Past reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had an otherworldly feel. The onset of climate change, let alone the low-emissions transition, seemed abstract and far away.
Environment
Apr 7, 2022
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If the world acts now, we can avoid the worst outcomes of climate change without any significant effect on standards of living. That's a key message from the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Environment
Apr 6, 2022
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A research institute's analysis has concluded that the incoming German government's plans for curbing greenhouse gas emissions are insufficient to put Germany on course to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate accord.
Environment
Dec 3, 2021
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In 1950, 2 million metric tons of new plastic was produced globally. In 2018, the world produced 360 million metric tons of plastics. Because of their low cost, durability and versatility, plastics are everywhere—including ...
Materials Science
Nov 30, 2021
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Much of the world has been left disappointed by the Glasgow Climate Pact, the outcome of the COP26 climate conference. Scientists say it will not lead to the decarbonisation required to limit global warming to less than 2°C ...
Environment
Nov 18, 2021
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Corporate carbon polluters plant trees to counter their CO2 emissions, but activists warn against greenwashing and say such afforestation schemes detract from the emissions reductions needed to combat climate change.
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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Environmental disasters are increasingly a fact of life around the world. Each year, floods, droughts and landslides affect tens of millions of people, leaving vast human and economic destruction in their wake. The cost in ...
Environment
Oct 13, 2021
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China Friday launched the world's biggest carbon trading system to help lower emissions, but critics and analysts have raised doubts about whether it will have a significant impact.
Environment
Jul 16, 2021
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The EU went into battle Wednesday to secure a path to its pledge of carbon neutrality by 2050, triggering an epic political clash over electric cars and fuel prices that could last for years.
Environment
Jul 14, 2021
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With its emissions budgets, the Climate Change Commission's final advice to the government charts a course towards a low-emissions economy. But its comprehensive policy package is arguably the more decisive element—targets ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2021
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