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19 10 2020 | 08:29

Top asset owners commit to big carbon emissions cuts.

Group with total portfolio of $5tn seek cuts of 29% from companies they invest in. Thirty of the world’s largest asset owners, with portfolios worth a combined $5tn (£3.8tn), have committed to…

19 10 2020 | 08:28

Stop CO2 emissions bouncing back after Covid plunge, says IEA.

Governments are not doing enough to prevent rapid rebound, says agency’s report. The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause a record 7% decline in global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions…

19 10 2020 | 08:24

Coronavirus had bigger impact on CO2 emissions than Second World War, study reveals.

Real-time data show huge side effects of international confinements, curfews and quarantines As countries around the world first grappled with the unfolding Coronavirus pandemic and initiated mass…

19 10 2020 | 08:01

EU’s draft methane strategy puts onus on data, reporting.

A draft version of the European Commission’s methane strategy, due to come out on Wednesday (14 October), doesn’t set limits on methane emissions from fossil fuels, instead setting the stage for that…

16 10 2020 | 13:04

Methane Emissions Soar 32% Despite Lockdowns and Green Pledges

The first eight months of the year saw global methane emissions rise by 32 percent, according to Paris-based data firm Karryos, as Reuters reported. The rise in the harmful greenhouse gas is notable…

16 10 2020 | 13:00

Pull investments from companies not committed to environment, pope says.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday urged people to pull investments from companies that are not committed to protecting the environment, adding his voice to calls for the economic…

10 10 2020 | 09:46

China's 2060 carbon neutral goal bill could hit over $5 trillion.

SINGAPORE  - China’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2060 would require investments of more than $5 trillion, which would include renewable power generation capacity, consultancy Wood Mackenzie…

10 10 2020 | 09:26

Earthshot prize: Prince William launches £50m drive to repair planet.

Five £1m prizes will be awarded each year for next 10 years to support environmental solutions.

10 10 2020 | 09:19

Caution and optimism over climate pledges.

Dr Robin Russell-Jones on China’s carbon emissions, Kit Hill on renewables, and Penny Kent on the Guardian’s climate promise. Re Barbara Finamore’s article (What China’s plan for net-zero emissions…

10 10 2020 | 09:15

How Can We Remove CO2 From the Atmosphere?

The world is, on average, 1.1 degrees Celsius warmer today than it was in 1850. If this trend continues, our planet will be 2 – 3 degrees hotter by the end of this century, according to the …

10 10 2020 | 09:09

EU parliament votes for 60% greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2030.

Backing for law demanding 60% reduction from 1990 levels puts capitals under pressure. EU capitals have been put under pressure to agree to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030 compared…

10 10 2020 | 08:59

Biden Vows to Bar Fossil Fuel Leaders From Transition Team.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday vowed to bar from his transition team any "leaders" of fossil fuel companies, a pledge environmentalists cautiously applauded while urging the…

10 10 2020 | 08:45

IEA: Reaching net-zero will be virtually impossible without CCUS.

The flagship report ‘CCUS in Clean Energy Transitions’ was published by the autonomous intergovernmental organisation and argues for the need to invest more in CCUS in order to achieve net zero.…

10 10 2020 | 08:42

'This is the Everest of zero carbon' – inside York's green home revolution.

The city plans to build Britain’s biggest zero-carbon housing project, boasting 600 homes in car-free cycling paradises full of fruit trees and allotments. When will the rest of the UK catch up?

10 10 2020 | 08:38

Carbon capture 'moonshot' moves closer, as billions of dollars pour in.

  While some say CO2 capture is part of the problem, big projects are being invested in as a part solution to the climate crisis.  As the world dices with the climate emergency, businesses and…

10 10 2020 | 08:31

Intensive farming worldwide threatens Paris climate accord, report says.

Rising emissions of nitrous oxide from farming are putting world on track to exceed 2C heating. The spread of intensive farming is threatening to jeopardise the world’s chances of meeting the terms…

10 10 2020 | 08:14

UK 'will take 700 years' to reach low-carbon heating under current plans.

Energy experts say record rise in new gas boilers installed shows UK going in wrong direction Ministers must come forward with stringent new plans for low-carbon heating, as targets to insulate…

05 10 2020 | 10:05

China's carbon pledge will require complete inversion of existing system.

Country will need to kick addiction to coal and build eye-watering amount of wind and solar capacity. China’s President Xi Jinping stunned climate action observers in a speech at the United Nations…

04 10 2020 | 18:32

Britain's oil and gas rigs most polluting in North Sea, says report.

Release of CO2 from UKCS rigs was much greater than Norwegian and Danish regions. Britain’s oil and gas rigs are the most polluting in the North Sea oil basin, according to industry data, with…

30 09 2020 | 09:10

Revealed: BP And Shell Back Anti-Climate Lobby Groups Despite Pledges.

An Unearthed and HuffPost investigation identified at least eight trade associations the companies failed to disclose in transparency reports. Earlier this year, oil giants BP and Royal Dutch Shell…