Delhi residents are turning to air purifiers for relief from hazardous air pollution, but experts warn they are a temporary and potentially problematic solution. While these devices can filter out PM2.5, they can't address rising carbon dioxide levels in enclosed spaces, posing health risks, especially during sleep. Experts recommend limited use, ventilation, and masks as more viable strategies.
[This Day] Abuja -- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has said that efforts by the government as well as oil and gas companies to plug the leakage of methane emissions, had shielded the equivalent of removing 400,000 vehicles from roads nationwide.
Fresh warnings for snow and ice have been issued by the Met Office as Arctic air continues to dominate the UK’s weather.
Scheme has collected a fraction of the waste it set out to handle and is struggling with broken machinery and poor finances Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more waste than they saved’ The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) makes high-profile claims about the projects around the world it supports in the pursuit of clearing up plastic waste leaching into the environment. It works with partner organisations in developing countries to support community initiatives to collect and recycle plastic waste. Continue reading...
Air pollution harms our kidneys. Studies show a link between air pollution and kidney disease. A study found that air pollution increases the risk of new kidney disease cases and its progression. The study observed veterans over time and found a correlation between air pollution and kidney health. Other studies also suggest that air pollution negatively impacts kidney function.
For decades, Coho salmon were turning up dead in urban streams the Pacific Northwest. The salmon would stop swimming straight, and then die before they had a chance to spawn. Researchers worried that unless they figured out the cause, the species would eventually go extinct. Enter a formidable crew of biologists, modelers, community scientists, environmental chemists. After eventually ruling out the obvious suspects — things like temperature, oxygen levels and known toxins — researchers eventually zeroed in on a prime suspect: chemicals in tires. But the question remained: Which one? If you liked this episode, check out our other episodes on satellites monitoring emissions and how air pollution could create superbugs . Want to hear more environmental stories or science mysteries?...
Our impact on the planet has caused the Sixth Mass Extinction. Here are the main reasons why we are causing the most recent animal extinctions.
From India’s toxic smog crisis to McDonald’s tackling cow methane, explore the global fight against pollution in our latest stories on the environment.
STATEMENT: More than 30 Countries Commit to Tackle Methane from Organic Waste alison.cinnamo… Tue, 11/19/2024 - 07:37 BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (November 19, 2024) – Today at COP29, over 30 countries committed to reduce methane from organic waste such as food. The Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste supports previous COP commitments, including the Lowering Organic Waste Methane (LOW-Methane) initiative to cut 1 million metric tons of annual waste sector emissions and the broader Global Methane Pledge to cut all global methane emissions at least 30% by 2030. Food loss and waste accounts for 8-10% of total annual greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions from food waste in landfills are a significant component, representing 3% of total greenhouse gas emissions...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The internationally agreed goal to keep the world’s temperature rise below 1.5 Celsius is now “deader than a doornail”, with 2024 almost certain to be the first individual year above this threshold, climate scientists have gloomily concluded— even as world leaders […]
Former reality star and ex-congressman Sean Duffy has questioned the science of global warming during his time as a Fox Business host.
Forests absorb planet-warming pollution, but world leaders shouldn't include them in plans to reach net-zero emissions, one study recommends.
Delhi experienced its worst air quality this season with a severe AQI of 494, causing respiratory problems for residents. The hazardous air, attributed to local pollution, stubble burning, and unfavorable weather, is expected to persist, prompting health warnings from experts.
STATEMENT: Proposed Amendments to EU Deforestation Law Create Dangerous Loopholes and Uncertainty nate.shelter@wri.org Mon, 11/18/2024 - 16:25 BRUSSELS (November 18, 2024) — The European Parliament voted last week to delay, and proposed amendments to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) which had originally passed the legislative process in 2023. The proposed amendments need to be approved by all three EU institutions and will be considered by the EU Commission and EU Council this week. Initially set for implementation on 30 December 2024, this critical regulation aims to curb the EU’s role in global commodity-driven deforestation. It prevents coffee, cocoa, soy, cattle, palm oil, rubber and wood, along with certain derivative products, that are linked to deforestation...
The Chinese-made Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit, which runs on rubber tyres and promises lower construction costs and reduced CO2 emissions.
