China a go-getter, helper in carbon cut

China Daily  

n aerial photo of Sanjiangyuan National Park in Northwest China's Qinghai province. In 2023, all for the first time, China's installed capacity of non-fossil energy power generation exceeded that of thermal power, accounted for more than half of the total installed capacity, hitting 53.9 percent, and the proportion of coal power installed capacity dropped below 40 percent, the China Electricity …

Air pollutant densities expected to decrease
1 year, 1 month ago

Air pollutant densities expected to decrease

China Daily  

Despite a grim situation in ozone pollution control, densities of the air pollutants in China are expected to decrease significantly as the country forges ahead with meeting its climate targets, experts said. The average ozone density across the country is on an upward trend, with fluctuations from 2013 to 2022, Zhang Weihao, manager of the China air quality program at …

World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation
1 year, 3 months ago

World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team of scientists reported. If China and India were excluded from the count, world carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels and cement manufacturing would have dropped, Friedlingstein …

World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation
1 year, 3 months ago

World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If China and India were excluded from the count, …

India's per capita emissions less than half of global average in 2022, US tops the list: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

India's per capita emissions less than half of global average in 2022, US tops the list: Report

India TV News  

India's per capita emissions less than half of global average in 2022, US tops the list: Report The US is also the biggest CO2 emitter since the Industrial Revolution. Over the entire period 1850–2022, the US' cumulative emissions amounted to 115 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, the EU's to 80 Gt C and China's to 70 Gt C. India's per capita …

Cause and Effect | At COP28, world leaders are at a crossroads
1 year, 4 months ago

Cause and Effect | At COP28, world leaders are at a crossroads

Hindustan Times  

World leaders converging on Dubai for the COP28 summit have their task cut out for them: To agree on emissions cut and a phase-out of fossil fuels; operationalising the loss and damage fund; and to ensure action on the new and updated nationally determined contributions. The world is currently headed for 2.5 to 2.9°C warming over the pre-industrial period, said …

China's carbon emissions set to peak before 2030: Expert poll
1 year, 4 months ago

China's carbon emissions set to peak before 2030: Expert poll

The Hindu  

China is on track to meet a goal to bring its climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030, according to a poll of 89 experts from industry and academia published on Tuesday, though questions remain over how high the top will be. More than 70% of respondents said China, the world's biggest carbon dioxide emitter, will be able …

Greenhouse gases hit record high in 2022: UN
1 year, 4 months ago

Greenhouse gases hit record high in 2022: UN

The Hindu  

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere hit new record highs in 2022, with no end in sight to the rising trend, the United Nations warned on November 15. The UN's World Meteorological Organization said levels of the three main greenhouse gases — the climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — all broke records last year. "Despite decades of warnings …

UN says greenhouse gases in atmosphere hit record high in 2022
1 year, 4 months ago

UN says greenhouse gases in atmosphere hit record high in 2022

Al Jazeera  

Leader of UN’s meteorological agency says the world is still ‘heading in the wrong direction’ and must cut use of fossil fuels. The United Nations says the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere surged to new highs last year as climate change fuelled extreme weather across the globe. In a bulletin released on Wednesday, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization …

我国建立全球覆盖温室气体排放规模最大的碳市场
1 year, 8 months ago

我国建立全球覆盖温室气体排放规模最大的碳市场

China Daily  

我国采取节能降碳减排、建立完善碳市场等一系列措施，应对气候变化取得积极进展。碳排放强度显著下降，可再生能源发展迅速，风电、光伏装机稳居世界第一。 Aerial photo taken on July 7, 2020 shows a photovoltaic industrial park in Gonghe County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province. 截至2023年6月30日，我国碳市场碳排放配额累计成交量2.37亿吨，累计成交额109.1亿元。 China has established the world's largest carbon market for greenhouse gas emissions, and has significantly reduced its carbon emissions intensity, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment Guo Fang said at a National Low-Carbon …

Levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in atmosphere hit another peak and show no signs of slowing
1 year, 9 months ago

Levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in atmosphere hit another peak and show no signs of slowing

LA Times  

Steam rises from a coal-fired power plant in Niederaussem, Germany, in November. Levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere are the highest they’ve been in 4 million years. Carbon dioxide levels in the air are now the highest they’ve been in more than 4 million years because of the burning of oil, coal and gas. It is one of …

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022
2 years ago

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Firstpost  

Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records dating to 1900, a result of air travel rebounding from the pandemic and more cities turning to coal as a low-cost source of power New York: Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records …

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022
2 years ago

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records dating to 1900, a result of air travel rebounding from the pandemic and more cities turning to coal as a low-cost source of power. Extreme weather events intensified last year’s carbon dioxide emissions: Droughts reduced the amount of water available …

Climate Change: Planet-heating CO2 emissions rise in 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

