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Top Emitters US, China Missing From UN's "No Nonsense" Climate Summit
China and the United States, the world's top two emitters, will be absent from speakers at a UN climate summit Wednesday after promises only to include the most ambitious.
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India's Greenhouse Emissions Rate Dropped By 33% Over 14 Years: Report
India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations.
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Five Technologies That Will Help Make Food System Carbon Neutral
Five technologies have shown tremendous potential to make our food systems more resilient to global threats. These include carbon farms and regenerative agriculture, smart fertilisers, precision fermentation, vertical farming and use of biogas.
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Only 3 Years Left to Avoid Climate Catastrophe: UN Report
A UN report has said that countries will have to cut down greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change, adding that that unless emissions peak in the next three years, the world will experience extreme climate events. The report also calls for voluntary and rapid emissions cuts to limit the global war...
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India Considers Zero Emissions Goal 2050, Decade Before China: Report
Top Indian government officials are debating whether to set a goal to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an ambitious target that would require overhauling its coal-dependent economy.
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Denmark Agrees Deal To Have 775,000 Electric Cars By 2030
There are currently only around 20,000 electric cars in Denmark, a fraction of the 2.5 million cars currently on Danish roads.
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Greenland's Melting Ice-Sheet Bed Releases Tonnes Of Methane, Says Study
Researchers have found that the Greenland ice sheet emits tonnes of methane, showing that sub-glacial biological activity impacts the atmosphere far more than it was thought previously.
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Emissions Of Key Greenhouse Far Higher Than Thought: Study
Global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane may be double current estimates, posing an added challenge in the fight against climate change, researchers said Wednesday.
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60 Countries Agree To Engage Satellites To Monitor Greenhouse Emission
In a first, over 60 countries have agreed to collaborate research and technology for monitoring human-induced greenhouse gas emissions and its effect on climate change
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Nations With Least Emissions Most Vulnerable To Climate Change
Countries that emit the least amounts of greenhouse gases are ironically the most vulnerable to climate change effects such as increased frequency of natural disasters, changing habitats and human health impacts, a new study has found.
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November Breaks New Heat Record, 2015 Likely To Be Warmest Year Ever
The globe shattered yet another heat record in November, continuing a warming trend that is all but certain to make 2015 the hottest in modern history, US government scientists said Thursday.
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Scientists May Have Just Solved One of The Most Troubling Mysteries About Sea-Level Rise
Scientists have announced a potential solution to a tantalizing puzzle about sea-level rise that's remained unsolved for more than a decade. In doing so, they've helped confirm scientists' latest estimates of 20th-century glacial melting and our understanding of how sea-level rise fundamentally affects the planet - down to the way it spins on its a...
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Countries Just Adopted a Historic Climate Change Accord: Here's What Happens Next
The word "historic," already being used to describe the just-accepted Paris climate agreement, is more than warranted. The world will now have a new and comprehensive regime in place to shape how its diverse nations go about the urgent task of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Global Climate Deal Expected On Saturday: French Hosts
Ministers from across the planet are expected to wrap up a 195-nation UN climate-saving deal on Saturday, one day later than the original deadline, the French hosts said.
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Climate Talks Head for Final Phase, India Promises Positivity
Environment Ministers from across the world will strive this week to transform a draft that has conflicting proposals into a concrete climate pact to cap greenhouse gas emissions amid India's assertion that it is going for the high-stakes talks with positivity.
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Top Emitters US, China Missing From UN's "No Nonsense" Climate Summit
China and the United States, the world's top two emitters, will be absent from speakers at a UN climate summit Wednesday after promises only to include the most ambitious.
-
India's Greenhouse Emissions Rate Dropped By 33% Over 14 Years: Report
India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations.
-
Five Technologies That Will Help Make Food System Carbon Neutral
Five technologies have shown tremendous potential to make our food systems more resilient to global threats. These include carbon farms and regenerative agriculture, smart fertilisers, precision fermentation, vertical farming and use of biogas.
-
Only 3 Years Left to Avoid Climate Catastrophe: UN Report
A UN report has said that countries will have to cut down greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change, adding that that unless emissions peak in the next three years, the world will experience extreme climate events. The report also calls for voluntary and rapid emissions cuts to limit the global war...
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India Considers Zero Emissions Goal 2050, Decade Before China: Report
Top Indian government officials are debating whether to set a goal to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an ambitious target that would require overhauling its coal-dependent economy.
-
Denmark Agrees Deal To Have 775,000 Electric Cars By 2030
There are currently only around 20,000 electric cars in Denmark, a fraction of the 2.5 million cars currently on Danish roads.
-
Greenland's Melting Ice-Sheet Bed Releases Tonnes Of Methane, Says Study
Researchers have found that the Greenland ice sheet emits tonnes of methane, showing that sub-glacial biological activity impacts the atmosphere far more than it was thought previously.
-
Emissions Of Key Greenhouse Far Higher Than Thought: Study
Global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane may be double current estimates, posing an added challenge in the fight against climate change, researchers said Wednesday.
-
60 Countries Agree To Engage Satellites To Monitor Greenhouse Emission
In a first, over 60 countries have agreed to collaborate research and technology for monitoring human-induced greenhouse gas emissions and its effect on climate change
-
Nations With Least Emissions Most Vulnerable To Climate Change
Countries that emit the least amounts of greenhouse gases are ironically the most vulnerable to climate change effects such as increased frequency of natural disasters, changing habitats and human health impacts, a new study has found.
-
November Breaks New Heat Record, 2015 Likely To Be Warmest Year Ever
The globe shattered yet another heat record in November, continuing a warming trend that is all but certain to make 2015 the hottest in modern history, US government scientists said Thursday.
-
Scientists May Have Just Solved One of The Most Troubling Mysteries About Sea-Level Rise
Scientists have announced a potential solution to a tantalizing puzzle about sea-level rise that's remained unsolved for more than a decade. In doing so, they've helped confirm scientists' latest estimates of 20th-century glacial melting and our understanding of how sea-level rise fundamentally affects the planet - down to the way it spins on its a...
-
Countries Just Adopted a Historic Climate Change Accord: Here's What Happens Next
The word "historic," already being used to describe the just-accepted Paris climate agreement, is more than warranted. The world will now have a new and comprehensive regime in place to shape how its diverse nations go about the urgent task of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Global Climate Deal Expected On Saturday: French Hosts
Ministers from across the planet are expected to wrap up a 195-nation UN climate-saving deal on Saturday, one day later than the original deadline, the French hosts said.
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Climate Talks Head for Final Phase, India Promises Positivity
Environment Ministers from across the world will strive this week to transform a draft that has conflicting proposals into a concrete climate pact to cap greenhouse gas emissions amid India's assertion that it is going for the high-stakes talks with positivity.
