Carbon dioxide
EPA Chief Denies CO2 as Primary Driver of Climate Change
Scott Pruitt, the new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), does not think that carbon dioxide is a “primary contributor” to climate change—even though the actual science says it is. “I think that measuring with precision human…
UK Car Industry Warns ‘Anti-Diesel Agenda’ Harming CO2 Reduction Progress
Average new car CO2 emissions fell to an all-time low for the 19th consecutive year in 2016 thanks to billions of pounds of investment in advanced engine, fuel and battery technology and lighter vehicles, according to UK car industry body…
EU Carbon Market at Risk of Another Lost Decade
Next week, EU environment ministers are to strike a deal on the reform of the Emissions Trading System (ETS). If governments do not treat the reform with more seriousness, the EU risks setting its carbon market up for another decade…
Coal Collapse Pushes UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions Down Four Per Cent in 2015
UK greenhouse gas emissions fell nearly four per cent last year, continuing a long-running trend that has seen the country’s emissions drop 38 per cent since 1990. The latest official statistical release from National Statistics today confirms total greenhouse gas…
China’s First Vertical Forest is Rising in Nanjing
Stefano Boeri Architetti is bringing the vertical forest concept popularized in Milan to Nanjing, China with the Nanjing Towers. The two green towers could provide the city with a breath of fresh air, producing around 132 pounds of oxygen every…
EU Hails Clean Energy ‘Year of Delivery’
The European Union is on track to meet its renewable energy, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas emission targets for 2020 following a ‘year of delivery’ across the renewables sector, according to a wide-ranging new report from the European Commission. The…
Campus Greenhouse Gas Emissions Down 7 Percent Since 2014
MIT’s total campus emissions have dropped by 7 percent since 2014, according to MIT’s second annual greenhouse gas inventory. The inventory, whose results were released by the MIT Office of Sustainability in collaboration with the Department of Facilities and the…