Tag: global emissions
Urgent action to cut methane emissions from fossil fuel operations essential to achieve global climate targets
Decisive, far-reaching efforts to cut methane emissions from fossil fuel production and use must go hand-in-hand with decarbonisation of our energy systems to limit global warming to 1.5 °C, according to a...
How do Countries Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
With the 2022 Emissions Gap Report due to be released in October this year ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, the focus is on how fast countries...
The Great Barrier Reef is Suffering its 4th Mass Bleaching Event Since 2016 – here’s What That Means
It’s official: the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its fourth mass bleaching event since 2016. We dived into the reef on March 28 and saw the unfolding crisis firsthand.
Descending beneath the surface...
EBRD Launches Energy Compact for its Urban Sustainability Programme
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching its own Energy Compact to support the energy transition, focussed on investments within its flagship urban sustainability programme, EBRD Green Cities. The...
Global Electricity Demand is Growing Faster than Renewables, Driving Strong Increase in Generation From Fossil Fuels
Renewables are expanding quickly but not enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand this year, resulting in a sharp rise in the use of coal power that risks pushing...
Alarming Rise in Global Temperatures
The past six years have been the warmest on record since 1880, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 being the top three, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO)Â press release on 15 January....
The Global Transformation of the Electricity Sector Requires Greater Efforts to Ensure Security of Supply
New IEA report offers recommendations for how to respond to evolving challenges for electricity systems from growth of variable renewable electricity, cyber threats and extreme weather events.
The electricity sector, which plays a...
IEA: Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High in 2018
Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions hit a new record last year, with an increase of 1.7% globally.That was a result of higher energy consumption, which grew by 2.3% – nearly twice...
Are Computers RAM-ming Emissions Into the Atmosphere?
Computers and other digital technologies around the world are pumping large amounts of emissions into the atmosphere.That’s the suggestion made in a new report from French thinktank The Shift Project, which shows...
What Does ’12 Years to Save the Planet’ Really Mean?
It's a number that's been thrown around a lot recently. There's a danger it will be misunderstood.
When I wrote about a report suggesting the pace of decarbonization needs to treble, I also...
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens Team up on Hybrid Airplane
Automakers are scrambling to add hybrid powertrains to more cars in an effort to meet stricter global emissions standards. But cars aren't the only vehicles burning a lot of fossil fuels.
Airbus, Rolls-Royce...
CO2 Emissions Stay Same for Third Year in Row – Despite Global Economy Growing
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy have not increased for three years in a row even as the global economy grew, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.
Global emissions from the energy sector were...
Paris Agreement to Enter into Force as EU Agrees Ratification
The European Parliament has approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union yesterday.With today’s European Parliament approval of the Paris Agreement ratification – in the presence of European Commission...
