'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 9, 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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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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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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Green groups cautious as Shell unveils 'net zero' plan
Green investors welcomed Thursday's pledge from energy giant Shell that it will be carbon neutral by 2050, but environmental groups cautioned its commitment still fell short of the drastic emissions cuts required to avert ...
Environment
Apr 16, 2020
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New Zealand passes law aimed at combating climate change
New Zealand lawmakers on Thursday joined forces across the aisle to pass a bill aimed at combating climate change.
Environment
Nov 7, 2019
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Rising emissions are turning arctic permafrost into a carbon source, research shows
Arctic regions have captured and stored carbon for tens of thousands of years, but a new study shows winter carbon emissions from the Arctic may now be putting more carbon into the atmosphere than is taken up by plants each ...
Environment
Oct 22, 2019
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