The world's oceans just broke an important climate change record
Global oceans breaking temperature records daily due to excessive heating from climate change, highlighting urgent need to address greenhouse gas emissions. [ more ]
The world's oceans just broke an important climate change record
Global oceans breaking temperature records daily due to excessive heating from climate change, highlighting urgent need to address greenhouse gas emissions. [ more ]
60 new electric buses coming to Brooklyn, Queens & Staten Island
60 new electric buses will operate across Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the goal of a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2040. [ more ]
IMPACT+ Launches Self-Service Solution for Advertisers to Cut Video Emissions Without Altering Media Plans
IMPACT+ introduced a Creative Optimiser to help advertisers cut GHG emissions from online video campaigns by almost 40%.
Digital ads significantly contribute to global GHG emissions, with IMPACT+ pioneering efforts to reduce carbon footprint through video optimization. [ more ]
60 new electric buses coming to Brooklyn, Queens & Staten Island
60 new electric buses will operate across Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the goal of a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2040. [ more ]
IMPACT+ Launches Self-Service Solution for Advertisers to Cut Video Emissions Without Altering Media Plans
IMPACT+ introduced a Creative Optimiser to help advertisers cut GHG emissions from online video campaigns by almost 40%.
Digital ads significantly contribute to global GHG emissions, with IMPACT+ pioneering efforts to reduce carbon footprint through video optimization. [ more ]
Far From Cutting Power Plant Emissions, New EPA Rule May Make Things Worse
The EPA announced new standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, mandating coal plants to install carbon capture technology and new gas plants to enhance efficiency. [ more ]
The EPA's new power plant pollution rule has a big, gassy hole in it
The EPA's finalized rules on greenhouse gas emissions target power plants, but do not yet address gas-fired plants critical for meeting climate commitments. [ more ]
Far From Cutting Power Plant Emissions, New EPA Rule May Make Things Worse
The EPA announced new standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, mandating coal plants to install carbon capture technology and new gas plants to enhance efficiency. [ more ]
The EPA's new power plant pollution rule has a big, gassy hole in it
The EPA's finalized rules on greenhouse gas emissions target power plants, but do not yet address gas-fired plants critical for meeting climate commitments. [ more ]
Top oil firms' climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds
Big oil companies' climate plans are not in line with limiting global warming to 1.5C, raising concerns about their commitment to energy transition. [ more ]
Scope 3 emissions, though challenging, offer significant opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging collaboration and collective action. [ more ]
Norway Wants to Restrict Crypto Mining by Regulating Data Centers, Lawmakers Say: Report
Norway's government plans to regulate data centers to restrict energy-intensive crypto mining, aiming to block unwanted projects and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [ more ]
Norway Wants to Restrict Crypto Mining by Regulating Data Centers, Lawmakers Say: Report
Norway's government plans to regulate data centers to restrict energy-intensive crypto mining, aiming to block unwanted projects and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [ more ]
Microsoft's AI obsession is jeopardizing its climate ambitions
Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions have increased instead of decreasing, as the company struggles to balance AI leadership with climate goals. [ more ]
California Leaders Celebrate Ten Years of Climate Action - Streetsblog California
California's Cap-and-Trade Program raised over $28 billion in climate investments, benefiting various projects and creating jobs while making significant progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. [ more ]
California Leaders Celebrate Ten Years of Climate Action - Streetsblog California
California's Cap-and-Trade Program raised over $28 billion in climate investments, benefiting various projects and creating jobs while making significant progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. [ more ]
Using hydrogen for aviation faces challenges, as sourcing clean hydrogen is difficult, and it could reduce aircraft range due to lower energy density than kerosene. [ more ]
California announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for natural lands
California is opening its first new state park in a decade, Dos Rios tract, to promote respect for nature and achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. [ more ]
The Drum's Daily Briefing: blasphemous potato chips and M&S's farting cows
Marks & Spencer invests £1m to reduce dairy cows' flatulence emissions by changing their feed, potentially cutting 11,000 tons of greenhouse gases.
Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun refutes Elon Musk's claim of AI surpassing human intelligence soon, highlighting that it may take decades to achieve artificial general intelligence. [ more ]
Why the Cost of Biden's Climate Law Keeps Going Up
The estimated price tag for President Biden's clean-energy and climate agenda has effectively doubled since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law.
The rise in price tag is due to forecasters' belief that the law will be more popular than originally expected. [ more ]
Why the Cost of Biden's Climate Law Keeps Going Up
The estimated price tag for President Biden's clean-energy and climate agenda has effectively doubled since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law.
The rise in price tag is due to forecasters' belief that the law will be more popular than originally expected. [ more ]
Report: Carbon pollution dropped in 2023, but not fast enough to meet Biden's 2030 goal
Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases in the US declined by nearly 2% in 2023 but is still below the rate needed to meet President Biden's emissions reduction goal for 2030.
Emissions in the power and buildings sectors decreased, but transportation sector emissions rose due to increased travel and gasoline consumption. [ more ]
Report: Carbon pollution dropped in 2023, but not fast enough to meet Biden's 2030 goal
Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases in the US declined by nearly 2% in 2023 but is still below the rate needed to meet President Biden's emissions reduction goal for 2030.
Emissions in the power and buildings sectors decreased, but transportation sector emissions rose due to increased travel and gasoline consumption. [ more ]
EU calls for 90% cut to greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 despite farmers' revolt
The EU is urging a 90% cut to greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, despite facing opposition from farmers protesting against green regulations.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has backtracked on a plan to halve chemical pesticide use by 2030, acknowledging the divisive nature of the proposal. [ more ]
EU calls for 90% cut to greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 despite farmers' revolt
The EU is urging a 90% cut to greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, despite facing opposition from farmers protesting against green regulations.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has backtracked on a plan to halve chemical pesticide use by 2030, acknowledging the divisive nature of the proposal. [ more ]
Fossil fuels - not renewables - remain the real engines behind economic growth
US greenhouse gas emissions declined in 2023 while the economy grew, thanks to a reduction in emissions from power plants driven by the use of natural gas.
The decline in emissions is not due to using less fossil fuels, but rather the availability of cheap natural gas obtained through fracking. [ more ]
Montana Supreme Court Upholds Landmark Ruling From Youth Climate Case
Montana's Supreme Court has rejected a request by the state's Republican governor to block a climate ruling that requires regulators to consider greenhouse gas emissions when issuing permits for fossil fuel development.
The ruling means that Montana officials must immediately comply with the order to consider the effects of greenhouse gas emissions pending the appeal. [ more ]
Emissions from Israel's war in Gaza have immense' effect on climate catastrophe
The emissions generated during the first two months of the war in Gaza were greater than the annual carbon footprint of over 20 climate-vulnerable nations.
Israel's aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza contributed over 99% of the estimated 281,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent generated in the first 60 days of the conflict. [ more ]
Good Cop, bad Cop: what the Cop28 agreement says and what it means
The decision text from Cop28 calls for a transition away from fossil fuels, but has been criticized for being weak and containing loopholes for the fossil fuel industry.
The text acknowledges the need for deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but carbon emissions are still rising. [ more ]
Good Cop, bad Cop: what the Cop28 agreement says and what it means
The decision text from Cop28 calls for a transition away from fossil fuels, but has been criticized for being weak and containing loopholes for the fossil fuel industry.
The text acknowledges the need for deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but carbon emissions are still rising. [ more ]
Visualised: how all of G20 is missing climate goals but some nations are closer than others
Not a single G20 country has policies consistent with the Paris agreement's goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C and meeting emissions reduction targets.
Eight G20 countries, including Argentina, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Turkey, Canada, Mexico, and Indonesia, are rated as critically insufficient in their climate policies. [ more ]