Up to 20cm could hit worst-affected areas this week in Britain’s ‘first taste of winter’ this season Weather forecasters have warned the UK to be prepared for “disruptive snow” and plummeting temperatures after an Arctic blast brought the coldest night of the season so far. The Met Office said the early hours of Monday had been the chilliest night, with the lowest temperature, -7.8C, recorded at Tulloch Bridge in the Highlands. Continue reading...
India's capital city of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority.
[Business Day Africa] Coffee prices surged to their highest levels in the latest auction, driven by strong demand as buyers stockpile ahead of the European Union's deforestation regulation, which threatens to tighten market supplies.
Delhi NCR is grappling with severe air pollution, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management to enforce its highest pollution control measures under GRAP Stage 4. The move comes as the region's air quality reached 'severe plus' levels, triggering school closures and construction bans.
In the 2015 Paris Agreement, most countries agreed to try hard to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Delay and inaction mean that goal is becoming harder to achieve by the day.
This year likely will end as warmest on record, and new findings show Earth's icy places are suffering. Meanwhile, CO2 emissions continue rising — and efforts to turn the climatic tide are increasingly threatened.
Delhi's air quality remains severely polluted for the fifth consecutive day, prompting the government to implement stricter measures. The ban on older vehicles aims to combat the hazardous smog engulfing the city and protect public health.
Snow and ice warnings issued as the weather turns colder across the UK
Total fire bans declared across parts of South Australia and Victoria amid hot, gusty weather and temperatures six to 12C above average Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A short-lived heatwave is bringing hot, dry and windy conditions to much of southern Australia, with total fire bans in place and some areas experiencing catastrophic fire danger. Forecaster Jonathan How from the Bureau of Meteorology said the combination of high temperatures and gusty winds was driving up fire dangers on Saturday, particularly across South Australia and Victoria. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Harvesting and recycling rare earth minerals can be ramped up faster than new mines, new report says.
Governments and companies almost never take action when satellites alert them about large methane leaks coming from oil and gas infrastructure
The program “has a huge target on its back,” said a former agency official. Billions of dollars are at stake as are enforcement and legal cases.
Researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences have uncovered the Siberian Simba - a perfectly preserved saber-toothed kitten frozen in the Arctic permafrost.
Apart from pollution, pesticides, and deforestation, cars are also now found to be killing bees in large numbers.
Delhi faced severe air pollution on Friday, prompting authorities to implement emergency measures. Construction activities were halted, vehicle restrictions imposed, and primary schools shifted online. The poor air quality is expected to persist, impacting flight operations at major airports.
Dr Jan Udris notes the catastrophic contribution to global warming, and says the more complex technology is, the more likely it is to go wrong Victoria Turk ( As a jaded tech journalist, I’m in a battle to keep ‘smart’ devices out of my home – despite my partner’s efforts, 9 November ) makes an important point about the excesses of “smart” internet-connected appliances, and it is certainly true that many of us are truly spoilt: not only do we have devices that make it unnecessary for us to make any physical effort, we are now browbeaten into giving up any vestige of real control over those devices. But there are two other crucial points that Turk fails to make. First, the more complex the technology, the more likely it is to go wrong. When a vacuum cleaner malfunctions, I can...
Melting snow and ice has revealed footprints of reptiles and amphibians, dating back 280 million years A hiker in the northern Italian Alps has stumbled across the first trace of what scientists believe to be an entire prehistoric ecosystem, including the well-preserved footprints of reptiles and amphibians, brought to light by the melting of snow and ice induced by the climate crisis. The discovery in the Valtellina Orobie mountain range in Lombardy dates back 280 million years to the Permian period, the age immediately prior to dinosaurs, scientists say. Continue reading...
Environmental Defense Fund announced the expansion of Air Tracker—its cutting-edge air quality monitoring tool—to Rio de Janeiro today.
Global warming is no longer just an issue for the environment but a crisis of life itself. Yet, African governments’ climate action strategies, specifically those submitted under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), remain disproportionately focused on emission reductions—an approach that fails to address the most pressing health needs of African communities. For many Africans, it’s […]
Delhi Airport is operating normally despite low visibility due to high air pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 428, categorized as "severe." However, stronger winds are expected to improve air quality to the "very poor" range.
