A sufficient reduction in emissions can only be achieved if all countries are fully committed to a coordinated, cooperative effort.
… The emissions gap Ingmar Schumacher | 28th January 2020 News Emissions Carbon NDC Fossil Fuels Technology … A sufficient reduction in emissions can only be achieved if all …
The IPCC's most important ever assessment of global warming warns that the world must cut its carbon emissions must be cut sharply and soon, writes Damian Carrington - and the cost is affordable. But in fact, emissions are rising at record levels, and the IPCC's strong support for unproven-at-scale CCS technology will leave many mystified.
… IPCC: rapid emissions cuts vital to stop worst impacts of … warns that the world must cut its carbon emissions must be cut sharply and soon, writes … - and the cost is affordable. But in fact, emissions are rising at record levels, and the …
The 'Absolute Zero' report demonstrates how the UK can deliver on its climate change commitments. In doing so, it debunks technological utopianism - but what of economy and class?
… Leaders University Of Cambridge Absolute Zero Emissions Climate Change Technology Economy … committed by law to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2050. In late 2019, … achievement of ‘absolute zero’ will require? Emissions Gareth Dale: The Absolute Zero …
Cutting emissions at home doesn’t just help the planet; it saves you money too. Chloe Barrow explains how to get started
… PassivHaus Technology holding.jpg Cutting emissions at home doesn’t just help the … thanks to Government plans to cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent by the year 2050. … contribute to 25 to 30 per cent of all carbon emissions, which obviously represents a …
UN shipping talks stalled as Saudi Arabia and the US obstructed attempts to decide how the sector should begin to decarbonise.
… on how to cut shipping’s large and growing emissions. Setting speed limits on ships and … of the 15 proposals on the table for reducing emissions in the short term, meaning … Part of this deal was to set these short-term emissions cuts — considered an important step …
At least a third of the food the world grows each year goes to waste, writes John Mandyck, most of it in fields, transport and storage. The result is poor farmers, hungry people, and a massive 3.3 billion tonnes of needless CO2 emissions. It should be a key topic for action at COP21 in Paris - but so far it's not even on the agenda.
… a massive 3.3 billion tonnes of needless CO2 emissions. It should be a key topic for action … climate action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions while unlocking solutions for … instability, water shortages and carbon emissions. Food waste, climate emissions and …
Machine learning can make a huge impact on the planet ranging from energy efficiency to reducing the impact of emissions.
… 27th July 2020 News Climate Change Technology Emissions Farmers Computer screen Machine … energy efficiency to reducing the impact of emissions. Machine learning could play a … climate breakdown. Effectively dealing with emissions is a climate change mitigation …
The IPCC's 'Representative Concentration Pathways' are based on fantasy technology that must draw massive volumes of CO2 out of the atmosphere late this century, writes Nick Breeze - an unjustified hope that conceals a very bleak future for Earth, and humanity.
… are assumed to all be linked directly to emissions scenarios. The more carbon we emit … bet, sad though it is, that the annual CO2 emissions are going to rise year by year for … wrong and we do manage to curtail our carbon emissions, a closer look at RCP 2.6 shows …
Advanced new catalysts are poised to stimulate a clean energy revolution, writes Tim Radford. An organic replacement for the precious metal platinum would allow surplus electricity to be cheaply converted into hydrogen fuel, then burnt in low cost fuel cells to propel 'green' vehicles and generate power on demand.
… platinum' catalyst promises cheap fuel cells, emission-free fuels Tim Radford | 11th … 2016 News Technology Energy Renewables Emissions Climate Change Transport … be burnt for energy with near-zero carbon emissions. Importantly, the new arrangement of …
Dear Sir Ian Blatchford: Scientists for Extinction Rebellion send open letter to the Science Museum Group calling for an end to Shell sponsorship.
… doubt on the science of climate change [2]. Emissions They continue to back at least eight … from the urgent need to cut fossil fuel emissions now [16]. Boycotting The … of bioenergy with CCS to offset today's emissions sets up a high stakes gamble for the …
The world produces over a billion tonnes a year of dangerously caustic wastes, write Helena Gomes, Mike Rogerson & Will Mayes. They are currently being dumped, although they could be used to sequester a gigatonne of CO2 from the atmosphere - while also yielding minerals essential for key renewable energy technologies.
