Carbon Levels & Measurement
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Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyFood SecurityNon-Renewable Energy
Carbon-Negative Practices Could Tackle Past GHG Emissions
Restorative farming practices and emerging products built from carbon-negative plastics could create opportunities for major carbon pollution producers to take responsibility for their historical ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Most U.S. States Prepare for Clean Power Plan Compliance
More than four out of five U.S. states are preparing to implement the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, even with Congressional Republicans vowing ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasTar Sands/Oil Sands
Tar Sands/Oil Sands Project at Risk as BP Ponders Unburnable Carbon
BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg spoke out for a price on carbon, a shift from coal to natural gas for electricity generation, greater energy efficiency, ... -
BioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyUnited StatesWater
Cropland Study Flags Climate Impact of Biofuel Production
Field-level analysis of cropland changes across the United States between 2008 and 2012, combined with satellite data on changes in land cover, shows that ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsSub-National Governments
Canada Pans Provinces’ Progress on GHG Reductions
With Canada scrambling to finalize its greenhouse gas reduction targets ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris in December, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq ... -
Russia’s Climate Commitment Points to a 40-50% Emissions Increase
Russia’s greenhouse gas commitment leading up to the UN climate summit in Paris in December could lead to a 40 to 50% increase in ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
Mexico Scales Back Its 2018 Renewable Power Target
Mexico has reduced its renewable energy development target for 2018, just days after announcing an ambitious plan to produce 24% of its power from ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsUnited States
Deeper European Carbon Cuts Would Create 420,000 Jobs, Save 46,000 Lives
With its commitment to cut carbon pollution 40% from 1990 levels by 2030, Europe is missing out on deeper economic gains that could result ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyJurisdictionsMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaUnited States
Mexico Delivers ‘Major Milestone’ With 2026 Emissions Cap
Mexico is promising to cap its greenhouse gas emissions by 2026, cut its particulate or “black carbon” emissions from wood and diesel in half ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable Energy
UK Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions 8.4% in 2014
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom fell 8.4% last year, the largest single-year drop since 1990, “as household energy consumption slumped, the use ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsUnited States
Paris Carbon Commitments Won’t Deliver Deep Enough Cuts
The initial round of national commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions falls short of what will be needed to keep average global warming below ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate & SocietyDrought, Famine & WildfiresHydropowerJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyUnited States
Light Snowfall Depletes Reservoirs, Pushes California from Hydro to Gas
With a record-low snowfall reducing water levels in its hydroelectric reservoirs, California will have to burn more fossil fuels this year and import power ... -
As World Economy Grows, Will CO2 Emissions Rise Again?
Climate scientists are weighing in with conflicting views on whether global greenhouse gas emissions can continue their decline in the face of continued economic ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictions
Global Carbon Emissions Level Off in 2014 Despite Economic Growth
Global carbon dioxide emissions levelled off at 32.3 megatonnes in 2014, the International Energy Agency reported Friday, “marking the first time in 40 years ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeGeneral RenewablesJurisdictionsRenewable Energy
Four EU Countries Exceed Their 2020 Renewable Energy Targets
Four European countries—Sweden, Bulgaria, Estonia, and Lithuania—have already met or exceeded their renewable energy targets for 2020, according to an annual renewables report released ...