カテゴリー: Greenhouse gas emissions
Latest figures show increase of 2% in 2018-19 driven by energy sector and rise in methanol productionAn increase in New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions is a step in the wrong direction towards the country’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, say exp…
Target is in line with previous trends and could lead to greenhouse gas emissions continuing to riseChina has set out an economic blueprint for the next five years that could lead to a strong rise in greenhouse gas emissions if further action is not ta…
Imminent economic blueprint has implications for planet – and whether Paris agreement likely to be metChina is to publish a new blueprint for its economy on Friday, with vast implications for the future of the planet – including whether the goals of th…
Fourteen eminent signatories urge Canberra to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050Pacific leaders have condemned Australia’s Paris climate target as “one of the weakest”, urging Canberra to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and abandon its Ky…
South Korea relies on coal for about 40% of its electricity generation, with renewables making up less than 6%South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, has declared that the country will go carbon neutral by 2050, bringing it into line with other major eco…
Beijing now has a more ambitious long-term climate goal than Australia – and there are fears that could have a dire impact on our economyAustralia’s resistance to a mid-century net zero emissions target is likely to become increasingly unsustainable af…
The climate crisis and Covid-19 are crying out for international cooperation, writes the prime minister of BangladeshOne-third of my country was underwater last month. The heaviest rains in almost a decade began and have still not abated. More than 1.5…
Now is a time for courage. It will take sacrifices from everyone for us all to survive, the president of the Marshall Islands writesMy country joined the United Nations nearly 30 years ago, in September 1991. But unless my fellow member states take act…
Narendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous populationOver the past decade, Umeshwar Singh Amra has witnessed his homeland descend into a battleground. The war being waged in Hasdeo Arand, a rich and bio…
Country’s youngest MP is on a mission, inspired by Greta Thunberg, as climate moves up political agendaA year ago, Soyoung Lee was one of a crowd of climate activists demonstrating on the streets of Seoul in a campaign inspired by the global school str…
James Shaw says environmental factors will be ‘at the forefront of our minds’ when major decisions are madeWe are expanding our coverage of New Zealand. Please help us by supporting our independent journalismA climate change “lens” will now be applied …
Green’s co-leader and architect of Jacinda Ardern’s ambitious climate policies says action in the face of climate change is essentialWe are expanding our coverage of New Zealand. Please help us by supporting our independent journalismWhen James Shaw’s …
Green’s co-leader and architect of Jacinda Ardern’s ambitious climate policies says action in the face of climate change is essentialWe are expanding our coverage of New Zealand. Please help us by supporting our independent journalismWhen James Shaw’s …
A year without air travel taught me the path to carbon neutral won’t be easy, but I learned I could inspire others to actWhat is the single thing that you could do that would most reduce your carbon footprint? Take your bike to work rather than your ca…
Zhao Jiaxin and Howey Ou are trying to convince Beijing to take radical carbon-cutting actionOne is a student engineer who became obsessed after watching an incendiary film about air pollution. The other is a 16-year-old who went on China’s first clima…