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 …
Using up all known fossil fuel reserves would render Earth even more unlivable than scientists had previously projected, researchers said on Monday. Average temperatures would climb by up to 9.5 degrees Celsius (17 degrees Fahrenheit) -- five times the cap on global warming set at climate talks in Paris in …
Professor Matthew England examines why the recent slew of record-breaking hot weather has climate scientists alarmed. Burning all the world's known fossil fuels would result in the release of the equivalent of 5 trillion tonnes of carbon dioxide and drive global temperatures 8 degrees warmer than pre-industrial levels by 2300, …
Efforts to reduce dangerous air and climate pollutants by Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries could reap immediate and long-term benefits for health, food security and the climate according to the first ever Integrated Assessment of Short-lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) for the region. The assessment, released by the United Nations …
City residents and NGOs have urged the district administration to start a massive campaign to plant native saplings and trees to restore Amritsar’s green cover and identify the sources of pollution in the city after a WHO report placed Amritsar at 21st rank in the list of most polluted cities …
The court cited examples of waste management techniques used in cities such as Paris and Stockholm. The Delhi High court Thursday asked civic bodies in the city to “examine and adopt procedures” used in other countries to tackle the problem of garbage and encourage segregation of various types of waste …
A reconstruction of atmospheric CO2 concentration from boron isotopes recorded in planktonic foraminifera examines climate–carbon interactions over the past tens of millions of years and confirms a strong linkage between climate and atmospheric CO2.
It is estimated that the agriculture sector must reduce non-CO2(carbon dioxide) emissions by 1 gigaton per year by 2030. (Getty Images) A shift of focus to the agricultural sector reveals how much it can impact the level of non-carbon dioxide( CO2) emissions, and policies need to be made to achieve …
The 2016 Australian election is the last opportunity to save the Great Barrier Reef, the authors of a new scientific paper have warned. The government needs to commit to $1bn a year for 10 years to reduce water pollution, which would give the reef a chance to survive the impacts …
More frequent hot days will be experienced more by the world's poorer countries than the richer ones, new research shows. New findings published Tuesday in Environmental Research Letters show that the poorest fifth of the global population will be the first to experience more frequent heat extremes - despite cumulatively …
Understanding how the emergence of the anthropogenic warming signal from the noise of internal variability translates to changes in extreme event occurrence is of crucial societal importance. By utilising simulations of cumulative carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and temperature changes from eleven earth system models, we demonstrate that the inherently lower …
April 2016 was the hottest April on record globally – and the seventh month in a row to have broken global temperature records. The latest figures smashed the previous record for April by the largest margin ever recorded. It makes three months in a row that the monthly record has …
Southern Hemisphere carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have risen above the 400ppm limit, and this has made scientists worried. The 400ppm level is a significant marker for rising greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming and ocean acidification. An important atmospheric monitoring station in north-west Tasmania confirmed the status that …
The European Union’s 2030 climate and energy framework requires the transport, building and agriculture sectors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent below a 2005 baseline by 2030. This study demonstrates that meeting that goal depends on deploying a combination of new transport policy measures that include mandatory carbon …
The European Union’s 2030 climate and energy framework requires the transport, building and agriculture sectors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent below a 2005 baseline by 2030. This study demonstrates that meeting that goal depends on deploying a combination of new transport policy measures that include mandatory carbon …
Indian Railways, which has envisioned a plan to generate 1000 MW of solar energy by 2020, claims to be on track to become the largest harvester of rooftop solar plants, and plans to meet 10% of its total energy requirements through renewable energy by 2020. As part of its ‘Solar …
Even as total OECD energy production rose 4% in 2014 to a record high, energy consumption among the member countries fell, as did CO2 emissions from fuel combustion, new IEA data reveal. The latest detailed official statistics for the 34 countries in the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development add …
Let no one say that India is not doing its bit to fight global climate change: Government scientists are working hard to reduce carbon emissions by making cows less flatulent. Consider the numbers: India is home to more than 280 million cows, and 200 million more ruminant animals like sheep, …
Climate change, global warming and its visible haunting effects on Earth have left the entire world stumped. The accumulation of greenhouse gases and carbon emissions over the years has put a huge question mark planet Earth's future as a habitat for all living things and beings. 2015 saw the leaders …
All you meat lovers, it’s time to guard your steak. No, no not literally but if the Danish Government accepts the proposal of rolling out a tax on red meat it might just be a start. The Denmark Ethics Council has called for a higher tax on red meat, concluding …
Study finds that spurt in coal use in Asian countries could weaken monsoon systems Rapid increase of coal use in fast-growing Asian countries such as India and China may weaken monsoon systems and reduce the amount of rainfall in future, a new MIT study has found. Coal burning, despite recent …
