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Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%
4 days, 15 hours ago

Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month. “And I believe that with this new 2035 target as their …

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Do room heaters produce carbon monoxide? Risks of carbon emissions and eco-friendlier heating alternatives
1 week, 5 days ago

Do room heaters produce carbon monoxide? Risks of carbon emissions and eco-friendlier heating alternatives

Hindustan Times  

Room heaters are a popular solution for staying warm during the colder months. However, many people aren't aware that certain types of room heaters, especially those using combustion, can emit harmful carbon monoxide if not properly used or maintained. Check out these OFR room heaters: When it comes to ensuring safe, efficient, and eco-friendly heating, combustion-based room heaters should be …

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After nearly 10 years of debate, COP29’s carbon trading deal is seriously flawed
4 weeks ago

After nearly 10 years of debate, COP29’s carbon trading deal is seriously flawed

New Indian Express  

Negotiators at the COP29 climate conference in Baku have struck a landmark agreement on rules governing the global trade of carbon credits, bringing to a close almost a decade of debate over the controversial scheme. The deal paves the way for a system in which countries or companies buy credits for removing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere in the …

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Trump can get EVs back on track
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump can get EVs back on track

Live Mint  

Federal and state governments have been trying to persuade Americans to buy battery-electric vehicles using mandates and taxpayer-financed incentives. The incoming administration can course correct by replacing these mandates and subsidies with policies that give customers affordable options while helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Data from the Environmental Protection Agency show that, between 2017-22, Toyota outpaced all other manufacturers in …

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fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad
1 month ago

fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad

Hindustan Times  

By Mohamed Ezz and Valerie Volcovici fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad ALEXANDRIA, Egypt/BAKU - Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighbourhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. U.S. fossil fuel exports – including coal, oil, gas and refined fuels – led to over 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions …

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When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon
1 month, 1 week ago

When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon

NPR  

When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon toggle caption STR/AFP via Getty Images For almost two centuries, greenhouse gas emissions have climbed steadily as humans have burned increasing amounts of oil, gas and coal. Thanks to the rapid growth of renewable energy, global emissions from fossil fuels could soon start to decline. Emissions would need to be …

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Oil giant Shell wins appeal on landmark emissions ruling the Netherlands
1 month, 1 week ago

Oil giant Shell wins appeal on landmark emissions ruling the Netherlands

Al Jazeera  

A Dutch court has sided with Shell on its appeal against an earlier ruling that it was obligated to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help prevent climate change. An appeals court in The Hague on Tuesday dismissed the ruling, saying the oil and gas company is on its way to meeting emission targets that it has set for itself, …

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Agreeing to a new global climate finance goal not enough; global financial system needs reform, says UNFCCC chief
1 month, 1 week ago

Agreeing to a new global climate finance goal not enough; global financial system needs reform, says UNFCCC chief

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Agreeing on a new global climate finance goal at the COP29 climate conference will not be enough to rein in toxic emissions, and countries must work harder to reform the global financial system, a top United Nations official said. “We must agree on a new global climate finance goal. If at least two-thirds of the world’s nations cannot …

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COP29 stresses global financial reforms as world faces spectre of a 1.5°C rise
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 stresses global financial reforms as world faces spectre of a 1.5°C rise

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Agreeing on a new global climate finance goal at the COP29 climate conference will not be enough to rein in toxic emissions, and countries must work harder to reform the global financial system, a top United Nations official said. “We must agree on a new global climate finance goal. If at least two-thirds of the world’s nations cannot …

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How electric car sales have slumped around the world
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How electric car sales have slumped around the world

Daily Mail  

Electric vehicles have been touted as an environmentally-friendly solution to the climate crisis, giving passengers a smooth, emissions-free ride. Meanwhile, Chinese car manufacturer BYD – the world's largest seller of electric vehicles – saw global EV sales crash earlier this year. Electric vehicles run on energy from a charged battery much like a smartphone but come with hefty pricetags – …

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World is on track for a ‘catastrophic’ rise in temperature, UN report says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

World is on track for a ‘catastrophic’ rise in temperature, UN report says

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 world is on track for a “catastrophic” 3.1 degrees Celsius of global warming over …

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Greenhouse Gas Levels Soar to Record, Warns WMO
1 month, 3 weeks 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. …

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The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election

Salon  

Helene and Milton, the two massive hurricanes that just swept into the country — killing hundreds of people, and leaving both devastation and rumblings of political upheaval in seven states — amounted to their own October surprise. With early voting already underway and two weeks before Election Day, when voters will decide between Vice President Kamala Harris, who has called …