The European Parliament has bowed to pressure from various stakeholders and voted to delay a landmark deforestation regulation. Environmental NGOs and politicians warn the slowdown threatens forests and the climate.
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a one-year delay on implementing the bloc's sweeping anti-deforestation rules but also voted to loosen some requirements -- raising fresh uncertainty over the landmark law.
Reports into recycling, published by Lancaster University, found uncertainty regarding product labels and different recycling facilities around the country means many are getting it wrong.
A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory.
What to expect: deregulation justified as boosts for the economy and platitudes about the importance of clean air and water.
A new study signals potential future stress for bears already coping with a warming environment in Alaska and Siberia.
Despite advances in clean and renewable energies, the growing consumption of oil and natural gas is causing global fossil emissions to climb: by the end of 2024, they are expected to increase by 0.8 percent to 37.4 billion metric tons of CO2 . The emissions from coal will increase slightly (by 0.2 percent). Despite the urgent need to reduce emissions and slow climate change, there is no indication that a turning point has been reached in fossil CO2 emissions worldwide. This is the conclusion of the Global Carbon Project, which researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute / the University of Bremen and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich) participate in. Together with the projected 4.2 billion metric tons from changed land use, particularly the clearing of forests, total...
The European Union is debating delaying a landmark deforestation regulation that has led to massive backlash among stakeholders. Environmental NGOs and politicians warn a delay would threaten forests and the climate.
The American Petroleum Institute released a road map of goals on everything from methane emissions to gas exports.
Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog on Wednesday morning as pollution levels soared in the city.
As global warming continues and space technology improves, there is more and more talk about the growing possibility of a sci-fi future in which humans become a multiplanetary species. Specifically, that we could live on Mars. Biologist Kelly Weinersmith and cartoonist Zach Weinersmith have spent the last four years researching what this would look like if we did this anytime soon. In their new book A City On Mars , they get into all sorts of questions: How would we have babies in space? How would we have enough food? They join host Regina G. Barber and explain why it might be best to stay on Earth. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith's book A City On Mars is out now. Have another space story you want us to cover on a future episode? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we'd love...
An annual accounting of CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and land use change finds no sign emissions will peak this year
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 11, November 2024.
The Biden administration issued a new fee on climate-warming methane pollution, but the EPA regulation faces an uncertain future under President-elect Trump
Environmental Protection Agency rule seeks to curb ‘super pollutant’ more potent than carbon dioxide in short term Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule being made final by the Biden administration . The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule follows through on a directive from Congress included in the 2022 climate law. The new fee is intended to encourage industry to adopt best practices that reduce emissions of methane – the primary component of natural gas – and thereby avoid paying the fee. Continue reading...
Slashing methane pollution is the fastest, most cost-effective way to immediately slow our current rate of global warming and cut energy waste.
[Stop Pneumonia] Air pollution is the leading risk factor for 2.2 million annual deaths from pneumonia, responsible for an estimated 30% (651,200) of all pneumonia deaths in 2021 according to the Global Burden of Disease. Of all causes of air pollution, it is particulate matter measuring less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter - less than a 30th of the diameter of a human hair - that causes the largest burden of disease. This "PM2.5" is emitted both outdoors and indoors, from vehicles, coal-burning power plants,
Former congressman Lee Zeldin has been appointed by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Trump also named Tom Homan as his "Border Czar" to oversee immigration enforcement. Representative Elise Stefanik has been selected as UN ambassador, while Stephen Miller will serve as White House deputy chief of staff for policy.
President-elect promises ‘swift’ deregulation in announcing ex-congressman to head up the EPA; Harris takes part in Veterans’ Day event Trump picks ally Lee Zeldin as environment chief and vows to scrap rules Who else could be in Trump’s cabinet? US president-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Tom Homan , the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), will be in charge of the country’s borders in his new administration. Homan’s areas of control will include “the southern border, the northern border, all maritime, and aviation security”, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump added that “border czar” Homan will be in charge of the deportation of illegal immigrants . Continue reading...
