Oil-reliant Saudi Arabia faces questions over 'net zero' pledge
Saudi Arabia's pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060 must go hand-in-hand with a plan to phase out fossil fuels, experts said on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia's pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060 must go hand-in-hand with a plan to phase out fossil fuels, experts said on Sunday.
Environment
Oct 24, 2021
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Carbon offsetting has been in the news lately after a report raised concerns about the integrity of the federal government's offsetting scheme, the emissions reduction fund.
Environment
Oct 11, 2021
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A key UN summit tasked with protecting biodiversity officially opens in China and online Monday, as countries meet to tackle pollution and prevent mass extinction weeks before the COP26 climate conference.
Ecology
Oct 11, 2021
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How can passengers take 10 billion flights a year without contributing to global warming? The question of "greening" the international aviation sector by 2050 constitutes a colossal task whose stakes—and sheer numbers—can ...
Environment
Oct 5, 2021
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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.
Environment
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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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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