Tag: emissions
Reduction in construction could cut emissions worldwide, UN reports
Because the sector depends on materials like steel and cement, which contribute to construction waste, it highlights the need for greater ambition in six areas, including renewable energy, building financing and energy codes.
Just 36 companies drove half the world’s climate-altering emissions in 2023:...
Released today by the Carbon Majors project, the list is dominated by coal, cement, and oil producers.
New state-of-the-art aluminum smelter to increase aluminum production and cut emissions
The Green Aluminum Smelter project, led by Century Aluminum Company, will have the ability to emit 75 percent less climate pollution than the existing aluminum production facilities.
Seaweed supplements for grazing cattle: A breakthrough in methane emission reduction
New study reveals feeding grazing cattle seaweed reduces methane emissions by 40 percent, offering a sustainable solution to agriculture’s climate impact.
US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to award millions for port...
$580 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund 31 port improvement projects in 15 states and one U.S. territory.
Europe’s cruise ships produce toxic sulphur emissions equivalent to 1 billion...
This led to a nine percent increase in SOx emissions, a 25 percent increase in particulate matter 2.5 and an 18 percent jump in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Revealed: Big Oil told 70 years ago that fossil fuel emissions...
Compelling new evidence shows this pattern of behavior was already hardwired into the industry’s DNA by 1955 and persists today.
Billionaire emissions outpace lifetime footprints of average individuals, new report shows
The report examines how the super-rich’s use of luxury transportation and investments in polluting industries exacerbate the climate crisis.
Global deforestation increased in 2023, report finds
If deforestation emissions were represented as a country, they’d be the fourth biggest emitter behind China, the U.S. and India.
Methane emissions surge, threatening global climate targets
Rapid rise in methane levels demands urgent action to avoid climate catastrophe.
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When do the ‘primal, profit-driven forces of nature’—racked with buyer’s remorse—dethrone or defang MAGA...
If you credit mass buyers’ remorse by hoodwinked MAGA voters, that goes double for flabbergasted tycoons once open to disruption (and donor payoffs) but now bullied by the allegedly pro-business browbeater.
Outrage in Massachusetts after ICE detains high school student on way to volleyball practice
Milford residents demand answers and justice after ICE agents detain 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva, sparking statewide protests and national criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Billions in clean energy projects canceled amid Republican tax bill and fossil fuel agenda
Clean energy investments are vanishing as the Trump administration’s tax plan and rollback of Biden-era climate policies threaten America’s transition to renewables.
‘Another aid massacre’: Israeli military kills dozens near privatized Gaza food site
For the third consecutive day, Israeli forces fired on Palestinians seeking food at a controversial U.S.-backed aid site, raising international outcry and renewed calls for accountability amid a spiraling humanitarian catastrophe.
Greta Thunberg and 11 other volunteers set out on mercy mission to Gaza
A crowd of supporters gathered at the port with Palestinian flags to encourage the 12-person crew. The mission is sponsored by the Freedom Flotilla organization.