President-elect says ex-New York congressman will ‘ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions’ as EPA administrator Donald Trump has picked Lee Zeldin, a former New York congressman, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), vowing the appointment will “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions” by the regulator. Trump, who oversaw the rollback of more than 100 environmental rules when he last was US president, said that Zeldin was a “true fighter for America First policies” and that “he will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet”. Continue reading...
Zeldin, who left Congress in 2023, was among the Republicans in Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
The country's national weather agency AEMET warned that a DANA - which occurs when a mass of warm air collides with a stagnant mass of cold air - will form this week in the Med.
The former environmental lawyer is asking the public for its input on thousands of Trump administration appointees in agencies ranging from EPA to HHS.
Researchers in Canada are using artificial intelligence to monitor the ongoing mass extinction of insects, hoping to collect data that can help reverse species collapse and avert catastrophe for the planet.
Ukraine's environmental protection minister, Svitlana Grynchuk, and the Palestinian chair for the environmental quality authority, Nisreen Tamimi, raised the alarm on the ecological impact of war in their countries and beyond. Grynchuk said Russia's 'unlawful reporting' of its carbon emissions on Ukrainian territory was undermining the integrity of the Paris agreement. Tamimi said the rebuilding effort in Gaza would release an estimated 30m tonnes of carbon dioxide Cop29 live: campaigners say talks are ‘reaching point of real emotion’ Continue reading...
The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done." The post The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks. appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Exclusive: Five oil and chemical companies which promised to divert plastic from environment produced 132m tonnes of it, analysis finds Bali recycling scheme swamped with garbage Oil and chemical companies who created a high-profile alliance to end plastic pollution have produced 1,000 times more new plastic in five years than the waste they diverted from the environment, according to new data obtained by Greenpeace. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) was set up in 2019 by a group of companies which include ExxonMobil, Dow, Shell, TotalEnergies and ChevronPhillips, some of the world’s biggest producers of plastic. They promised to divert 15m tonnes of plastic waste from the environment in five years to the end of 2023, by improving collection and recycling, and creating a circular...
Il brusco calo delle temperature contribuisce all'inquinamento stagnante
A Kingston student’s concerns over high CO2 levels at a new school prompt an HVAC inspection. The school board vows action to ensure safety for students and staff.
The Delhi Metro reached a new record ridership of over 7.8 million passengers on November 18, surpassing its previous high set just three months prior. This surge comes as Delhi grapples with severe air pollution, prompting many to choose the metro over private vehicles. The DMRC has increased services and promoted the metro's environmental benefits to encourage ridership.
The protesters had occupied a pine forest near the plant outside Berlin since the end of February over concerns about water and deforestation.
An update on our progress from the Guardian’s head of sustainability The Guardian environment pledge 2024 Support urgent, independent climate journalism today Five years ago the Guardian made a pledge that we would “play a part, both in our journalism and in our own organisation, to address the climate emergency” with our first annual environment pledge. That commitment reflected our long history of environment reporting and our view that individual companies had to take greater responsibility for their impact on the natural world. We wanted to demonstrate to readers that we were taking the action that our journalism showed was so necessary, and to be transparent about our progress. Today we publish the 2024 pledge . Since then we have worked hard to measure and reduce our...
Commuters faced travel chaos and the coldest UK temperature this early in the season since 1998 was recorded as Braemar in Aberdeenshire fell to -11.2C (12.2F).
Former reality star and ex-congressman has questioned the science of global warming during his time as a Fox Business host.
Scientists uncover the remarkably preserved remains of a saber-toothed kitten from the Siberian permafrost.
The Department of Interior announced Monday that it will invest $125 million to create new recycled sources of water in California and Utah to help both states mitigate ongoing droughts.
In the new millennium, Hollywood has become far greener, embracing recycling technologies and making real progress for the entertainment industry.
Delhi NCR is experiencing severe air pollution, prompting the implementation of GRAP Stage 4 measures, including traffic restrictions and staggered office hours. The Supreme Court has mandated these measures remain in effect despite fluctuating AQI levels. Meanwhile, Delhi's environment minister criticizes the central government for inaction on stubble burning in neighboring states.
Senior ministers are arriving in an effort to break a deadlock over the summit’s main goal: funding to help lower-income countries hit hard by global warming.
