Global CO2 emissions show biggest ever drop in first half of 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Global CO2 emissions show biggest ever drop in first half of 2020

Live Mint  

Global carbon dioxide emissions fell by 8.8% in the first six months of this year, the biggest drop for a first half-year period, due to the effects of coronavirus-related restrictions, a study showed on Wednesday. Research published in the journal Nature Communications by a group of scientists from China, France, Japan and the United States, said emissions fell by 1,551 million tonnes or 8.8% in the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year. The 8.8% reduction represents largest ever fall in emissions over the first half year, larger than for any economic downturn. "By July 1, the pandemic's effects on global emissions diminished as lockdown restrictions relaxed and some economic activities restarted, especially in China and several European countries," the paper said.

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China reduces carbon dioxide accumulation
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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

Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023: International Energy Agency
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022
1 year, 10 months 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
1 year, 10 months 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 …

US emissions rose in 2022. Here’s why that’s not as bad as it sounds
2 years ago

US emissions rose in 2022. Here’s why that’s not as bad as it sounds

Salon  

A new report from the Rhodium Group, a research firm that models greenhouse gas emissions, brings good news and bad news. First, the bad: U.S. emissions increased by just over 1 percent last year, making 2022 the second consecutive year of carbon emissions growth since the American economy began recovering from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The drop …

Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China
2 years, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, …

Energy agency: CO2 emissions rise in 2022, but more slowly
2 years, 2 months ago

Energy agency: CO2 emissions rise in 2022, but more slowly

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to rise again this year, but by much less than in 2021 due to the growth in renewable power and electric cars. Last year saw a strong rebound in carbon dioxide emissions — the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming …

Climate scientists warn of increased climate change events as carbon emissions fail to drop
2 years, 7 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 …

CO2 emissions to rebound in 2022
3 years, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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 …

Earth has 11 years to cut emissions to avoid dire climate scenarios, a report says
3 years, 2 months 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 …

The world bounces back nearly to 2019 carbon pollution levels after drop during pandemic lockdowns
3 years, 2 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 …

Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020: UN report
3 years, 2 months ago

Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020: UN report

Al Jazeera  

UN weather agency warns the world is ‘way off track’ on reaching goals for capping rising temperatures. Monday’s annual report on heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere by the World Meteorological Organization showed that carbon dioxide levels surged to 413.2 parts per million in 2020, increasing at a faster rate than the annual average over the last decade despite a temporary …

Greenhouse gas levels reached record highs in 2020, even with pandemic lockdowns
3 years, 2 months ago

Greenhouse gas levels reached record highs in 2020, even with pandemic lockdowns

NPR  

Greenhouse gas levels reached record highs in 2020, even with pandemic lockdowns Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg via Getty Images Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg via Getty Images Despite a world economy that slowed significantly because of COVID-19, the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record last year, putting the goal of slowing the rise of global …

Germany to slip back in cutting greenhouse gases, emission to grow by largest amount since 1990: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

Germany to slip back in cutting greenhouse gases, emission to grow by largest amount since 1990: Study

India Today  

Germany is forecast to slip back below the threshold it had set for cutting greenhouse gases by 2020, amid a post-pandemic recovery and unfavorable conditions for renewable energy, according to a report by an environmental think tank Sunday. Berlin-based Agora Energiewende examined data from the first half of 2021 to forecast that total emissions in Germany this year will be …

Carbon dioxide Emissions Clock Historic Levels Despite Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Carbon dioxide Emissions Clock Historic Levels Despite Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

The Carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has again peaked last month, reaching historic levels, according to a new report. Atmospheric carbon dioxide peaked for 2021 in May at a monthly average of 419 parts per million, the highest level since accurate measurements began 63 years ago, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Scripps Institution of Oceanography …

Your company needs to go carbon neutral. Its next target is your dodgy boiler
3 years, 7 months ago

Your company needs to go carbon neutral. Its next target is your dodgy boiler

Wired  

Covid-19 worked wonders for global net-zero targets. In China, carbon emissions dropped by 25 per cent in the initial stages of the pandemic while global emissions were expected to fall by 2,000 million tonnes across the year as a whole, the largest annual reduction ever recorded. Research conducted by energy supplier Bulb and consultancy EcoAct reckoned that, overall, UK companies …

IEA issues ‘dire warning’ as CO2 emissions set to soar in 2021
3 years, 8 months ago

IEA issues ‘dire warning’ as CO2 emissions set to soar in 2021

Al Jazeera  

The IEA predicts that carbon dioxide emissions could rise to 33 billion tonnes in 2021 – the second largest rise in emissions ever. Global carbon emissions are set to jump by five percent marking the largest single increase in more than a decade as the economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is “anything but sustainable” for the climate. The International …

