Greenhouse Gas Emissions

G20 Summit: Global climate crisis tests bloc's commitment to security and sustainability

As the world faces record-breaking temperatures and growing climate-related security risks, the G20 nations are challenged to prioritize both climate action and global security

Greenhouse gas emissions all-time high, record global warming at over 0.2C per decade

From 2013 to 2022, "human-induced warming has been increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade," scientists reported in a peer-reviewed study aimed at policymakers.

Explained: The countries putting a brake on cars with internal combustion engines

The 27-nation bloc joins more than a dozen other nations which have set deadlines for ending sales of new cars with internal combustion engines (ICE), which emit toxic gasses that are a major driver of climate change

Explained: How the Willow oil project adds to environmental concerns in Alaska

ConocoPhillips' Willow project, which was approved on Monday, would produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak, resulting in at least 263 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over 30 years

President Joe Biden's next climate hurdle: Entice Americans to buy green

It's a public relations challenge that could determine whether the country meets Biden's ambitious goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030

Davos 2023: How World Economic Forum-like summits can be used to make the world more sustainable

According to the World Economic Forum, Davos 2023 is calling for ‘bold collective action’ to address intersecting crises ranging from climate change and energy shortages to food insecurity and forced migration

2022 was the fifth warmest year ever recorded, says NASA

The past nine years have been the warmest years since modern record keeping began in 1880. This meant Earth in 2022 was about 2 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 1.11 degrees Celsius, warmer than the late 19th century average, the study said

COP27: Last minute objections threaten historic UN climate deal

There was strong concern among both developed and developing countries about proposals on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, known as mitigation

Why Switzerland paying poor nations to cut emissions is ‘dangerous’

Switzerland is not doing enough within its borders to reach its climate goal. Instead, it is paying poorer nations like Ghana or Dominica to reduce emissions and taking credit for it

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina denounces 'tragedy' of rich nations on climate

Bangladesh has produced a miniscule amount of the greenhouse gas emissions that have already contributed to the warming of the planet by an average of nearly 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels