Exclusive: Almost £40m given since 2010 as government delays to low-carbon regulations save builders and developers billions At least one-tenth of the money donated to the Conservative party and its MPs since 2010 has come from property developers, real estate tycoons and others connected to the construction industry, an exclusive Guardian analysis reveals. Meanwhile, housebuilders and property developers have benefited by billions of pounds from delays to low-carbon building regulations in the past eight years. The delays mean homeowners and taxpayers will have to pay tens of billions of pounds to bring newly built homes up to low-carbon standards, and have resulted in years of unnecessarily high greenhouse gas emissions, and higher energy bills for residents. Refusing to require new homes...
Typhoon Koinu grinded towards southern Taiwan on Wednesday bringing heavy rain and winds and causing the cancellation of 70 domestic flights. Koinu is expected to make landfall on Taiwan's southeastern coast near the city of Taitung on Thursday morning as a category three typhoon, but then weaken as it crosses the island's southern tip and enters the Taiwan Strait, according to Tropical Storm Risk.
Exclusive: Analysis says under Labor’s revamped safeguard mechanism some coalmines could more than double their emissions and still benefit financially Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Ten coalmines could increase their greenhouse gas pollution until 2030 while being financially rewarded under an Albanese government climate policy that is meant to cut industrial emissions, according to a new analysis. The analysis of how different facilities are treated under the safeguard mechanism – the government’s main policy to deal with major polluters – has prompted calls for changes to deal with this “perverse outcome” and require every coalmine to take additional steps to cut emissions. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon...
Los Angeles' first documented smog attack — yes, we had smog attacks — was in 1943. We've been fighting the sources of pollution and the quirks of geography that trap it ever since.
One year ago this month, much of Western Alaska was under flood and storm warnings as Typhoon Merbok transitioned into the Bering Sea.
Study in US shows one day a week of remote working cuts emissions by just 2% but two or four days lowers them by up to 29% Business live – latest updates People who work remotely all the time produce less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of office workers, according to a new study. Employees in the US who worked from home all the time were predicted to reduce their emissions by 54%, compared with workers in an office, the study found. But hybrid workers did not reduce their emissions so dramatically, according to the research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Continue reading...
Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Courtesy of TIFFThere’s a sad yet inevitable trend in history: When things start to turn for the worst, marginalized communities suffer the most. What’s the cause of the world’s biggest problems? You would assume its immense corporate greed, an economic system designed to screw the majority or staggering carbon emissions. But no, the real reason the world is so bad, is, of course, queer people!Scapegoating minorities is nothing new, but the vitriol towards the LGBTQ+ community, particularly trans people and drag queens, is off the charts. That hatred isn’t just online: As of May 2023, more than 530 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced around the country.Among those bills are ones that have aimed to ban drag—drag!—entirely. That’s right: the...
An environmentally friendly Winnipeg family is taking 'going green' to the next level. They're part of a Canada-wide competition to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
[IPS] United Nations -- The building sector may be overdue for a significant overhaul of the processes in which infrastructure is built to be more environmentally conscious and reduce carbon emissions, a new UN report reveals.
California officials passed a bill this week that will require large companies to outline their annual greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to the climate crisis. This is the first mandate of its kind in the U.S.Read more...
Summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York. The months of June, July, and August combined were 0.41 degrees Fahrenheit (0.23 degrees Celsius) warmer than any other summer in NASA’s record, and 2.1 degrees F (1.2 C) warmer than the average summer between 1951 and 1980. August alone was 2.2 F (1.2 C) warmer than the average. June through August is considered meteorological summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This new record comes as exceptional heat swept across much of the world, exacerbating deadly wildfires in Canada and Hawaii, and searing heat waves in South America, Japan, Europe, and the U.S., while likely contributing to severe rainfall in Italy...
Study highlights a wide array of options for agriculture to bring down its emissions
September 13, 2023 3:05 PM Emissions linked to agriculture and land use could be cut by 31% in 2050 if consumption were reduced by half.
[New Times] The carbon market framework, which Rwanda has developed, will "unlock financial incentives for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions associated with traditional cooking methods", Juliet Kabera, the Director General of Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), said.
The bill would require large U.S.-based companies that do business in California to publicly reveal their greenhouse gas emissions.
Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari plans to propose an additional 10% GST on diesel-powered vehicles in order to discourage their production. Gadkari also urged automobile companies to take action themselves, or else the government will increase taxes to the point where diesel vehicles cannot be sold. He emphasized the need to shift to cleaner fuel alternatives to reduce pollution and carbon emissions.
The building sector, responsible for an astonishing 37 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, has been grappling with a severe lack of climate-focused development funding, according to a report published by the UN’s environment agency on Tuesday.
No state has a law like the one California is considering, which would force companies that do business in the state and make more than $1 billion a year in revenue to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the California Air Resources Board.
After a record-breaking late summer heatwave, France is predicted to see storms with 80 km/h winds and hail this week.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reiterated his commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions within the next 27 years.
French weather forecaster Météo-France has issued its first-ever September ‘orange’ heatwave alert, with weekend temperatures set to soar in Paris and the surrounding areas.
Government appeals to employers to observe work arrangements similar to those under a typhoon warning signal No 8.
Included in this week's government/NGO section The World Meteorological Organization has released its annual retrospective of our previous year's climate situation, State of the Climate in 2022 (pdf): “While greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the climate continues to change, populations worldwide continue to be gravely impacted by extreme weather and climate events. For example, in 2022, continuous drought in East Africa, record breaking rainfall in Pakistan and record-breaking heatwaves in China and Europe affected tens of millions, drove food insecurity, boosted mass migration, and cost billions of dollars in loss and damage.” — WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas. Also in this week's government/NGO roundup, ...
[allAfrica] Nairobi, Kenya -- Africa contributes less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it suffers some of the worst effects of rising global temperatures.
The hottest day of the year is forecast for this weekend as September's heatwave reaches it's peak at 33C in London.
Ministers want to introduce a requirement on manufacturers to push sales of heat pumps, which replace gas boilers and so cut the nation's carbon emissions.
The plan — which takes immediate effect — means the U.K. will be able to resume construction of one of the cheapest forms of renewable power, boosting efforts to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
September 05, 2023 3:08 PM But “bold measures” will still be needed to meet emissions' reduction targets.
September 05, 2023 1:25 PM The typhoon lost strength and became a tropical storm after its landfall around 5am.
Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said highs tomorrow could reach 32C - and possibly even 33C in London. Official heatwave criteria will likely be met in a number of places over the next couple of days.
Acwa is a key part of Saudi Arabia’s plans to neutralize its carbon emissions by 2060.
A sizzling heatwave is set to hit the UK from tomorrow with the mercury set to soar to 32C (90F) this week as Briton's brace for the 'hottest September night on record'.
In the Netherlands, experiments are underway to ensure future food supply and cut carbon emissions.
Typhoon Haikui made landfall in Taiwan on Sunday, leaving tens of thousands of residents and businesses without power while packing wind gusts of up to 111 mph.
Hong Kong on Saturday woke to debris and fallen trees on its streets in the aftermath of Typhoon Saola, the first storm in five years to trigger the highest No 10 alert.
Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years.
HONG KONG: Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the city avoided a feared direct hit from one of the region’s strongest storms in decades.
Package would required firm to commit to building electric arc furnaces to reduce carbon emissions The government is in advanced talks with the country’s largest steel producer, Tata Steel, over a £500m package to secure its long-term future in the UK, according to reports. Funding would be pumped into the Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales alongside £700m from the firm’s Indian parent company, Tata Group, Sky News said. Continue reading...
Hong Kong CNN — Schools and businesses closed while hundreds of flights were canceled in Hong Kong and other parts of southern China on Friday as Typhoon Saola swept close to the coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rain in what could be the region’s strongest storm in five years. It had been a super … The post Hong Kong closes schools and cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Saola arrives appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The Hong Kong Observatory issued a No. 10 hurricane signal, the highest warning under the city’s weather system. It was the first No. 10 warning since Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong in 2018.
A multi-day timelapse shows typhoon Saola and storm Haiku moving across the Pacific Ocean.
Hong Kong’s financial markets are set to pause on Friday as Super Typhoon Saola triggers a T8 storm signal in the city. Markets in mainland China will open for business as usual.
After a disappointingly cloudy and showery end to August, Brits are being told to stand by for a mini-heatwave which could make parts of the country warmer than Portugal.
Winds reaching 209km/h recorded as major train lines suspended ahead of typhoon’s expected arrival on Friday China has issued the highest typhoon warning as Typhoon Saola crawled closer to the south-eastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in neighbouring Guangdong province. Chinese forecasters issued a typhoon red warning at 6am on Thursday. China’s National Meteorological Centre said Saola, which lies about 295km (183 miles) south-east of Guangdong province, will move north-west across the South China Sea at a speed of about 10km/h (6mph), gradually approaching the coast of Guangdong, then slowly weaken in intensity. Continue reading...
