greenhouse gas emissions
Today’s Energy Crisis Makes Supporting Clean Energy Start-Ups More Important Than Ever
Periods of energy disruption, like the one we are seeing today, offer an opening for disruptive technologies. A helping hand for clean energy start-ups can help respond to the current energy crisis while also accelerating progress towards climate targets. A…
Global CO2 Emissions Rebounded to Their Highest Level in History in 2021
Increased use of coal was the main factor driving up global energy-related CO2 emissions by over 2 billion tonnes, their largest ever annual rise in absolute terms. Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6 percent in 2021 to 36.3…
Swiss Green Default
If I imagine a country like the one in a fairy tale, with beautiful forests, lakes and cows that graze contentedly and give healthy, whole milk, from which the most delicious cheeses and the sweetest chocolates are made, it is…
Eleven Additional Governments Commit to New Plastics Economy
Eleven new governments have announced today at the One Ocean Summit that they will join the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, the Global Commitment has united governments…
Europe: Electric Car Sales Surpass Diesel
In a milestone for the environment, Europeans purchased more electric cars than those powered by diesel last month. According to recent data, over 20 percent of new cars sold in Europe and the United Kingdom (UK) in December 2021 were…
Can e-commerce Help Save the Planet?
If you have logged onto Google Flights recently, you might have noticed a small change in the page’s layout. Alongside the usual sortable categories, like price, duration, and departure time, there is a new field: CO2 emissions. Launched in October…
It’s Time to Shift to Net-Zero Emissions Plastics
There are two sides to everything – and that goes for plastics, too. Let’s start with the positive side. Plastics shape and facilitate the whole of modern life. They are found in everything from smartphones to shoe soles, in spectacle…