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BioenergyCitiesDrawdownHealth & SafetyMethanePost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island StatesSupply Chains & Consumption
Waste-to-Energy as a ‘Bridge’ Strategy Would Save 1.1 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Waste-to-Energy ranks #68 in Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to cut carbon emissions by 1.1. gigatons over a 30-year period. -
Road Tests Show LNG Trucks Producing Higher NOx Than Diesel, with Little or No GHG Benefit
Trucks fuelled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) produce twice to five times the oxides of nitrogen as the equivalent running on diesel, and only ... -
ChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyMethaneNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon Transition
Dozens of Countries Agree to Tackle Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Faster, more coordinated reductions in short-lived climate pollutants (SLPCs) may be one of the lower-profile but more important results of last week’s United Nations ... -
Rice Intensification Would Save 3.13 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
A change in rice cultivation methods known as a System of Rice Intensification (SRI) lands at #53 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Wider ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAsiaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarIPCC ReportMethaneMiddle EastOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Warming Will Produce Rapid Sea Level Rise, Annual ‘100-Year’ Storms, Declining Fish Stocks, Shrinking Glaciers Without Fast Climate Action: IPCC
The world’s oceans will rise nearly one metre (three feet) by 2100, 100-year coastal storms and flooding will happen annually, fish stocks will see ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethaneSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
‘Climate is Fast Outpacing Us’, Hitting ‘Sooner and Faster’ Than Expected, Agencies Warn UN Summit Delegates
The world’s leading international climate science agencies are predicting 2.9 to 3.4°C average global warming by 2100 based on governments’ current climate commitments, “a ... -
CCS & Negative EmissionsInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
Methane Leaks, Gas Flaring Could Be LNG’s ‘Achilles’ Heel’, IEA Chief Warns
Methane leaks and gas flaring will become the Achilles’ heel of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry if producers don’t commit to serious greenhouse ... -
Blown Fracking Well in Louisiana on Fire Since August 30, Could Burn for Another Month
A fracked gas well in northwest Louisiana that blew out August 30 was still on fire as of September 12, and was expected to ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrawdownHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaMethane
Clean Cookstoves Would Save 15.81 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Clean cookstoves are ranked #21 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the ability to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 15.81 gigatons by 2050. ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Cut Energy Waste to Prevent Three New Gas Plants, Michigan Utility CEO Urges Consumers
A Michigan power utility is turning to its customers for reductions in energy demand that will help it keep its promise not to build ... -
AsiaChinaCitiesDrawdownElectricity GridEuropeFood SecurityMethaneSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Large Methane Digesters Would Save 8.4 Gigatons of Carbon Equivalent by 2050
rge methane digesters rank #30 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8.4 gigatons by 2050. They ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMethaneOceansSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Rising Seas, Catastrophic Storms to Deliver ‘Misery on a Global Scale’ by 2100 Unless Climate Action Accelerates
Rising sea levels and catastrophic storm surges could displace 280 million people from the world’s coastlines and produce “misery on a global scale” unless ... -
Energy PoliticsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingUnited States
Trump Methane Rollback Sows Divisions Among U.S. Fossils
The Trump administration drove a wedge into the U.S. fossil industry last week with a proposal to roll back Obama-era regulations to control climate-busting ...
