Abatement, as a human activity, denotes the deliberate reduction, mitigation, or elimination of an unwanted condition, impact, or quantity, typically within regulatory, environmental, or public health frameworks. It encompasses operational, technical, and administrative measures implemented to decrease emissions, pollutants, noise, risk levels, or other adverse effects to meet predefined standards or thresholds. Abatement activities are often guided by cost-effectiveness assessments, risk-benefit analyses, and compliance requirements, and can involve process modification, installation of control technologies, behavioral changes, or cessation of harmful practices, with outcomes monitored through quantitative indicators to verify that targeted reductions have been achieved.
The emissions trading system launched by the European Union in 2005 could one day also be used to capture CO₂ on a large scale. A new model study quantifies the potential, and outlines that phased integration of removals ...
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As the war in the Middle East is currently reminding us once again, many countries around the world are heavily reliant on oil and gas. Lax climate policy and limited options for removing CO₂ from the atmosphere could cement ...
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International efforts to tackle climate change reached a major milestone with the Paris Agreement, adopted by more than 190 countries. The agreement aims to limit the average global temperature rise to well below 2 °C, preferably ...
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Researchers from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are helping poultry farmers protect their flocks and their employees, while improving poultry production. ARS researchers recently developed an indoor air scrubber ...
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The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California's top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances. But in reality, many ...
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An economic study calculates the effectiveness of a novel policy instrument: The underlying idea is that you are allowed to release the climate gas CO₂ into the atmosphere—but only if you promise to "clean up" later through ...
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The International Court of Justice reiterated in 2025 that the 1.5°C limit is the countries' primary agreed target under the Paris Agreement. With record-high global temperatures in recent years, the world is firmly on track ...
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Carbon dioxide removal technologies are becoming increasingly important for climate action, but their differing storage times matter for policy design. A new study published in Environmental and Resource Economics by the ...
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As Congress faces a Sept. 30, 2025, deadline to fund the federal government, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has put the EPA on the chopping block. But even before Congress decides about the administration's ...
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This month, the Australian government will release its emissions-reduction target for 2035, likely to be between 65% and 75%. A 70% cut would mean reducing Australia's emissions from about 440 million metric tons of carbon ...
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