The new UN climate report shows that the zero emissions goal for 2050 is achievable. However, it will require major changes in all sectors—not least in industry, which currently accounts for a large proportion of global ...
Environment
Apr 8, 2022
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Australia could drastically lower carbon emissions in the Asia-Pacific region by exporting zero-carbon commodities such as electricity, green hydrogen and green metals, according to new research by experts at The Australian ...
Environment
Mar 18, 2022
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New research from the DecarboN8 network, of which the University of Sheffield is a key partner, shows that transport's carbon problem stems not only from tailpipe emissions but also from the construction, maintenance and ...
Environment
Feb 24, 2022
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This month sees COP26 bringing together nations and representatives to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Environment
Nov 4, 2021
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More than 80 percent of global GDP—and 77 percent of global greenhouse gases—are now covered by a national net zero target, up from 68 percent and 61 percent last year, according to a new tracker co-led by Oxford Net ...
Environment
Nov 2, 2021
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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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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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