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Upstream Oil and Gas Emissions Shot up 7% in 2017
Oil & Gas UK says this makes up around 3% of the country’s entire greenhouse gas emissions. Total emissions from upstream oil and gas operations in the UK increased by 7% to 15.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in…
Climate-Heating Greenhouse Gases at Record Levels, Says UN
Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are far above pre-industrial levels. The main greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change have all reached record levels, the UN’s meteorology experts have reported. Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are now far above…
‘Only 16 Countries’ Emissions Targets Match Their Paris Agreement Pledges’
A new study shows these nations’ domestic policies do not live up to their nationally determined contributions. Only 16 countries have domestic greenhouse gas reduction targets clearly matching their Paris Agreement commitments. That’s according to a new analysis from the Grantham…
Emissions Dip When Freight Ships Use Chips
Chip fat and other vegetable oils could be used to replace polluting fuels used to power freight vessels. Chip fat and other vegetable oils could soon be used to replace the polluting fuels used to power cargo ships. That’s according to…
UN Climate Panel: Emissions Must Fall Rapidly by 2030 to Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its highly anticipated report Sunday on what needs to be done to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The answer: social and technological change on a scale for which “there is no…
Global Cities Leading the Way in Cutting Emissions
Some of the world’s major cities, including London, Paris and New York City, are no longer increasing their greenhouse gas emissions. New analysis reveals 27 cities, representing 54 million people and $6 trillion (£4.6tn) in GDP, saw carbon emissions peak…
50% of Industrial Climate Change Emissions Tied to Fossil Fuel Companies
The Rocky Mountain Institute recently released a report titled Decarbonization Pathways for Mines: A Headlamp in the Darkness, in which it was stated that in 2015, half of worldwide industrial greenhouse gas emissions came from 50 companies working in fossil-fuel…