Tag: carbon emissions
Africa’s forests no longer help fight climate change, shift to net...
Data published in the journal Scientific Reports reveals that this "safety net" has diminished.
World to exceed 1.5°C heating threshold, extreme urgency for fossil fuel...
Current emissions trajectories mean the remaining "carbon budget" for a 50 percent chance of staying below 1.5°C will likely be depleted by 2030.
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin moves to rescind ‘legal foundation for all...
The move was anticipated. What has been anticipated has happened—and is happening.
EU ‘well on track’ to meet its 2030 climate targets, European...
The updated NECPs reflect greater efforts by EU member states to reduce their emissions in the past two years, even in the face of demands from some that the bloc weaken its green commitments.
States can take meaningful climate action, even without federal support: Study
The team also found that there was potential for state efforts to impact pollution in neighboring states.
Trump executive order targets state climate laws, shields fossil fuel industry...
New order directs Justice Department to block enforcement of state climate laws, raising legal questions and stoking fears of fossil fuel immunity.
Scientists develop carbon-capturing 3D printing method to revolutionize construction
NTU Singapore researchers unveil a breakthrough that reduces the carbon footprint of concrete while enhancing its strength and efficiency for 3D-printed buildings.
Harvard set up worthless carbon offsetting scheme that sold millions of...
EasyJet, British American Tobacco and Ernst & Young are all among the biggest buyers of credits from the project.
Supreme Court allows EPA to implement carbon emission standards despite ongoing...
The fossil fuel industry filed lawsuits with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit requesting the court block the program and the Supreme Court put the EPA's new rule on hold until it was settled in court.
Earth’s land and trees absorbed almost no net carbon in 2023
The planet’s ability to absorb carbon weakening even moderately would make much steeper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions necessary to get to net zero.
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What blind Lord of Misrule keeps showing he can’t avoid wrack and ruin, leans hard on dumb Big Lies, and expects different outcomes?
“Trump’s self-love, not Iran, is global enemy No 1. He’s a one-man weapon of mass destruction.”
Justice Department drops multiple corporate crime investigations
A reported decision to abandon several major corporate crime cases has raised concerns that the federal government is easing pressure on corporate misconduct.
Trump administration activates never-used deportation court for first time in 30 years
The Justice Department’s unprecedented filing before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court opens a little-known legal pathway that could expand executive deportation powers while relying on sealed evidence and limited public scrutiny.
Trump administration narrows Endangered Species Act protections by removing habitat destruction rule
The administration has eliminated a decades-old definition of “harm,” making it more difficult to use the Endangered Species Act to stop projects that destroy critical wildlife habitat.
Forget the DC swamp—here’s a gripping documentary about the most courageous, legendary clean water...
We’re talking seriously impactful breakthroughs, per this Inside Climate News report, as Diane and local citizen scientists now oversee a $50 (FIFTY!) million settlement—the largest clean water EPA penalty ever.