A small proportion of people in the US are responsible for eating 50 per cent of the beef consumed in the country, which is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions
At current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, which would see Earth's surface warm nearly three degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, 90 percent of Europe's ski resorts will eventually face critical shortages of natural snow, researchers said Monday.
Typhoon Saola, locally known as Goring, continues to pour heavy rains across parts of the northern Philippines – the same area that Super Typhoon Doksuri battered in July.
A protracted heatwave crawling across much of Europe has brought scorching temperatures to France this week, dealing a further blow to ecosystems already weakened by drought – while also putting human health at risk.
Using spent coffee grounds to replace some of the sand in concrete makes the material stronger and could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coffee grounds in landfill
Tens of millions of people in France sweated through a late summer heatwave on Monday, with record temperatures expected in the wine-growing Rhone valley region and a forest fire also blazing in the southeast.
France's government will on Thursday hold a crisis meeting to tackle a heatwave that could reach its high point at the weekend, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's office told AFP.
France's government said Thursday it would hold a crisis meeting to tackle a heatwave that could reach its high point at the weekend, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's office told AFP Thursday.
The suit alleges that state regulators failed to set mandatory Clean Air Act fees for refineries and other major industrial sources that don't cut smog-forming emissions by 20 percent.
Researchers estimate that Siberian wildfires alone are now responsible for around 5–20% of Russia’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
Industry guidelines suggest workers take 15-minute break at 10am and a 30-minute one at 3.15pm when government heat stress alert is issued.
Labor Party activists want carbon emissions halved within six-and-a-half years. National Farmers Federation president Fiona Simson fears food prices will surge as farms are forced to close.
Potential 90-100mph gusts and heavy rainfall threaten Obon holiday, possibly disrupting travel for millions Japan has entered its annual holiday festival of Obon, or Bon, when millions of people normally travel across the country to see family. Bon, which runs until Wednesday 16 August, is being threatened across some parts of Japan by Typhoon Lan. The storm is now east of Japan, tracking gradually north-westward with maximum wind gusts of around 90-100mph on Sunday. Continue reading...
Incredible aerial photos have revealed England's green and pleasant land this year thanks to washout summer a year after Britain was turned into a dustbowl during a record breaking heatwave.
August 11, 2023 7:45 PM The massive event had been plagued by a heatwave, a typhoon and, crucially, poor planning.
Shau Kei Wan and Shek O, still clearing up after Super Typhoon Saola and later record rainstorm, fear further damage as Koinu nears.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has reached as far south as Florida, engulfing Miami and causing smog that has resulted in some of the unhealthiest air conditions in the US on Tuesday.
Observatory predicts storm Koinu will become severe typhoon, possibly bringing strong winds and rain as it comes within 400km of city by Friday.
While satellites and offshore buoys can inform scientists about marine heat waves, the effects on ocean species are less understood.
Continuing heatwave and fire risk triggers closure of 20 schools on NSW South Coast.
Southern California air regulators adopted a rule that has forgiven more than $200 million in pollution fees from facilities that emit smog-forming chemicals.
Downing Street insists that the Government remains committed to its target of reducing the UK's net emissions of greenhouse gases by 100 per cent - relative to 1990 levels - by 2050.
September 15, 2023 4:06 PM The 700 million Kyoto credits cancelled represents an equivalent of 150 per cent of Australia's emissions last year.
September 14, 2023 6:04 PM Global investment of $2.7 trillion a year is needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and avoid temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday.
A strike involving thousands of workers could send tremors through Biden's hopes for reelection, and his efforts to cut U.S. carbon emissions.
In Brief: The instrument will enable nonprofit organization Carbon Mapper to pinpoint and measure methane and carbon dioxide sources from space. A state-of-the-art imaging spectrometer , which will measure the greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide from space, moved closer to launch this month after being delivered to a clean room at Planet Labs PBC (Planet) in San Francisco. Designed and built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, this science instrument will be part of an effort led by the nonprofit Carbon Mapper organization to collect data on greenhouse gas point-source emissions. Built around technologies developed for NASA airborne campaigns and space missions, the Carbon Mapper imaging spectrometer will provide targeted data on...
