Articles for 2020 Emissions

Brahmapuram fire could have exposed people in Kochi to highly toxic dioxin emissions
1 year, 9 months ago

Brahmapuram fire could have exposed people in Kochi to highly toxic dioxin emissions

The Hindu  

The fire outbreak at the Kochi Corporation’s Brahmapuram dumping yard is feared to have exposed people in the city and suburbs to high levels of toxic dioxins. Dioxins are a class of highly toxic persistent organic pollutants unintentionally produced during combustion processes such as waste incineration, open burning of municipal solid waste, and chemical and metallurgical manufacturing processes. It also …

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Netherlands failed to achieve court-ordered environmental targets last year
2 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands failed to achieve court-ordered environmental targets last year

NL Times  

The Netherlands failed to emit 25 percent less greenhouse gasses last year than in 1990. In 2019, the highest court ruled in a case brought by environmental group Urgenda that emissions must be a quarter lower than in 1990 every year from 2020. Greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture were also higher due to the relatively cold and less sunny first …

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US carbon emissions fell 10% in 2020
3 years, 11 months 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 …

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2020 was meant to be the year of climate action. Instead, it crowned a wasted decade
3 years, 11 months ago

2020 was meant to be the year of climate action. Instead, it crowned a wasted decade

CNN  

CNN — 2020 was supposed to be the watershed moment for action on climate change, the year the world woke up to the challenge and started taking it seriously. Despite the global upheaval, several of the world’s largest polluters did raise their long-term climate goals, putting the world within striking distance of the Paris Agreement’s goal: To reduce emissions and …

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