Global emissions cuts need to be ten times higher to stop climate change
3 years, 10 months ago

Global emissions cuts need to be ten times higher to stop climate change

Live Mint  

When it comes to understanding the rate at which countries should be reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to put a brake on global warming, the math is pretty clear. To limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial levels by 2100, CO2 emissions need to reduce by one-two billion tonnes every year through the next decade …

Scientists warn of rebound after record 7% fall in global emissions
3 years, 10 months ago

Scientists warn of rebound after record 7% fall in global emissions

Hindustan Times  

Coronavirus restrictions led to a record 7% fall in global carbon emissions last year, but the drop will be short-lived unless efforts to phase out fossil fuel are intensified, a study by scientists in the journal Nature Climate Change said. The study by scientists from institutions in Australia, Britain, France, Norway and the United States, confirmed preliminary estimates from May …

Guess What? Global CO2 Emissions Have Returned to Pre-pandemic Levels
3 years, 10 months ago

Guess What? Global CO2 Emissions Have Returned to Pre-pandemic Levels

News 18  

Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. “The rebound in global carbon emissions toward the end of last year is a stark warning that not enough is being done to accelerate clean energy transitions worldwide,” IEA executive …

Remember the pandemic greenhouse emissions drop? It’s nearly gone
3 years, 10 months ago

Remember the pandemic greenhouse emissions drop? It’s nearly gone

CNN  

CNN — Global emissions of heat-trapping gases fell dramatically last year as the pandemic forced much of the world to a halt. Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director, said the rebound in carbon emissions was “a stark warning that not enough is being done to accelerate clean energy transitions worldwide.” “If governments don’t move quickly with the right energy policies, …

Global energy-related emissions rise in December despite pandemic shutdowns
3 years, 10 months ago

Global energy-related emissions rise in December despite pandemic shutdowns

Hindustan Times  

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose slightly in December compared with the same month of 2019, indicating the sharp drop seen due to the pandemic was short-lived. The Paris-based intergovernmental agency said a resurgence in economic activity coupled with a lack of clean energy policies mean many countries are now seeing higher emissions than before the coronavirus outbreak. “The rebound …

Carbon emissions rebound, worrying International Energy Agency
3 years, 10 months ago

Carbon emissions rebound, worrying International Energy Agency

Live Mint  

Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, a recent report by International Energy Agency states. "The rebound in global carbon emissions toward the end of last year is a stark warning that not enough is being done to accelerate clean energy transitions worldwide," Fatih Birol, executive …

Global CO2 pollution returns to pre-COVID levels: IEA
3 years, 10 months ago

Global CO2 pollution returns to pre-COVID levels: IEA

Al Jazeera  

The International Energy Agency says emissions were 2 percent higher in December than in the same month a year ago. Global carbon dioxide emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency says. “The rebound in global carbon emissions toward the end of …

India’s percentage CO2 emissions rose faster than the world average
3 years, 10 months ago

India’s percentage CO2 emissions rose faster than the world average

The Hindu  

India’s percentage carbon dioxide emissions rose slower in 2016-19 than in 2011-15 but was much above the world average of 0.7%, according to an analysis published in Nature Climate Change on Monday. It comes ahead of a “global stock take” that shows how much reduction countries have achieved since signing the Paris Agreement in 2015, which commits the world to …

Pandemic Causes Historic — But Fleeting— Drop In U.S. Climate Emissions
4 years ago

Pandemic Causes Historic — But Fleeting— Drop In U.S. Climate Emissions

NPR  

Pandemic Causes Historic — But Fleeting— Drop In U.S. Climate Emissions Enlarge this image toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Ethan Miller/Getty Images As commuters stayed home in 2020 and airplanes remained on the ground, the nationwide slowdown led to a sizable drop in heat-trapping emissions. U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell by 10 percent, the largest annual drop since World War …

US carbon emissions fell 10% in 2020
4 years ago

US carbon emissions fell 10% in 2020

CNN  

CNN — US greenhouse gas emissions dropped dramatically in 2020, helping the country meet one of its long-standing climate targets. The crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic caused US emissions to drop by 10.3% last year, according to preliminary estimates by the Rhodium Group, a private data analytics firm. “However, 2020 should not in any way be considered a down …

World Carbon Dioxide Emissions Drop 7% in Pandemic-hit 2020
4 years, 1 month ago

World Carbon Dioxide Emissions Drop 7% in Pandemic-hit 2020

News 18  

A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will have put 37 billion U.S. tons of carbon dioxide in the air in 2020. “We are certainly very close …

World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020
4 years, 1 month ago

World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020

Associated Press  

A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will have put 37 billion U.S. tons of carbon dioxide in the air in 2020. “We are certainly very close …

