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Coal Industry in Australia Increases Production While Emissions Remain the Same – Genuine Success or Illusion?
The organization Ember has published a report analyzing fugitive emissions in Australia’s coal industry between 1990 and 2022. These are greenhouse gas emissions resulting from leaks or unintentional gas releases that are not directly controlled. During the analyzed period, the…
Why Are Sustainable Fuels Not Enough to Reduce Emissions in the Aviation Industry?
In an effort to limit global warming, the European Commission has set an ambitious goal of reducing emissions by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990. All industries must take concrete steps to align their operations with this target. However,…
New Data: CO2 Emissions From New Cars and Vans Further Decrease as Electric Vehicle Sales Grow in Europe
Average CO2 emissions from all new cars registered in Europe in 2023 continued to decrease and were 1.4 per cent lower than in 2022, according to new provisional data published by the European Environment Agency. Similarly, average CO2 emissions from…
Fit for 55: Council Gives Final Green Light to Cut Methane Emissions in the Energy Sector
The Council today adopted a regulation on tracking and reducing methane emissions. It is part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package. The regulation introduces new requirements on measuring, reporting and verifying methane emissions in the energy sector. Mitigation measures, such…
After Slight Rise In 2023, Methane Emissions From Fossil Fuels Are Set To Go Into Decline Soon
Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 – but substantial policies and regulations announced in recent months, as well as fresh pledges stemming from the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, have the potential to…
HOW CAN SATELLITES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS?
Although it seems that in the fight against the climate crisis, the strongest focus is on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, last year’s UN Conference on Climate Change showed that there is a problem that needs to be addressed even more…
EU COUNCIL AND PARLIAMENT REACH AN AGREEMENT ON REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS GENERATED BY HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
The Council and the European Parliament reached a temporary political agreement on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, to reduce these emissions in the road transport sector, but also set new targets for 2030, 2035 and 2040. The new rules…