'Net zero' climate targets? Read the fine print
The worldwide effort to prevent Earth from becoming an unlivable hothouse is in the grips of "net zero" fever.
Environment
Dec 09, 2020
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To reach net zero emissions, the UK must go beyond turning off the carbon taps
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's ten-point plan for a "green industrial revolution" to get the UK to net zero emissions by 2050 is a significant commitment. Although the root causes of climate change are global, and therefore ...
Environment
Nov 24, 2020
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Carbon capture and storage during waste incineration removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
In order to achieve the targets set out in the Paris Agreement, aiming to keep global warming to within 1.5 degrees higher than pre-industrial levels, it will not be sufficient simply to reduce emissions. We must also actively ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2020
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China's new coal plants risk 2060 climate target: researchers
China must stop building new coal power plants and ramp up its wind and solar capacity if it wants to become carbon neutral by 2060, researchers said Friday.
Environment
Nov 20, 2020
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Q&A: Studying the capture and storage of carbon dioxide during waste incineration
The capture and storage of CO2, also known as CCS, from our waste is essential because this refuse is responsible for a large proportion or our cities' greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, the technology represents a relatively ...
Environment
Nov 12, 2020
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Super funds are feeling the financial heat from climate change
The wildfires that have ravaged the US west coast, turning skies orange, are a lurid reminder that climate change looms ever larger as an economic threat.
Economics & Business
Sep 16, 2020
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Cooperate on climate or 'we will be doomed': UN chief
World powers must pull together and retool their economies for a green future or humanity is "doomed", UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned, telling AFP that failure to control the coronavirus pandemic illustrates the danger ...
Environment
Sep 08, 2020
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Changes required for net zero emissions could bring immediate benefits for air quality, new report says
The UK's transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions could reduce air pollution in nearly every sector, from agriculture and land use to energy production, according to a new report.
Environment
Jun 25, 2020
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Why zero-carbon homes must lead the green recovery from COVID-19
Living in a house that doesn't fully meet your needs might have been tolerable when you spent more of your time elsewhere, but a third of the world has been stuck indoors at one time during the pandemic. A lack of space, ...
Environment
Jun 23, 2020
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Green bailouts: relying on carbon offsetting will let polluting airlines off the hook
The coronavirus pandemic has grounded thousands of aircraft, contributing to the largest-ever annual fall in CO₂ emissions. At some point though, the planes will soar again and with them, global emissions.
Environment
May 27, 2020
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