Greenhouse gases

Record year for coal in 2024, world's hottest year

Scientists have warned that planet-warming greenhouse gases will have to be drastically slashed to limit global heating to avoid catastrophic impacts on the Earth and humanity.

The other greenhouse gases warming the planet

Atmospheric concentrations of all three hit new highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the World Meteorological Organization reported in October.

To cut CO2 emissions, let’s tackle over-production

We live in a world where approximately 9.2 percent of the global population lives on less than $2.15 per day according to figures from 2019.

Is Qatar FIFA World Cup really carbon neutral?

FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar organisers have billed the event as the first carbon-neutral tournament in history. But critics say the claims are "misleading" to the public and warn that the competition poses a slew of other environmental problems from waste to water-use. .An investigation carr

Court halts Obama’s key climate plan

President Barack Obama's plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court.

December 18, 2024
December 18, 2024

Record year for coal in 2024, world's hottest year

Scientists have warned that planet-warming greenhouse gases will have to be drastically slashed to limit global heating to avoid catastrophic impacts on the Earth and humanity.

November 4, 2024
November 4, 2024

The other greenhouse gases warming the planet

Atmospheric concentrations of all three hit new highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the World Meteorological Organization reported in October.

June 10, 2024
June 10, 2024

To cut CO2 emissions, let’s tackle over-production

We live in a world where approximately 9.2 percent of the global population lives on less than $2.15 per day according to figures from 2019.

November 22, 2022
November 22, 2022

Is Qatar FIFA World Cup really carbon neutral?

FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar organisers have billed the event as the first carbon-neutral tournament in history. But critics say the claims are "misleading" to the public and warn that the competition poses a slew of other environmental problems from waste to water-use. .An investigation carr

February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016

Court halts Obama’s key climate plan

President Barack Obama's plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court.