French public health authorities estimate that there were hundreds of excess deaths during the third heatwave of the summer - which spanned just two weeks during August.
After Kīlauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting Sunday, officials warned of possible health effects from its air-polluting emissions, known as vog.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Accepted Article.
Controlling emissions from the Suralaya complex could save the country as much as US$960 million each year from preventable deaths, medical bills and work absences, according to a study.
Around 75 crocodiles escaped from a breeding farm after Typhoon Haikui caused flooding in Guangdong.
The lashings of rain set to batter the country and drop in temperatures to 22C comes after a record-breaking heatwave that saw 32.5C recorded in some areas.
Battery-powered hydrofoils will replace ageing and highly polluting inter-island ferries from March 2024 The Orkney islands are to test two electric ferries for commuting between its outlying islands as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions from shipping. The battery-powered hydrofoil ferries, whose hulls are raised above the water, are part of a three-year, £15.5m demonstration project funded by the UK government due to start in March 2024. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Analysis shows new all-electric homes would generate 16% lower emissions than new gas-electric homes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s policy to ban gas connections for new residences from next year would cut the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by almost a sixth compared to typical new dual electric and gas-run homes, analysis by the state government has found. The government’s ban on new homes connecting to gas, announced in July , drew some criticism from those who argued emissions would actually rise in the short-term because the state’s electricity sector had a higher emissions intensity than gas. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon...
Forecasters predict Sunday could be the seventh day in a row of temperatures reaching above 30C Thunderstorms have been predicted for parts of the UK on Sunday amid a record-breaking September heatwave. The UK has sweltered through six days of temperatures above 30C in September for the first time. Continue reading...
Government efforts in stark contrast with show of vigilance against Super Typhoon Saola a week earlier.
[ANGOP] Nairobi (By the Special Envoy) -- The Declaration of Nairobi calls for the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and honour the commitment of promises of one hundred billion dollars per year in climate finance, 14 years after the Copenhagen Conference.
The inaugural conference set the stage for strategic discussions about reducing carbon emissions, notes Datuk Sazali Hamzah, executive vice-president and CEO of the downstream business for Petronas.
Brits have flooded social media with hilarious memes as it faces a surprise heatwave after a lacklustre summer.
To bookend the summer season in New York the first heatwave of the year has descended upon the city.
September 06, 2023 10:07 AM The rainfall overnight broke 12-year-old records in Fuzhou city.
Scots can look forward to soaking up the rays for the rest of the week as the weather could bring an official late summer heatwave.
September 05, 2023 2:38 PM The group, whose leaders meet in New Delhi this weekend, accounts for 80% of global power sector emissions.
How long will the heatwave go on for? When is it likely to end? Here is everything you need to know about the latest UK heatwave and UK weather forecast.
Global studies show some minority communities are less likely to use sun protection - but why?
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- As African leaders converge in Nairobi to explore ways to reduce greenhouse gas emission during the week-long Africa Climate Summit, Kenya has a head-start in leading the path to green growth and climate finance solutions.
September 04, 2023 5:05 PM The city of Paris plans to expand an urban cooling system that draws on water from the Seine river as it seeks to meet rising demand for air conditioning while curbing carbon emissions, its secretary general Raphaelle Nayral said.
Official heatwave criteria will be met for large parts of southern UK this week, with temperatures likely to exceed 30°C in some places.
Taiwan woke up Monday to toppled trees, floods, and persistent rainfall after Typhoon Haikui made landfall on the island and swept overnight across its central mountain ranges.
YILAN, Taiwan: Thousands of people were evacuated in Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui, with hundreds of flights cancelled and businesses closed as authorities prepared Sunday for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years.
Taipei, Taiwan CNN — Typhoon Haikui is expected to make landfall in Taiwan near the southeastern city of Taitung around 5 p.m. local time Sunday, according to the island’s Central Weather Bureau. Haikui will be the first typhoon in four years to directly hit the island. The typhoon is currently moving westwards at a pace … The post Typhoon Haikui expected to make landfall in Taiwan Sunday afternoon appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Schools and offices have closed while weather bureau says storm has gathered strength and urges people to be ‘on guard’ Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk areas in eastern Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui as authorities prepare for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years. Haikui – which had already brought heavy rains by Sunday morning – is packing a sustained wind speed of about 140km/h (39mph) and is expected to make landfall in Taiwan’s eastern Taitung area by 5pm (0900 GMT). Continue reading...
Sunbathers and beachgoers may be in for a treat next week as forecasters say another heatwave is on the horizon.
Storm hit overnight as business, transport and schools suspended in Hong Kong and Guangdong Typhoon Saola has made landfall in southern China after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and other parts of coastal southern China suspended business, transport and schools. Guangdong province’s meteorological bureau said the powerful storm churned into an outlying district of the city of Zhuhai, just south of Hong Kong at 3.30am local time. It was forecast to move in a south-westerly direction along the Guangdong coast at a speed of about 10mph (17km/h), gradually weakening before heading out to sea. Continue reading...
Plus, a swarm of six Atlantic systems to discuss: Gert, Franklin, Idalia, Jose, TD 12, and a new African wave. The post Category 4 Typhoon Saola batters Hong Kong appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Kenya unveiled Friday plans to roll out electric motorbikes across the country under a green transport scheme to reduce carbon emissions and pollution.
The first full week of September is likely to contain a heatwave for some parts of the UK, says the Met Office’s latest forecast.
Some shoppers express worries about having no supplies, while others laugh off panic buying as business as usual on typhoon days.
Weather bureau issues red alert, with typhoon expected to make landfall between Huilai in Guangdong and Hong Kong on Friday.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. What if companies had to pay for the problems their carbon emissions cause? Their profits would plunge, according to new estimates, possibly wiping out trillions in financial gains. These results, spelled out in a recent study in the journal Science, are based […]
The typhoon is moving northwest with sustained winds of 101 mph and gusts of up to 123 mph, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau.
Weather forecaster says super typhoon will be within 800km of the city on Wednesday, but uncertainty over movements still ‘relatively high’.
Using EPA's $190 cost per ton for carbon dioxide emissions, researchers found the utility industry averaged damages more than twice its profits. Materials manufacturing, energy and transportation industries all had average damages that exceeded their profits.
Nature, Published online: 23 August 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06390-0Comparison of the carbon balance during 2010–2018 with 2019 and 2020 shows that a decline in law enforcement may have led to an increase in Amazon forest carbon emissions.
The government has announced farm-level emissions reporting won’t start until the end of 2024, and emissions pricing won’t start until a year later.
What's causing these marine heat waves and how worried should we be? NOAA Chief Scientist Dr. Sarah Kapnick helps us dig into it: 5 Things podcast
August 17, 2023 12:20 PM They feared the sirens, used primarily for tsunamis, would have driven people into the hills, towards the fires.
The Prime Minister insisted he was 'committed' to the target and claimed there was existing 'agreement' within Britain on action to tackle carbon emissions.
Exclusive: Influential leftwing unions to tell Labor’s national conference party it must seize ‘most significant economic opportunity since the Industrial Revolution’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s shift to net zero emissions should be accelerated by “substantial public investment” in renewable electricity including expanded state ownership, influential leftwing unions will argue at Labor’s national conference. The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) will use the party conference to call on the Albanese government to seize the “most significant economic opportunity since the Industrial Revolution” to drive down power prices for households and create secure, well-paid jobs for thousands of Australians. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s...
Imported steel and cement could face a tariff to ensure Australian producers seeking to reduce carbon emissions are not disadvantaged.
The state approved the nation's first "embodied carbon" mandate for new commercial buildings, targeting greenhouse gas emissions from steel, concrete and other materials.
Flights cancelled and flood and landslide warnings issued as typhoon approaches area south-west of Tokyo with sustained winds of 150km/h Nearly 800 flights have been cancelled and tens of thousands of homes have lost power as a slow-moving typhoon made landfall in western Japan early on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue flood and landslide warnings. Approaching from the Pacific Ocean, Typhoon Lan hit the southern tip of Wakayama prefecture, 400km (250 miles) south-west of Tokyo. The typhoon had sustained winds of 150km/h (93mph) and was moving north-west across the western part of the main island of Honshu at around 15km/h (9mph). Continue reading...
With wind gusts up to 123 mph, Typhoon Lan is expected to hit Japan's main island of Honshu on Tuesday as officials advised residents in the Tokaiand Kinki regions to prepare for significant rainfall.
Typhoon Lan is nearing Japan's Ogasawara Islands and could begin dumping heavy rain and strong wind on parts of the country early next week, officials warned Saturday.
July temperatures in the Mediterranean reached record levels. Frequent heat waves cause huge damage to underwater ecosystems and researchers expect more of them in the future. What are the solutions to heat stress?