Biden plans to cut emissions in half by 2030
The Paris accord, which President Donald Trump exited but Biden promptly rejoined, was designed with the expectation that countries would
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CO2 Emissions
Record surge in CO2, methane emissions despite pandemic
Carbon dioxide and methane emissions surged in 2020 even amid coronavirus shutdowns, according to research from the National Oceanic and
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Carbon pollution fell 17 percent during coronavirus lockdown peak
The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17 percent at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month,
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Coronavirus lockdown leads to improved air quality
Air quality is picking up in countries that remain under coronavirus quarantine, experts say. But it is far too early
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Carbon emissions fall as electricity producers move away from coal
Carbon emissions generated by the electricity sector fell at the fastest rate in at least 30 years as countries turned
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Luxembourg is first country to make all public transport free
Luxembourg is to become the first country to offer a free public transport system, as the government tries to reduce
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Extreme heating: are we hot enough to act now on climate?
The cautionary tale of the boiling frog describes how a frog that jumps into boiling water will save itself by
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India ‘houses’ 13 of world’s top 40 coal-fired anthropogenic SO2 emission hotspots
Close on the heels of top international environmental NGO Greenpeace reportedly identified six coal-fired power plants and industrial clusters as India’s “worst
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Emission levels rising faster in Indian cities than in China
Study analysed link between population density and emissions from vehicles across the districts in the country Urbanisation is accelerating greenhouse
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