Climate Change: Planet-heating CO2 emissions rise in 2022

Live Mint  

A new climate science report, released today, states that in 2022, planet-heating CO2 emissions are set to rise by 1% over last year’s emissions. The annual study, prepared by Global Carbon Project, an international research project, shows that instead of decreasing, CO2 emissions are continuing to rise. The UN Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change has repeatedly stated that in order …

Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China
2 years, 4 months ago

Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The world’s burning of coal, oil and natural gas this year is putting 1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air than last year, bad news for the fight against climate change but with an odd twist, according to scientists who track emissions. China’s carbon pollution was down 0.9% this year compared to 2021, while emissions …

Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China
2 years, 4 months ago

Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China

The Independent  

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Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rise globally, including U.S., but drop in China
2 years, 4 months ago

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rise globally, including U.S., but drop in China

LA Times  

The world’s burning of coal, oil and natural gas this year is putting 1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air this year than last year, in a piece of bad news for the fight against climate change, according to scientists who track emissions. But in an unexpected twist, China’s carbon pollution was down 0.9% this year compared with 2021, …

CO2 pollution from fossil fuels to hit all-time high this year
2 years, 4 months ago

CO2 pollution from fossil fuels to hit all-time high this year

Al Jazeera  

Aviation industry identified as a leading contributor to the rise in emissions as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change, are on track to rise one percent in 2022 to reach an all-time high, according to scientists. Global CO2 emissions from all sources, including deforestation, will reach 40.6 billion …

Climate Change: CO2 in atmosphere passes new danger mark
2 years, 9 months ago

Climate Change: CO2 in atmosphere passes new danger mark

Live Mint  

When it comes to climate change, these days no news can mean good news. On 3 June, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Earth’s atmosphere now has CO2 levels of 421 parts per million, over 50% more than the industrial era. NOAA stated that before the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric CO2 levels had been constant at 280ppm for nearly …

Earth’s CO2 level passes a new climate milestone
2 years, 9 months ago

Earth’s CO2 level passes a new climate milestone

Al Jazeera  

The atmospheric CO2 level in May was 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, raising fears about climate change. Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about four million years, the main US climate agency said on Friday. “Carbon dioxide is …

Climate scientists warn of increased climate change events as carbon emissions fail to drop
2 years, 9 months ago

Climate scientists warn of increased climate change events as carbon emissions fail to drop

ABC  

Emissions across the globe continue to rise despite nations committing to cut them. Key points: The pandemic cut global carbon emissions in 2020, but they rebounded last year Scientists say carbon dioxide levels are now about the same as in the Pliocene era, when temperatures were 3.9C warmer May is the peak for global carbon dioxide emissions Scientists are warning …

Sky high: Carbon dioxide levels in air spike past milestone
2 years, 9 months ago

Sky high: Carbon dioxide levels in air spike past milestone

Associated Press  

The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has shot past a key milestone -- more than 50% higher than pre-industrial times -- and is at levels not seen since millions of years ago when Earth was a hothouse ocean-inundated planet, federal scientists announced Friday. Before the industrial revolution in the late 19th century carbon dioxide levels were at …

Carbon emissions dip, at least briefly, in China, study says
2 years, 9 months ago

Carbon emissions dip, at least briefly, in China, study says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — China, the world’s top emitter of carbon dioxide that causes global warming, has seen a notable dip in its emissions over the past three quarters — but it’s not clear how long the drop will continue. A new analysis of China’s economic data shows that carbon emissions dropped 1.4% in the first three months of the year, compared …

Carbon emissions dip, at least briefly, in China: study
2 years, 9 months ago

Carbon emissions dip, at least briefly, in China: study

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China, the world’s top emitter …

Earth’s CO2 hits highest recorded level in human history
2 years, 10 months ago

Earth’s CO2 hits highest recorded level in human history

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. Twenty years ago, the highest month of the year had 375.93 ppm – and in 1958, the first year …

China promotes coal in setback for efforts to cut emissions
2 years, 11 months ago

China promotes coal in setback for efforts to cut emissions

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China is promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a sluggish economy, prompting warnings Beijing is setting back efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source. China is one of the biggest investors in wind and solar, but jittery leaders called for more coal-fired power after economic growth plunged last year …

China promotes coal in a setback for efforts to cut climate-changing emissions
2 years, 11 months ago

China promotes coal in a setback for efforts to cut climate-changing emissions

LA Times  

Smoke and steam rise from towers at the coal-fired Urumqi Thermal Power Plant in western China. China is promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a sluggish economy, prompting warnings that Beijing is setting back efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from their biggest global source. China is one of the biggest investors in wind and …

Climate change: Humans generated 640 mn tons methane, 36 bn tons CO2 in 2021, scientists call it alarming
2 years, 11 months ago

Climate change: Humans generated 640 mn tons methane, 36 bn tons CO2 in 2021, scientists call it alarming

India Today  

Days after scientists on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change called for cutting down greenhouse gas emissions to avoid a 1.5 degrees Celsius rise in global temperature, a new report paints a grim picture. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observed a record annual increase in atmospheric levels of methane, a heat-trapping greenhouse gas that causes global warming, …

How coal, climate justice and zero emissions clashed at COP26
3 years, 4 months ago

How coal, climate justice and zero emissions clashed at COP26

The Hindu  

The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties ended in tears. Sharma, who’d extended the conference proceedings by a day, couldn’t get the world to decisively commit to two things: that all countries must cut carbon dioxide emissions so that it doesn’t lead to global warming rising beyond 1.5°C by 2100; and that it was time to set a date to …

CO2 emissions to rebound in 2022
3 years, 4 months ago

CO2 emissions to rebound in 2022

Hindustan Times  

Global CO2 emissions are set to rebound to pre-pandemic levels next year, according to an assessment published on Thursday as countries signed up to fossil-fuel cutting pledges criticised as too vague by campaigners. The grim emissions assessment was billed as a “reality check” for nations gathered at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, seen as a last chance to halt catastrophic …

Globe bounces back to nearly 2019 carbon pollution levels
3 years, 4 months ago

Globe bounces back to nearly 2019 carbon pollution levels

The Hindu  

The dramatic drop in carbon dioxide emissions from the pandemic lockdown has pretty much disappeared in a puff of coal-fired smoke, much of it from China, a new scientific study found. While most countries went back to pre-pandemic trends, China’s pollution increase was mostly responsible for worldwide figures bouncing back to 2019 levels rather then dropping significantly below them, said …

Climate 'Reality Check': 2021 Global CO2 Emissions Near Record Levels
3 years, 4 months ago

Climate 'Reality Check': 2021 Global CO2 Emissions Near Record Levels

News 18  

Global CO2 emissions caused mainly by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound in 2021 to pre-Covid levels, with China’s share increasing to nearly a third of the total, according to an assessment published Thursday. Capping the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — as per the Paris Agreement — would limit mortality and damage, …

Globe bounces back to nearly 2019 carbon pollution levels
3 years, 4 months ago

Globe bounces back to nearly 2019 carbon pollution levels

Associated Press  

GLASGOW, Scotland — The dramatic drop in carbon dioxide emissions from the pandemic lockdown has pretty much disappeared in a puff of coal-fired smoke, much of it from China, a new scientific study found. At the height of the pandemic last year, emissions were down to 34.8 billion metric tons, so this year’s jump is 4.9%, according to updated calculations …

Globe bounces back to nearly 2019 carbon pollution levels
3 years, 4 months ago

Globe bounces back to nearly 2019 carbon pollution levels

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At the height of the …

Global carbon emissions set to rebound close to pre-Covid levels
3 years, 4 months ago

Global carbon emissions set to rebound close to pre-Covid levels

Daily Mail  

Global carbon pollution is set to bounce back in 2021 to almost its pre-pandemic levels, scientists have warned as the Cop26 climate talks continue. Global carbon pollution is set to bounce back in 2021 to almost its pre-pandemic levels, scientists have warned as the Cop26 climate talks continue The world has only 11 years left before it has used up …

Infographic: COP26 goals explained in maps and charts
3 years, 4 months ago

Infographic: COP26 goals explained in maps and charts

Al Jazeera  

The annual climate change summit is under way in Glasgow as nations try to reach an agreement to limit global warming. This year’s conference will aim to reach a consensus on actions to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and to secure net-zero emissions by 2050. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “As this first stage …

The world bounces back nearly to 2019 carbon pollution levels after drop during pandemic lockdowns
3 years, 4 months ago

The world bounces back nearly to 2019 carbon pollution levels after drop during pandemic lockdowns

LA Times  

Smoke and steam rise from towers at the coal-fired Urumqi Thermal Power Plant in Urumqi in western China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 21. At the height of the pandemic last year, emissions were down to 34.8 billion metric tons, so this year’s jump is 4.9%, according to updated calculations by Global Carbon Project. Although most countries went back …

UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit a new record, cuts fall short
3 years, 5 months ago

UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit a new record, cuts fall short

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic lockdowns, the World Meteorological Organization said in a report published Monday. “The Greenhouse Gas Bulletin contains a stark, scientific message for climate change negotiators at COP26,” World Meteorological …

Policy unveiled set to advance carbon goals
3 years, 5 months ago

Policy unveiled set to advance carbon goals

China Daily  

A bird's-eye view of Sanjiangyuan National Park, Qinghai province. Full Text: Working Guidance For Carbon Dioxide Peaking And Carbon Neutrality In Full And Faithful Implementation Of The New Development Philosophy In a move to honor its climate commitment and further propel the building of an ecological civilization, China unveiled a master working guideline on Sunday that aims to elevate energy …

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