Countries making risky bet on forests and soils to reach net zero
New research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) highlights the risks of countries relying on nature-based solutions to achieve net zero.
New research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) highlights the risks of countries relying on nature-based solutions to achieve net zero.
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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California air quality officials released a bold climate plan Wednesday that outlines in broad strokes how the state intends to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade and eventually eliminate ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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Something significant is happening in the desert in Egypt as countries meet at COP27, the United Nations summit on climate change.
Environment
Nov 14, 2022
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Reforms to the way that societies collect and treat their waste could slash global emissions of planet-heating methane, a new report said Monday, noting that simple measures like composting were a climate solution "staring ...
Environment
Oct 4, 2022
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Whether residents of high-income countries are morally obliged to have fewer children is a growing debate in climate ethics. Due to the high anticipated carbon impact of future population growth, some climate ethicists express ...
Environment
Sep 23, 2022
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The city of Copenhagen, often celebrated as one of the world's greenest for its cycling culture and other initiatives, recently defaulted on its pledge to become carbon-neutral by 2025. This early failure in the global race ...
Environment
Sep 13, 2022
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When politicians talk about reaching "net zero" emissions, they're often counting on trees or technology that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air. What they don't mention is just how much these proposals or geoengineering ...
Environment
Jul 20, 2022
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Restoring degraded environments, such as by planting trees, is often touted as a solution to the climate crisis. But our new research shows this, while important, is no substitute for preventing fossil fuel emissions to limit ...
Environment
Jul 5, 2022
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Radu Custelcean, an organic chemist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is working with colleagues to develop an energy-efficient and sustainable method for scrubbing carbon dioxide directly from ...
Environment
Apr 19, 2022
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If nations do all that they've promised to fight climate change, the world can still meet one of two internationally agreed upon goals for limiting warming. But the planet is blowing past the other threshold that scientists ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2022
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