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Analysts: UK Carbon Emissions Hit Lowest Levels Since 1920s
UK carbon emissions last year reached their lowest level since the general strikes and the Wall Street Crash of the 1920s pushed emissions to a record low. That is the conclusion of a new analysis of government figures from website…
China’s Premier Unveils Smog-Busting Plan to ‘Make Skies Blue Again’
The Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, has promised to step up his country’s battle against deadly smog, telling an annual political congress: “We will make our skies blue again.” China’s cities have become synonymous with choking air pollution in recent years,…
Schools Lead Calls for Government to Stop Solar Tax Hike
A group of children from Eleanor Palmer Primary School in Camden will this morning descend on the Treasury to deliver a petition urging chancellor Philip Hammond to halt the planned business rate tax hike that is expected to hit thousands…
EU Environment Ministers Approve Post-2020 ETS Reforms
EU Member States have voted in favour of a new package of measures to overhaul the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) after 2020, which has for years been dogged by low prices and a surplus of allowances. Environment ministers from…
Australia Could Achieve 100 pct Renewable Energy with Hydro Storage: Research
Pumped hydro power, where water is pumped uphill and stored to generate hydroelectric electricity on demand, could help transform Australian into a 100 percent green energy nation, according to researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) on Monday. Currently, renewable…
Are China’s Carbon Emissions About to Fall?
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 Asia office. The campaign group today published an investigation of official forecasts from…
‘Paris Agreement Not Enough’ to Prevent Catastrophic Coral Bleaching, Marine Biologists Warn
Current targets for reducing damaging greenhouse gas emissions are not enough to prevent catastrophic loss of the world’s coral reefs, marine biologists have warned. Rising sea surface temperatures are having a devastating effect on coral reefs, many of which are…