The Latest Breaking News from Greenhouse Gases

Is Net Zero a Mirage?

In the past decade, global climate policies have focused on achieving net-zero emissions. The premise here is not to bring emissions to zero but rather to achieve a balance in which the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere is no greater than what we remove. In this way,…

inkl · Mar 16

Africa needs 50 million new homes, but building is bad for the environment: how to finance ‘green’ solutions

The future of housing raises some serious environmental concerns. Construction has been linked to 39% of global carbon emissions, and the concrete industry alone is responsible for 8% of the world’s greenhouse gases.

The Conversation · Mar 11

Countries in the Americas can act to protect the environment without the United States

The United States federal government recently revoked a landmark scientific ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency that stated greenhouse gases are a threat to public health. U.S. President Donald Trump said the ruling was a “disasterous” policy that “severely damaged the American auto industry and massively drove up prices for…

The Conversation · Feb 23

Donald Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health

Former President Barack Obama ⁠blasts the move saying ‘we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate ​change’

Evening Standard · Feb 12

What to know about EPA decision to revoke a scientific finding that helped fight climate change

The Trump administration has made it more difficult to curb planet-warming pollution by dumping a scientific finding that's the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases from power plants, vehicles and other sources

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Trump terminates Obama-era findings that tied greenhouse gases to climate change

The move eviscerates the government’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Is This the End of Endangerment?

The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly prepared to rescind the "endangerment finding" that underpins the regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

Reason · Feb 11

Trump set to dismantle US climate rules in ‘betrayal’ of global goals

The White House describes the move as ‘the largest deregulatory action in American history’

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Trump to repeal Obama-era finding foundational to US climate rules

Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health

The Guardian - US · Feb 10

EPA to roll back finding tying emissions to public health

The EPA plans to roll back the 2009 finding that greenhouse gases are a pollutant that threaten public health and welfare.

Roll Call · Feb 10