[263Chat] Climate-induced extreme weather events are wreaking unprecedented destruction, highlighting the urgent need for gender-responsive disaster management policies, said Master Makope, Acting Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate, and Wildlife.
The final cruise ship visit of the season has been cancelled due to weather – despite her credentials as a luxury polar exploration ship. Polar cruise ship cancels her maiden Lerwick call due to weather
Methane emissions have emerged as a focal point of discussion as global leaders congregate at COP29 in Baku to tackle the escalating climate crisis. In an exclusive interview with IPS, Roland Kupers, a lead architect at the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) International Methane Emissions Observatory, outlined actionable strategies to curb methane emissions by 2030, […]
People living in parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been told to brace themselves over the next few days, as snow falls, temperatures plummet and conditions become icy.
Peatlands, formed by ancient wetlands, store more carbon than the world's forests. But when they're drained for farming, they vent heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air.
New data reveals an extra 5,000 tonnes of waste is sent to landfill or incineration from November to March Plastic bottles are reviled for polluting the oceans, leaching chemicals into drinks and being a source of microplastics in the human body. They even cause problems with recycling. When plastic bottles are mixed with cardboard in recycling bins, in the wet winter months the sodden cardboard wraps around the plastic bottles and trays, causing havoc at recycling plants. Continue reading...
Delhi's air quality remained severely hazardous for the fourth consecutive day, with a thick smog layer blanketing the city. The Air Quality Index (AQI) reached alarming levels, prompting concerns about respiratory and cardiovascular health. Drone footage revealed the extent of the smog, engulfing landmarks like India Gate and AIIMS.
The fast food giant is working with a seed company and a meat supplier on a more easily digestible cattle feed, to reduce the methane produced.
Researchers have analyzed mummified remains pulled from Siberia's permafrost in 2020 and determined they belong to a 3-week-old saber-toothed kitten that died at least 35,000 years ago.
Temperatures in some areas of the UK will be significantly below average for the time of year next week - with daytime highs in London reaching just 6C (43F) and overnight lows of -1C (30F).
The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane emissions must come down – “and come down fast” –to have any chance of controlling global warming.
[Nile Post] The satellite instruments will help Uganda monitor emissions such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen dioxide, enabling better-informed climate policies and targeted environmental interventions.
Greenhouse gas methane is behind a third of planetary heating and is relatively easy to slash. The tools to cut methane exist but so does a gap between pledges on methane reduction and action, says a new UN report.
[IPS] Global warming is no longer just an issue for the environment but a crisis of life itself. Yet, African governments' climate action strategies, specifically those submitted under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), remain disproportionately focused on emission reductions--an approach that fails to address the most pressing health needs of African communities. For many Africans, it's hard to explain why their leaders prioritize reducing emissions, which are rather low and insignificant when the
MLA Daniel Qavvik, who was appointed minister of Environment in September 2023, was also the minister of Culture and Heritage, Energy, and Languages.
A new lawsuit challenges part of the Biden administration’s curbs to industrial air pollution.
[Global Witness] Brussels -- The European Parliament today backed a 12-month delay for the EU's landmark anti-deforestation law, which would see new rules to prevent imports and exports of commodities grown on deforested land come into effect at the end of 2025.
Delhi's air quality dipped to 'severe' with an AQI of 428, prompting the government to enforce stricter pollution control measures under GRAP Stage 2. Environment Minister Gopal Rai attributed the deteriorating air quality to calm winds and lower temperatures, highlighting contributions from both local sources and the National Capital Region.
Much colder weather is set to arrive across the UK next week, bringing widespread frosts, plunging temperatures and for some areas, snow.
Data from tracking website Flight Radar shows that 65 private jets arrived in Baku in the week leading to Monday compared to 32 in the same period last year.
Climate Action Tracker said Thursday there has been a three-year standstill in global warming projections, with no improvement since 2021. The world is on a path to reach 2.7°C of warming.
Delhi and its surrounding areas woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Wednesday, significantly reducing visibility. The air quality plummeted to 'very poor' levels, with the worst affected areas reaching 'severe' levels. Experts attribute the deteriorating air quality to stubble burning in neighboring states and warn of potential health risks, especially for those with respiratory problems.
Pete Hegseth dismissed global warming as a tool of control during his time on the cable news channel.
