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 …
Greenpeace analysis of official Chinese government forecasts suggests carbon emissions from the world's biggest polluter could drop one per cent this year . China is on track to record its fourth year in a row of flat or reduced greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new analysis by Greenpeace's East …
Member states approve changes, including €12bn innovation fund, to emissions plan for cleaner technology and pollution cuts. An overhaul of the EU’s flagship trading scheme for cutting carbon emissions by European industries has been approved by the member states. The agreement to reform the emissions trading system comes after almost …
• The source of the world’s biggest underwater pool of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean by a team of scientists. • The discovery could have implications for humans’ use of the sea as any disturbance could send large amounts of the gas into …
An American economist and entrepreneur widely credited as the “father of carbon trading” says the timing is right for Hong Kong to take another shot at developing a market for buying and selling carbon emissions. Dr Richard Sandor said markets and pricing would be key to tackling natural resource management …
Current air traffic routing is motivated by minimizing economic costs, such as fuel use. In addition to the climate impact of CO2 emissions from this fuel use, aviation contributes to climate change through non-CO2 impacts, such as changes in atmospheric ozone and methane concentrations and formation of contrail-cirrus. These non-CO2 …
Plants with rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) level in the environment may change their nutrient demands to sustain growth. The mechanisms concerning iron dynamics in plants under the interactive effect of salinity and elevated CO2 are poorly understood. This study examines the effects of long-term as well as short-term growth …
New cable will cut carbon emissions by six million tonnes between 2020 and 2030. Work has begun on a new electricity cable linking Britain and France which promises to significantly cut carbon emissions by allowing instant access to the most efficient generating capacity on either side of the channel. The …
• Using wood pellets to generate low-carbon electricity is a flawed policy that is speeding up not slowing down climate warming. • That's according to a new study which says wood is not carbon neutral and emissions from pellets are higher than coal. • Subsidies for biomass should be immediately …
The use of wood for electricity generation and heat in modern (non-traditional) technologies has grown rapidly in recent years. For its supporters, it represents a relatively cheap and flexible way of supplying renewable energy, with benefits to the global climate and to forest industries. To its critics, it can release …
In experiments designed to simulate moderate future warming, scientists in Britain found that such ponds -- a metre (three feet) across -- gradually lose the capacity to soak up one kind of greenhouse gas and give off even more of another. After seven years at higher-than-ambient temperatures, "the ability of …
The global stock of electric vehicles (EVs) reached 1 million in 2015 and exceeded 2 million by the end of 2016. Yet faster growth is needed for EVs to fulfil their role in the global energy transition, both through lowering vehicle emissions and boosting renewable energy use. This brief outlines …
A combination of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and California’s Cap-and-Trade Program can reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dependence on oil more economically and effectively, relative to Cap-and-Trade alone. That’s the conclusion from new research performed by the consulting firm ICF and commissioned by a group …
The European Parliament has today backed proposals to reform the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) beyond 2021 in a bid to push up prices in the world's largest carbon market and drive increased investment in low carbon infrastructure.The proposed reforms, which will now be considered by the European Council of …
Swedish forest and garden products company gets approval from high profile initiative for 33 per cent emissions reduction goal . The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) has this month approved another ambitious emissions reduction goal, rubberstamping plans from Sweden's Husqvarna Group to cut its emissions 33 per cent by 2035 …
The development of electric vehicles (EVs, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs)) could enhance fuel diversity and utilise renewable energy, which is considered a promising, long-term solution to reduce high dependence on fossil fuels and alleviate climate change impacts from a global perspective. In addition, EV …
The new ‘Green Logistics Index’ intends to aggregate data ranging from crime, vehicle emissions and delivery times The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has struck an agreement with the German government to implement a statistical index measuring the socio-economic impact of the freight and logistics sector on the province. …
The peatlands, which weren’t even known to exist as recently as five years ago, were revealed to cover 145,500 square kilometres (or more than 17,500 square miles), an area larger than England, and to sequester some 30 billion metric tons of carbon. That makes them one of the most carbon-rich …
From April all BBC TV shows will track their carbon footprint using a calculator specifically designed for TV production firms. Programme makers are used to having to balance artistic ambitions against financial budgets in the quest to make the perfect programme. But an announcement from the BBC yesterday means those …
The ocean's uptake of carbon dioxide increased during the 2000s. Models reveal that this was driven primarily by weak circulation in the upper ocean, solving a mystery of ocean science.
