Today's decisions lock in industry emissions for decades: How to get them right
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has made clear there's little time left to reach net zero emissions and hold the global temperature rise to 1.5C.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has made clear there's little time left to reach net zero emissions and hold the global temperature rise to 1.5C.
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Aug 23, 2021
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To reach net zero emissions by 2050, global emissions must be cut faster and deeper than the world has yet managed. But even then, some hard-to-treat sources of pollution—in aviation, agriculture and cement making—may ...
Environment
May 28, 2021
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The International Energy Agency says immediate action is needed to reshape the world's energy sector in order to meet ambitious climate goals by 2050, including ending investments in new coal mines, oil and gas wells.
Environment
May 18, 2021
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Many tourists who want to experience Geiranger fjord, a World Heritage site, come by sea in cruise ships. These large ships are currently powered by fossil fuels, but the Norwegian Parliament has adopted a requirement for ...
Environment
Apr 13, 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.
Environment
Apr 1, 2021
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Net zero targets now cover two thirds of the global economy, according to a report today from Oxford Net Zero and the ECIU (Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit) – even though it was only a decade ago that Oxford climate ...
Environment
Mar 23, 2021
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The worldwide effort to prevent Earth from becoming an unlivable hothouse is in the grips of "net zero" fever.
Environment
Dec 9, 2020
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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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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 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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