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California emissions drop 2.4% due to electric vehicles and cleaner fuels, officials say
3 months ago

California emissions drop 2.4% due to electric vehicles and cleaner fuels, officials say

LA Times  

California greenhouse gas emissions dropped about 2.4% in 2022 — an encouraging sign that the state’s carbon footprint is decreasing once again, even as the economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to state officials. The California Air Resources Board announced Friday that emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide shrank by about 9.3 million metric tons in 2022 compared with 2021 …

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Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall

Hindustan Times  

Sydney Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall Sydney, The past century of human-induced warming has increased rainfall variability over 75% of the Earth’s land area – particularly over Australia, Europe and eastern North America, new research shows. But these new findings show rainfall variability has already worsened over the past 100 years – especially …

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Step inside this classic Australian home to learn all the tricks and tips to save money, stay warm, and cut emissions
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Step inside this classic Australian home to learn all the tricks and tips to save money, stay warm, and cut emissions

ABC  

Australian homes are notoriously cold in winter. "Being such an old house and in such a cold climate, it's going to be really important, going forward, to do everything that I can to make it energy efficient." "We've got a really old showerhead there and we'll measure how much water that showerhead uses, but I'm guessing it's going to be …

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Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk
6 months, 1 week ago

Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk

Associated Press  

PIXLEY, Calif. — The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California’s farming country. Robbie Macias, Aemetis vice president of biogas, gestures while demonstrating the strength of a dairy digester with Wickstrom Jersey Farms manager Brent Wickstrom on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Hilmar, Calif. A separator removes solids …

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Will a diet that’s good for the planet also help you live longer? Here’s the evidence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Will a diet that’s good for the planet also help you live longer? Here’s the evidence

LA Times  

Every time you scoop up a spoonful of overnight oats or sink your teeth into a cheeseburger, you’re eating for two — for the sake of your own health and the health of the planet. That question prompted an international group of scientists to create a “planetary health diet” that’s heavy on plants — including vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, …

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Opinion: Why would California rob from clean transportation to fund highway expansions?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Why would California rob from clean transportation to fund highway expansions?

LA Times  

California has ambitious climate goals : By 2045, the state wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 85%, drop gas consumption 94% and cut air pollution 71%. Why would we cut from the state’s most climate-friendly transportation program and spend that money on highway projects that will make climate change and traffic congestion worse? Despite this, according to a recent …

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How investing in breastfeeding efforts can help save the environment | Explained
6 months, 4 weeks ago

How investing in breastfeeding efforts can help save the environment | Explained

The Hindu  

Some truths are laced with tension. This radical reframing benefits not only “the populations in developing countries most burdened by the harms of the commercial milk formula industry”, but also acknowledges “the value of women’s breastfeeding efforts for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions”. Two, adequate recognition and resources through international climate change financing “can support new public investments in breastfeeding as …

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Island states win historic climate case in world oceans court
7 months ago

Island states win historic climate case in world oceans court

Al Jazeera  

World court rules countries must protect oceans by reducing fossil fuel emissions as island states fight for survival. Nine small island states have won a historic climate change case at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which ruled that all signatories to a United Nations treaty on marine activities must do more to protect the world’s oceans …

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Climate change threatens malaria control efforts, WHO warns: 6 mitigation strategies to adopt
7 months, 1 week ago

Climate change threatens malaria control efforts, WHO warns: 6 mitigation strategies to adopt

Hindustan Times  

Malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease, continues to be a major public health concern, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions but while significant strides have been made in recent decades to control and eliminate malaria, a new threat is emerging – climate change. The World Health Organization has identified climate change as a growing threat to malaria control efforts, with changes …

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Newsom touts billions in climate spending through California’s cap-and-trade program
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Newsom touts billions in climate spending through California’s cap-and-trade program

LA Times  

Over the past decade, a signature California program that charges polluters for their planet-heating emissions has generated billions of dollars for state initiatives, and Gov. But Newsom said the funded projects to date are “proof points” that the program is delivering the benefits it was designed to bring, and helping the state toward its greenhouse gas reduction goals. Newsom said …

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WA's greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb above 2005 levels despite net zero pledge
8 months ago

WA's greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb above 2005 levels despite net zero pledge

ABC  

In short: WA has been accused of holding the nation back in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions WA has been accused of holding the nation back in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Emissions in the state increased by almost 9 million tonnes between 2021 and 2022. New data has shown Western Australia is struggling to decarbonise, …

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