Air pollution has been linked to eczema before, and now a study of more than 280,000 people has strengthened the association
The emerging hydrogen market presents opportunities and risks for investors. These key principles and due diligence questions offer a guide.
The 90-million-year-old resin offers a rare trace of a long-lost ecosystem.
Sydney was worst-ranked Australian city at 150th, receiving a poorer score than London Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Three Australian cities are among the top 10 global cities with the lowest levels of air pollution, according to analysis of nearly 400 cities worldwide. Hobart (third), Darwin (fourth) and Canberra (10th) topped the list, based on air pollution data analysed by Auto Trader , an online vehicle trading site. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
[Vanguard] The United Nations, UN, Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned about the dire need for climate action and increased funding to support vulnerable nations, stressing that "the era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived".
The government in Lahore has closed schools and public spaces and shut down factories. Environmental lawyer Ahmad Rafay Alam shares his perspective: "frustrated" but still fighting.
The ignoble achievement is another reason it’s unlikely humanity will limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
A new electrode design boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into ethylene and other products.
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to be the highest on record in 2024, claims a new study led by the University of Exeter.
Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge on emissions is an encouraging step at a frightening moment Predictions that this will be the first calendar year in which the 1.5C warming limit enshrined in the Paris agreement is surpassed provide a stark backdrop to the UN’s 29th climate conference. This year – 2024 – has already seen the hottest-ever day and month, and is expected by experts to be the hottest year too. Addressing delegates on Tuesday, the UN chief, António Guterres, referred to a “masterclass in climate destruction” . The escalating pattern of destructive weather events, most recently in Valencia , is a warning of what lies ahead. When the 1.5C figure was included in the 2015 deal, it was known to be a stretch. The treaty says countries must hold the average temperature “well...
Residents across several southwestern states witnessed a brilliant fireball event over the weekend. Experts identified the fiery spectacle as the re-entry of a SpaceX Starlink satellite, launched in 2022, burning up upon re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
STATEMENT: U.S. Methane Fee Holds Oil and Gas Producers Accountable for Pollution alison.cinnamo… Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:02 BAKU (November 12, 2024) – Today at COP29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new rule that requires oil and gas producers to pay a fee for releasing excess methane emissions. The methane fee, mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act, requires violators to pay $900 per metric ton of excess methane emissions that are above the government threshold rolling up to $1,500 per metric ton starting in 2026. In 2023, the EPA finalized a rule to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas industry from both new and existing sources. That rule requires methane leak monitoring, phasing out routine flaring from oil and gas wells, and...
The dry weather in the Hudson Valley speaks to the difficulty of growing food on a warming planet.
The new electricity plant plans to use the gas rather than releasing it into the atmosphere.
The World Meteorological Organisation warned that the global mean surface air temperature from January to September 2024 has already exceeded the Paris Agreement's warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The State of Climate 2024 report highlighted record greenhouse gas levels and declared 2015-2024 as the warmest decade on record. Despite this, the WMO emphasized that exceeding the 1.
Zeldin, a lawyer by trade, lacks an extensive background in environmental policy.
Scientists uncover the mechanics behind Siberia's explosive craters as warming drives methane release.
The Head of Impact Assessment and Adaptation, Henry Neufeldt, UN Environment Programme Copenhagen Climate Centre, has called for increased climate adaptation funding, particularly for developing nations facing significant climate risks. UNEP’s latest report reveals an acute adaptation finance gap, with current international funding for developing countries at USD 30 billion—far below the USD 200 to 400 […]
President-elect Donald Trump said the New York Republican would help push deregulation and support American businesses. Environmental groups decried the nomination.
Exclusive: Environmental group says it is ‘concerned’ to hear progress on cleaning up air pollution from diesel-burning may have hit a wall Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Work to regulate one of Australia’s biggest sources of carbon dioxide and other pollutants “has stalled”, despite the project beginning six years ago and comparable nations limiting emissions years earlier, New South Wales government documents have revealed. State and federal environment ministers agreed in 2018 to examine pollution from non-road diesel engines as part of the national clean air agreement. These machines totalled more than 640,000 – ranging from mining trucks, outboard motors and forklifts to electricity generators – and were forecast to reach 945,000 by 2043. Sign...