Global carbon emissions dropped a record 7% due to COVID-19. Don’t count on it to last
4 years, 1 month ago

Global carbon emissions dropped a record 7% due to COVID-19. Don’t count on it to last

LA Times  

The 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles with unusually light traffic on March 20, while the state was under coronavirus stay-at-home orders. The COVID-19 pandemic reduced global greenhouse gas emissions by a record 7% this year, according to new estimates released Thursday by an international group of scientists. Le Quéré said the emissions drop from the pandemic could be fleeting …

Surge in Greenhouse Gases Sustained Despite Covid-19 Lockdowns, Says UN
4 years, 1 month ago

Surge in Greenhouse Gases Sustained Despite Covid-19 Lockdowns, Says UN

News 18  

Greenhouse gas concentrations climbed to a new record in 2019 and rose again this year despite an expected drop in emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the World Meteorological Organization said on Monday, warning against complacency. However, the WMO described the projected 2020 drop as a "tiny blip" and said the resulting impact on the carbon dioxide concentrations that contribute to …

Yes, Emissions Have Fallen. That Won’t Fix Climate Change
4 years, 5 months ago

Yes, Emissions Have Fallen. That Won’t Fix Climate Change

Wired  

It’s been one of the few slivers of hope as we’ve trudged through the Covid-19 catastrophe: As industries shuttered and we all sheltered in place, we’ve stopped spewing so much planet-warming gas. “Really, the first effect of reducing emissions is in fact an increase, we think, in the surface temperature.” That warming, combined with the fact that CO 2 lasts …

Emissions Are Surging Back as Countries and States Reopen
4 years, 6 months ago

Emissions Are Surging Back as Countries and States Reopen

New York Times  

After a drastic decline this spring, global greenhouse gas emissions are now rebounding sharply, scientists reported, as countries relax their coronavirus lockdowns and traffic surges back onto roads. and Britain United States –8 Estimated change in CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels, compared with 2019 –12 Rest of the world –16 Early April Global emissions fell by an estimated 17 …

Carbon emissions amid Covid-19 pandemic fell 17 percent globally, even higher in some countries: Study
4 years, 7 months ago

Carbon emissions amid Covid-19 pandemic fell 17 percent globally, even higher in some countries: Study

Firstpost  

The researchers predict that this ’extreme’ effect of the Covid-19 global lockdown on daily emissions of carbon won’t last. The study published in the journal Nature Climate Change shows that daily emissions decreased by 17 percent, globally when the peak lockdown measures were exercised in early April. However, this “extreme” effect of the Covid-19 global lockdown on daily emissions of …

Covid-19 lockdowns could drop carbon emissions to their lowest level since World War II. But the change may be temporary
4 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 lockdowns could drop carbon emissions to their lowest level since World War II. But the change may be temporary

CNN  

CNN — As predicted, carbon dioxide emissions have declined during the Covid-19 pandemic. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Pope Francis delivers his blessing to an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on March 15. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images An empty subway train is seen in New York on March 17. Valentin Flauraud/AFP/Getty Images The Missouri Senate chamber sits empty on March 12 …

Coronavirus will cause the biggest fall in CO2 emissions since WWII but won't stop climate change: WMO
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus will cause the biggest fall in CO2 emissions since WWII but won't stop climate change: WMO

Firstpost  

WMO expects a six percent drop in carbon emissions this year but warned it could be followed by higher emissions than before COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause the biggest fall in carbon dioxide emissions since World War Two but it will likely be short-lived and will not stop climate change, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. …

Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War Two
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War Two

Live Mint  

LONDON/WASHINGTON: Carbon dioxide emissions could fall by the largest amount since World War Two this year as the coronavirus outbreak brings economies to a virtual standstill, according to the chair of a network of scientists providing benchmark emissions data. Rob Jackson, who chairs the Global Carbon Project, which produces widely-watched annual emissions estimates, said carbon output could fall by more …

Emissions from coal power see 'biggest fall' in decades, report finds
4 years, 10 months ago

Emissions from coal power see 'biggest fall' in decades, report finds

Daily Mail  

Emissions from coal power saw the 'biggest fall' in decades last year as electricity generation switched toward solar and wind, a report has found. The global study by climate think tank Ember found that electricity generation from coal fell 3 per cent in 2019 — leading to a 2 per cent reduction in carbon emissions. Scroll down for video Emissions …

Here’s why global CO2 emissions fell by the most since 1990
4 years, 10 months ago

Here’s why global CO2 emissions fell by the most since 1990

Al Jazeera  

A steep drop in the use of coal to generate power led to the fall in emissions last year, a new study shows. Global carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector fell by 2 percent last year, the biggest fall since at least 1990, owing to reduced coal usage in Europe and the United States, according to a study published …

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