The Latest Breaking News from Emissions

What are farmers in the EU required to do to protect the environment?

Greenhouse gases and pollutants from farms urgently need reducing but green policies have triggered furious protests

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

"Alarm bells" over greenhouse gases

The temperature increases could spiral out into a "vicious cycle," experts say

Salon · Oct 31, 2024

Record greenhouse gas levels lock in decades of global warming

Record-breaking levels of greenhouse gases were recorded in the Earth's atmosphere in 2023 – reaching concentrations not seen for millions of years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warned on Monday.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 28, 2024

Combining Climate Measures Key To Slashing Emissions: Study

A major new study published Thursday on the effectiveness of climate measures such as taxes or subsidies in reducing greenhouse gases has found stand-alone measures fail to make a big difference.

International Business Times · Aug 22, 2024

Anger mounts over environmental cost of Google datacentre in Uruguay

Protesters say recently approved tax-free datacentre will ‘provide nothing except toxic waste and greenhouse gases’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024

83 bottles of wine per person: how experts are calculating the Paris Olympics’ carbon footprint

The 2024 Paris Olympics aim to be the greenest edition on record, and the first compatible with the Paris climate agreement. Talk of “green games” goes back to April 2021. At the time, the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG) had even aspired to carbon neutrality by removing more…

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2024

China’s emissions of two potent greenhouse gases rise 78% in decade

Figure represents 64-66% of global output of tetrafluoromethane and hexafluoroethane, MIT study finds

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2024

NASA is flying planes low over the US to make maps of air pollution sources

NASA is flying aircraft low over the US in order to learn where, exactly, greenhouse gases are coming from. The results should help the agency fight causes of human-driven climate change.

Space · Jun 27, 2024

Flatulent cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first

Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country in the world to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

Yes, carbon capture and storage is controversial – but it’s going to be crucial

Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are vital tools to help us make cuts to the 36 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases we emit each year.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2024