This overview sets the scene for the various modules in the Renewables 2024 Global Status Report Collection. It provides high-level trends on the status of renewables in the wider fossil fuel-dominated energy system in the context of global challenges such as climate change, development goals and the geopolitical landscape. Urgent …
Anthropogenic CO2 is rapidly causing oceans to become warmer and more acidic, challenging marine ectotherms to respond to simultaneous changes in their environment. While recent work has highlighted that marine fishes, particularly during early development, can be vulnerable to ocean acidification, we lack an understanding of how life-history strategies, ecosystems …
Heads of state may not be part of concluding round of talks during the crucial Paris climate summit in December unlike the Copenhagen conference which failed to clinch a deal despite presence of almost all top political leaders there during final leg of negotiations six years ago. Though the host …
A carbon sink may be located beneath the world's deserts. Scientists have found that massive aquifers underneath deserts could hold more carbon than all of the plants on land. Greenhouse gases are continuing to rise as more carbon dioxide is released through industrial processes and deforestation. About 40 percent of …
Imagine asking your phone to calculate the optimal route for cycling to work while enjoying the best air quality, or calculating whether it's better to just take the train or bus to reduce pollution. Similar requests might soon be possible. On Tuesday, Google and Aclima, a San Francisco-based startup that …
WASHINGTON -- Leaked details of the Obama administration's forthcoming final rule for power plant emissions indicate that the deadline for states to begin cutting planet-warming emissions will be pushed back. The New York Times and the Washington Post both reported Wednesday that the final rule limiting the emission of greenhouse …
Three offshore islands are outstripping the mainland in their drive to become carbon neutral by 2020. A pilot project involving use of electric cars and building upgrades indicates that fossil fuel dependence on the Aran islands could be cut by 84 per cent, community leaders told Minister for Energy Alex …
Analyzes the implications of a growing natural gas vehicle fleet on the emission benefits of the U.S. HDV “Phase 2” greenhouse gas rulemaking, synthesizing data on upstream emissions, vehicle emissions, and efficiency technology. Recent assessments indicate that natural gas vehicles could constitute up to 20 percent of the new 2025 …
We’ve come to rely on Google Street View for everything from roads to hiking paths to coral reefs, but we may soon rely on it for something even more important – mapping urban air pollution. Tech startup Aclima just announced a partnership with Google Earth Outreach to equip Google Street …
Global trajectories for reducing carbon emissions depend on the local adoption of alternatives to conventional energy sources, technologies, and urban development. Yet, decisions on which type of capital investments to make, made by local governments as part of the normal budget cycle, typically do not incorporate climate considerations. Furthermore, current …
India today said investment flows — which can have green benefits — cannot be treated as climate finance, that should ideally come from public funding or there should be a subvention for industries to adopt climate-friendly technologies. While demanding the need to curb "discrimination" against industries from major developing countries …
An emissions trading scheme would be cheaper and more effective than Labor’s 50% renewables goal or the government’s Direct Action policy, Paul Hyslop says The author of the $60bn price tag for Bill Shorten’s new renewable energy goal – cited by Tony Abbott as proof the scheme is unaffordable – …
The Obama administration’s attempts to cut US carbon emissions by 6bn tons by 2030 were boosted on Monday, when 13 of the country’s largest companies added their names to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. Among them were Goldman Sachs, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Walmart, Coca-Cola, Cargill and Alcoa. While …
Government will soon start generating energy from rice husks as part of push to absorb greenhouse gases and as a strategy to fight deforestation. The 'Rice husks to power project' is being implemented in Nyagatare District to produce green energy. Bright Ntare, the programme manager of National Climate Fund (FONERWA), …
The Co-operative Bank has reported reductions in its waste and water use and sourced 99% of its electricity from renewable energy in the company's latest values and ethics report. The report is the bank’s first corporate social responsibility report since its separation from the Co-operative Group. The bank sourced 99% …
Climatologists didn't see this one coming. It looks like mosses, lichens, and blue-green algae are all major players in the Earth's complex and often-confusing carbon cycle. Now, new research has revealed how these organisms regularly release some of the most intense greenhouse gasses known to man, demanding more attention be …
Moving away from its earlier intention of submitting a comprehensive climate action plan ahead of the Paris climate meet, India is preparing to make a minimalist offer indicating a single target for slowing down the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions. Countries are in the process of submitting their respective …
The mighty megafauna of the last Ice Age, including the woolly mammoths, largely became extinct because of rapid climate-warming events, a study says. During the unstable climate of the Late Pleistocene (about 60,000 to 12,000 years ago) abrupt climate spikes called interstadials increased temperatures between four and 16 degrees Celsius …
In a globalised world witnessing climate change, dis ciplines related to sustainability and environmental management are gaining in importance. Earlier, this was a niche field because few organisations focussed on the environment as a policy matter. Today, business and governments realise the need to focus on sustainable management and more …
This paper examines costs of major low and zero emissions technologies currently available in power generation and compares them in terms of emissions reduction potential and costs. The analysis uses cost and performance data from several recent studies in the United States, and applies a common methodology and economic parameters …
Climate change creates two types of potential risks for financial institutions: physical climate risks leading to physical damage to assets, and carbon risks altering the financial viability of a part of the capital stock and business models. The report looks at how to integrate these two risks into financial risk …
