Methane—a potent greenhouse gas and the second biggest driver of global warming after carbon dioxide (CO₂)—had its moment in the spotlight in 2021. Over 100 countries signed on to the Global Methane Pledge to cut emissions ...
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May 22, 2023
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One hundred meters underground inside a pit in northern China, miners extract lumps of coal with the flick of a finger on a smartphone, as the country tries to drag the traditionally dangerous and dirty work into the digital ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2023
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China is using "smart" technology to try to improve its safety record in coal mines, as part of a push by the National Energy Administration to bolster output and stem frequent accidents and collapses.
Environment
Apr 27, 2023
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Australia is about to take a big, constructive step on climate change policy: we will have a carbon price for the industry sector, under the safeguard mechanism.
Environment
Mar 30, 2023
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Australia's parliament passed breakthrough climate laws targeting the nation's worst polluters on Thursday, forcing coal mines and oil refineries to curb emissions by about five percent each year.
Environment
Mar 30, 2023
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A new study investigates a novel process for lessening the negative environmental impact of coal mine drainage and extracting rare-earth elements from it, precious minerals needed to manufacture many high-tech devices.
Environment
Jan 3, 2023
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Dead and dying seabirds collected on the coasts of the northern Bering and southern Chukchi seas over the past six years reveal how the Arctic's fast-changing climate is threatening the ecosystems and people who live there, ...
Ecology
Dec 13, 2022
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In the fight against climate change, the lever every policymaker has been focusing on has been the reduction in (net) emissions. Curbing the rate at which greenhouse gases are pumped into the atmosphere clearly remains a ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2022
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Australia hopes to host the 2026 COP summit, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Saturday, seeking to overhaul his country's reputation for foot-dragging on climate change.
Environment
Nov 19, 2022
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Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, are all heating up the planet. So what are the main human activities that cause them?
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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