… wastes could capture 1Gt a year of CO2 emissions Helena I. Gomes Mike Rogerson Will … CO 2 . It could even help offset some of the emissions from the energy-intensive industries … 3-4% of the aluminium industry's global CO 2 emissions could be captured . Red mud has …
George Osborne pledged £1billion to a green bank that could help Britain reduce carbon emissions. But with low carbon technologies unproven, banks, institutions and energy companies are wary, meaning the venture may not attract the capital to make it viable
… Politics And Economics Finance Banks Carbon Emissions Technology Investigations Investment … bank that could help Britain reduce carbon emissions. But with low carbon technologies … would agree the UK needs to slash its carbon emissions. The problem is paying for it. …
Geo-engineering 'turns hearts and minds away from the cause of the climate crisis and inevitably dilutes the urgency with which it must be addressed'.
… the climate emergency, rather than the cause. Emissions Geoengineering, then, is no … or choice vis a vis simply cutting back on emissions. On its own, in fact, it cannot … be considered in tandem with deep cuts in emissions. In the absence of such cuts, …
Extinction Rebellion: The more successful fossil fuel companies like Shell are, the worse our future is going to be.
… said: "If the whole world reaches zero carbon emissions by 2030, we only have a 75 … on as if their product does no harm. " Emissions The purple boat bears the words "The … If the whole world reaches zero carbon emissions by 2030, we only have a 75% chance …
'For young people, the climate emergency is the cause of their generation. And we in older generations must face up to this seriously.'
… policy is for the UK to achieve net zero emissions before 2050, an ambition which falls … figures showing a two percent reduction in emissions last year, suggesting that a level compatible with net zero emissions would not be reached until 2100. …
The geoengineering genie should remain firmly stopped up in its bottle until a robust case is made for letting it out, writes Clive Hamilton - and that's something the NRC's new report signally fails to achieve, providing no rationale for deploying the technology, or even experimenting with it.
… adaption because of the failure to reduce emissions adequately. The new report, backed … as relatively benign ways to counter human emissions, arguing that the decision on … the political incentives to rein in carbon emissions. The committee's answer is, as …
Extinction Rebellion Scotland holds People’s Assembly in Aberdeen city centre and protests a BP petrol station in Fort William.
… to actively inhibit progress toward carbon emission objectives set out in the IPCC Report … planet. Their operations contributed net CO2 emissions of 51.2m tonnes in 2015 alone. Of … reported earlier this week: "Carbon dioxide emissions from the oil, gas and coal in …
Campaigners will demand significant investment in comprehensive national cycle network with 7 September 2019 protest.
… with 7 September 2019 protest. Transport emissions make up 33 percent of UK domestic carbon emissions. What's worse, 70 percent of all … years to start making radical cuts in carbon emissions or humanity faced extinction. This …
More than 100 people were arrested during a week of action across the UK as protesters demanded the government treat the threats posed by climate change as a crisis.
… as a crisis and take drastic steps to cut emissions to net zero by 2025, with more than … what made Extinction Rebellion unique. Global emissions “There is so much momentum around … for only one percent of current global emissions, Boardman added: “What happened in …
Extinction Rebellion represents the emergence of large-scale direct action - but can it drive political change?
… binding commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2025. Political inconsistencies … climate change; it set the world’s first CO2 emissions reduction target in 2008, is the … still trying to reduce the country’s carbon emissions. Large-scale protests and civil …
Protestors demanding climate justice block a main road in Canterbury.
… for council, and government, action to reduce emissions, after the recent IPCC report added … twelve years to drastically reduce emissions to limit climate change. Mr. … binding measures leading to zero carbon emissions, reduced consumption, and monitoring …
The real lesson of Volkswagen's 'dieselgate' scandal is that we must ditch petroleum fuels, writes Harry Hoster. There's new, clean technologies just waiting to take off - and the most promising is fuel cells. They will also fit right into the new world of renewables, with surplus power from wind and solar making the hydrogen they burn.
… how an overwhelming focus on carbon dioxide emissions has oversimplified the debate about … important differentiation between localised emissions that harm your health and global emissions that damage the atmosphere. Even if …
A shopping centre in the heart of London’s City is setting the eco-standard for property developers with a geothermal heating and cooling system
… a liquid, using a heat pump. Although carbon emissions will be cut by an estimated 10 per … how Britain could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero over the next 20 years by a … ways to use it and reduce our overall emissions at the same time …
Caroline Lucas MP, Guardian columnist George Monbiot (pictured) and Extinction Rebellion are seeking to overturn the protest banning order imposed by the Met.
… We have just 10 years to reduce our C02 emissions to safer levels and climate … drive further action across Government to cut emissions, protect the environment and improve … contribution to climate change by cutting emissions to net-zero by 2050 were enshrined …