The Latest Breaking News from Emissions

Climate Questions: How does carbon dioxide trap heat?

Just how does climate change work

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Cutting emissions will hit growth, but costs of inaction much higher, says IMF

IMF says taking swift action to achieve 25% cut in greenhouse gases by end of decade will cost less than failing to act

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

So long, Loy Yang: shutting Australia’s dirtiest coal plant a decade early won’t jeopardise our electricity supply

AGL Energy – Australia’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases – announced this week it will shut the Loy Yang A power station in Victoria’s LaTrobe Valley in 2035, a decade earlier than planned.

The Conversation · Sep 30, 2022

Hawaii closes last coal-fired power plant as ban begins

The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii’s only remaining coal-fired power plant slipped into the environment this week when the state’s dirtiest source of electricity burned its final pieces of fuel

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Greenhouse gas emissions, sea levels hit record highs in 2021

Earth's concentration of greenhouse gases and sea levels hit new highs in 2021, a US government report said Wednesday, showing that climate change keeps surging ahead despite efforts to curb emissions.

France 24 · Aug 31, 2022

Data shows rise in Australian emissions

Greenhouse gases increased by 1.5 per cent in the year to March, but Chris Bowen says the country is now on track for emissions reduction.

AAP · Aug 31, 2022

Reconciliation language shores up EPA clean air authority - Roll Call

The climate, health care and tax bill that became law last week may buttress the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

Roll Call · Aug 25, 2022

Why the IRA Does Not "Grant" the EPA "Broad Authority to Shift America Away from Burning Fossil Fuels"

A New York Times story creates a false impression about the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act's Climate Provisions

Reason · Aug 24, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act doesn't get around the Supreme Court's climate ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, but it does strengthen EPA's future abilities

The new Inflation Reduction Act is being justly celebrated as the most significant piece of federal legislation to address the climate crisis to date. It includes about US$370 billion in incentives for everything from solar panels to electric vehicles.

The Conversation · Aug 24, 2022

How much emissions do electric cars produce?

Electric vehicles release half as much greenhouse gas emissions as gas-powered cars on average.

USAFacts · Aug 19, 2022