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High CO2 Levels Make Rice Less Nutritious, Study Finds
Research published Wednesday in Science Advances found that rice grown with the higher atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations expected by the end of this century was less nutritious, signaling bad news for the more than two billion people who rely on…
Heineken Sets New Renewables Goal, as Carlsberg Downs its CO2 Levels
The global brewing industry is racing to up its climate ambition, with rivals Heineken and Carlsberg both separately announcing progress towards emissions and renewable energy goals. Heineken yesterday unveiled its ‘Drop the C’ programme – with the ‘C’ referring to…
US CO2 Emissions Declined During Trump’s First Year as President
What were United States carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions like in 2017, the first year President Donald Trump was in office? Based on preliminary estimates, the Rhodium Group said US emissions declined by just below one percent, thanks to changes in…
Vehicles are Now America’s Biggest CO2 Source but EPA is Tearing Up Regulations
Some of the most common avatars of climate change – hulking power stations and billowing smokestacks – may need a slight update. For the first time in more than 40 years, the largest source of greenhouse gas pollution in the…
CCC Calls for Deep Waste and Energy CO2 Cuts in Wales’ Carbon Budgets
The UK’s Committee on Climate Change has today given its recommendations for CO2 cuts in Wales over the next decade, setting out how the region can play a leading role in tackling climate change while also growing its economy. Wales…
London CO2 Cuts Must be ‘More Ambitious in Scale and Pace’, Mayoral Body Warns
London’s economy has grown as greenhouse gas emissions have fallen over the past five years, but future decarbonisation in the capital will “need to be significantly more ambitious both in scale and pace”, a Mayoral advisory body report has warned.…
Australia Can Meet CO2 Emissions Target By 2030 With Renewables At Zero Net Cost
The Australian National University has published a new study which shows that Australia can meet its 2030 carbon emissions target of reducing emissions by 26-28% by 2030 by replacing all coal-fired power stations with renewables at zero net cost. The…