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 …
The lead lawmaker in the European Parliament for reforms to the EU carbon market, Ian Duncan, has handed over responsibility of the process, he said on Thursday, after criticism he had delayed talks on the process. Duncan has been campaigning to become an member of parliament in the British election, …
Bose Varghese offers practical ways for companies to fight climate change & be future-ready Global warming and climate change have accelerated in the last decade. When the Paris Agreement committed to keeping the global warming below 2°C, it was in fact a commitment to drastically reduce carbon emissions and move …
US President Donald Trump’s rethink on the Paris climate accord has sent shock waves across the world with environmentalists worrying about its long-term impact on the fight against climate change, particularly in countries like India and China. The US is the world’s largest polluter. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has …
BEIJING: China said on Thursday it will stick to the Paris climate deal as the world awaited an announcement by US President Donald Trump on whether to keep the United States in the global pact to fight climate change. During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump denounced the accord, and called …
NEW DELHI: If US President Donald Trump decides to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, it will dampen the spirit of global climate action as many countries not only look at America for support for their mitigation measures but also expect the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world …
The EEA’s new reports, 'Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2015 and inventory report 2017’ and ‘Analysis of key trends and drivers in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU between 1990 and 2015’ provide an overview of the EU’s greenhouse gas emission trends. The EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions increased …
Technological breakthroughs are needed to reduce carbon emissions in the energy sector. Even with economically viable and scalable renewable-based solutions available for around two-thirds of the world’s energy supply, population growth and rising energy demand could outpace energy decarbonisation without urgent investments in research and development (R&D;). This working paper …
Emissions trading is now a well-established tool for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in an effort to mitigate the impacts of global climate change. By the end of 2017, Emissions Trading Systems (ETSs) will regulate more than seven billion tons of CO2e, with 19 systems operating worldwide. This paper is …
Too hot to handle:Urban jungles of skyscrapers and concrete roads contribute to a warmer world.AP Some cities may report a temperature rise of 8 degrees Celsius by 2100 Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localised, urban heating, some of the world’s cities may turn as much as 8 …
Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localised, urban heating, some of the world's cities may be as much as eight degrees Celsius (14.4 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer by 2100, researchers warned today. Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localised, urban heating, some of the world’s cities may …
Heat trapped by dark-coloured roads and buildings will more than double cities' costs for tackling global warming this century by driving up energy demand to keep citizens cool and by aggravating pollution, scientists said on Monday. The "urban heat island effect", under which cities are often several degrees warmer than …
Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localised urban heating, some of the world’s cities may be as much as 8C (14.4F) warmer by 2100, researchers have warned. Such a temperature spike would have dire consequences for the health of city-dwellers, rob companies and industries of able workers, and …
This overview assembles existing evidence on the ways in which tobacco affects human well-being from an environmental perspective – i.e. the indirect social and economic damage caused by the cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and waste generated by tobacco products. It uses a life cycle analysis to track tobacco use across …
Donald Trump is pulling the United States out of the Paris climate accord, several US media outlets are reporting, even as the embattled American President returned home to a raging domestic political crisis after an eight-day, five-nation foreign tour replete with controversy. Although Trump tweeted "I will make my final …
The cost of emitting carbon dioxide must rise to $50-$100 per tonne by 2030, much higher than the current price in Europe of less than $6, if countries are to meet climate pledges made under the Paris Agreement, economists said on Monday. It follows a call this month by a …
Impacts of elevated temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2) enrichment on rice were assessed by carrying out an experiment with four dates of planting (1 June and 15 June, 1 and 15 July) during 2014 under two different environmental conditions, viz. ambient and modified (climate control chamber) with +4C compared to …
Iron deficiency reduces capacity for physical activity, lowers IQ, and increases maternal and child mortality, impacting roughly a billion people worldwide. Recent studies have shown that certain highly consumed crops — C3 grains (e.g., wheat, rice, barley), legumes and maize — have lower iron concentrations of 4-10% when grown under …
CHENNAI: Roiled by the heat of May, Indians tend to head for the hills this month but it is not as if the hill stations have been spared of the warming witnessed across the nation. In fact, long-term temperature records show that India’s hill stations are warming up faster than …
As of 2016, offsets equivalent to 1.1 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions (BtCO2e) have been transacted voluntarily – through sales to governments, companies, and individuals as well as intermediary brokers – according to the latest annual State of Voluntary Carbon Markets report from Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, released …
Tackling climate change could boost the world's 20 biggest economies by nearly 5 percent in 2050, compared to a continuation of current policies, the Paris-based OECD said on Tuesday. Investing $6.9 trillion per year in clean infrastructure between 2016 and 2030 in G20 countries would help limit global temperature rise …
