State-owned enterprises (SOEs)—companies for which 50 percent or more of voting shares are held by a government—play a major role in many of the world's largest economies, particularly in electricity generation, oil and ...
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Feb 4, 2022
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Climate change will drive an increase in summer air conditioning use in the United States likely to cause prolonged blackouts during peak summer heat if states do not expand capacity or improve efficiency, according to a ...
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Feb 3, 2022
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The most striking feature of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's long-term emissions reduction plan outlined on Tuesday is not the long-telegraphed commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050, or the promise of a A$20 billion clean ...
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Oct 26, 2021
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The answer to climate change—or at least part of it—is blowing in the wind, according to research published Aug. 28 in the journal Climate.
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Sep 22, 2021
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Last month's dire report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have left you feeling overwhelmed, or unsure what to do next. We often hear about ways everyday people can tackle climate change, but which acts ...
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Sep 8, 2021
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Climate-changing CO2 emissions are set to surge by the second-biggest amount in history this year as the global economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the IEA warned Tuesday, days before a major climate summit.
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Apr 20, 2021
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Australian scientists are urging the Government to accelerate Australia's transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades to ensure the country is cushioned from the worst impacts of climate change.
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Apr 1, 2021
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Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose slightly in December compared with the same month of 2019, indicating the sharp drop seen due to the pandemic was short-lived.
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Mar 2, 2021
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COVID-19 has not only caused a temporary drop in global CO2 emissions, it has also reduced the share of power generated by burning coal—a trend that could, in fact, outlast the pandemic. This is the key result of a new ...
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Feb 8, 2021
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A new IIASA-led study shows that coordinated international action on energy-efficient, climate-friendly cooling could avoid as much as 600 billion tons CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions in this century.
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Oct 6, 2020
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