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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
NASA scientist James Hansen is heading to COP21 in Paris to berate climate campaigners for failing to support 'safe and environmentally-friendly nuclear power', writes Jim Green. But they would gladly support nuclear power if only it really was safe and environment friendly. In fact, it's a very dangerous and hugely expensive distraction from the real climate solutions.
… gigatonnes of CO 2 -equivalent greenhouse gas emissions that would have resulted from fossil … power fatalities would include: Routine emissions: UNSCEAR's estimated collective … fuels when considering accidents and routine emissions (by a wide margin, though not as …
As global temperatures reach new monthly highs and the Middle East is hit by record heatwaves, we might be forgiven for sliding into hopelessness, writes PAUL ROGERS. But a host of innovations in energy technology means that a carbon-free energy future is not just possible, but affordable. The first of the three paradigm shifts required to transform the climate change outlook is in place.
… argue that the current targets for reducing emissions are far too low. This is because … meaning that - even if the rate of emissions is brought under control - there is … action must happen instantly, and if carbon emissions were brought down to zero before …
Film maker Nick Breeze has conducted a series of interviews with experts on 'geo-engineering' to forestall runaway global warming. Here he presents the distilled wisdom from his meetings - and concludes that we should at least be experimenting with the techniques, and studying their impacts.
… are a number of 'scenarios' of carbon dioxide emissions and global temperatures. The current … bet, sad though it is, that the annual CO 2 emissions are going to rise year by year for … as with immediate reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from all areas, especially including …
Don't believe the spurious claims of nuclear shills constantly doing down renewables, writes Mark Diesendorf. Clean, safe renewable energy technologies have the potential to supply 100% of the world's electricity needs - but the first hurdle is to refute the deliberately misleading myths designed to promote the politically powerful but ultimately doomed nuclear industry.
… energy emits no or negligible greenhouse gas emissions Neither nuclear energy nor most … Lenzen (2008) found average life-cycle emissions for nuclear energy, based on mining … and so do the resulting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Lenzen calculates that, when …
Green leader Caroline Lucas will today use a Campaign to Protect Rural England lecture to call for urgent action to resolve conflicting land use issues
… Green Party Caroline Lucas CPRE Transport Emissions Renewables Technology Planning Land … increasing densities, reducing transport emissions while avoiding damage to rural …
Of course we must quit burning fossil fuels and welcome a renewable future, writes Andrew Lockley. But that's not going to stop the Earth from warming, indeed the reverse. So ... we need some tricks up our sleeve to deal with it - in a word, geoengineering. Because it will save our lives, and our planet.
… begin a radical programme of decarbonisation, emissions would continue for many years. Power … Their false optimism has been consistent on emissions and effects, with even their 'safe' … to pollute Meanwhile, what about those pesky emissions? Don't buy the right-wingers' …
Don't believe the carbon capture hype, say MPs and NGOs
… storage (CCS) technology to reduce its CO 2 emissions, despite being ‘capture-ready’. Bob … technologies’ undermined the whole concept of emissions trading: ‘You will say to people …
The Arctic Ocean is coming close to complete summer meltdown, writes John Nissen - indeed it could happen as soon as September, triggering a severe deterioration in climate across the northern hemisphere. With fast-rising temperatures predicted in the coming decade, we must act now to save the Arctic, before it's too late.
… trade routes, because this will reduce CO 2 emissions from transport of goods which at … we have a dramatic increase in methane emissions from the Arctic Ocean seabed. As the … of low-lying regions; and growing methane emissions leading to even more catastrophic …
Battery technology is essential to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. But they must be more sustainable and easily disposable.
… to 28 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions — the most of any field. This cannot … can drastically reduce the percentage of emissions that the transportation sector puts …
Somebody somewhere has to have a cunning plan to fix our environmental problems and save the world – right? Jim Thomas sorts through the big tech ideas you’ll be reading about this year
… quick-fix which would bypass the need for emission reductions. This summer, the UK Royal … think reaching outer space increases carbon emissions, consider the climate costs of … will be responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the airline industry, as the …