Emissions

Action to address methane emissions equivalent to taking 26 million cars off the road

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Action by governments and energy operators to address methane emissions has had a climate equivalent to ‘taking 26 million cars…

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Some 95% of city climate targets set in the past decade have been found to exceed prevailing national ambition, a…

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The global energy transition has reached a ‘fork in the road’, with nations that choose a pathway of electrification and…

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Some 64% of the world’s largest companies, representing around $40 trillion in annual revenue, have net zero targets in place,…

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While the Amazon rainforest has long been considered the ‘lungs of the planet’, a new study has suggested that following…

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The choice of carrier on a particular route can result in differences of up to 35% in emissions intensity on…

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As much as three quarters of the estimated global potential for removing emissions through reforestation could face ‘significant’ social and…

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The earth’s climate system is ‘moving deeper into unchartered territory’, with seven out of 16 tracked climate-related indicators now at…

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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) boast real-world emissions at around six times their official CO₂ figures, new analysis from Transport…

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Leading banks are scaling back their net-zero commitments and other climate-related policies, and in some cases, withdrawing them altogether, a…