DHAKA - Bangladesh again closed all primary schools across the country and educational institutions in almost half of districts including the capital as a severe heatwave saw temperatures climb to 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) on Monday.
The Philippines announced it will halt in-person classes at public schools, while Thai power demand rose to a record, as a heatwave grips southern Asia.
Kolkata faces prolonged heatwave with temperatures above 40°C, aiming to break April heatwave record, no rain till May 5, potential thunderstorm by May 6, Bay of Bengal winds influence, Monday's stable weather.
India's six-week election juggernaut resumed on Friday with millions of people expected to line up outside polling stations in parts of the country hit by a scorching heatwave.
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have warned that 99 per cent of birds could be wiped out by 2100, if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at the current levels.
[The Conversation Africa] Tree planting is one of the nature-based solutions being used to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Trees absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide. Many of these tree planting projects target Africa's rangelands (open grasslands or shrublands used by livestock and wild animals).
Anticyclonic conditions have allowed temperatures to reach 35-45C across much of the country Mexico has been undergoing its first heatwave of the season. The heatwave started on Sunday 14 April, when Mexico City recorded a new date record with a high of 32.9C, surpassing the previous record of 32C from 1998. Anticyclonic conditions over the region have been responsible for this heatwave by inhibiting cloud formation, allowing temperatures to rise significantly. These conditions persisted through much of last week, allowing temperatures to reach 35-45C across much of the country. Continue reading...
MIT researchers are developing a system for reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas at dairy farms and other sites.
Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan confirmed that the plan to get 75 per cent of the way to Net Zero emissions by 2030 was being binned.
Experts have backed rail to transport agricultural products over long distances following a successful trial, which saw a 13-fold lowering of carbon emissions when compared to air freight. It was also cheaper.
Many of these investments can be deployed now and rapidly scaled up to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Decision by European court of human rights around vulnerability of older women to heatwaves marks significant shift A landmark legal ruling at the European court of human rights could open the floodgates for a slew of new court cases around the world, experts have said. The Strasbourg-based court said earlier this week that Switzerland’s failure to do enough to cut its national greenhouse gas emissions was a clear violation of the human rights of a group of more than 2,000 older Swiss women. The women argued successfully that their rights to privacy and family life were being breached because they were particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of heatwaves. Continue reading...
LONDON - The climate targets verification group that announced a plan this week to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits came under new pressure on Thursday to drop the policy.
Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions.
This year’s tally shows that the U.S. has slashed its greenhouse gases by 17 percent compared with 2005 levels.
GOP lawmakers introduced a measure to nullify the rule this week, as a House hearing focused on a nonexistent provision requiring disclosure of supply chain emissions.
PHOTO: Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash The government and businesses are committing an additional $18 million to a public-private joint venture to reduce agricultural emissions.
Since last June, the globe has broken heat records each month, with marine heat waves across large areas of the globe’s oceans contributing.
The province referred the federal oil and gas emissions cap and federal Methane 75 regulations to the Saskatchewan Economic Impact Assessment for review.
Hazardously thick smog shrouded 37 of the 77 provinces on Monday morning, mostly in the North where Chiang Rai residents suffered under the worst level of PM2.5 dust.
CHIANG MAI: People in northern Thailand, particularly in Chiang Mai and Lampang, face high mortality rates due to lung cancer. The Faculty of Medicine at Chiang Mai University has identified elevated levels of PM2.5 particles in the air as being one of the leading causes.
The future of waste processing is coming to Wetaskiwin County: a Canada-made solution that uses steam to break down trash and cuts greenhouse gas emissions.
The India Meteorological Department has issued forecasts predicting a mix of rainfall and heatwave conditions across several states in India. Some parts of India may experience light to moderate rainfall, while others could face high temperatures signaling heatwave conditions. The IMD had previously warned of "extreme heat" in multiple Indian states in the coming months
Companies' indirect greenhouse gas emissions were at the center of last year's debate over state Sen. Scott Wiener's bill and a current industry lawsuit.
Smog levels continued to rise on Wednesday morning with PM2.5 dust readings exceeding 200 microgrammes per cubic metre of air in three northern provinces, including Chiang Mai.
A new study finds that as much as 85 percent of U.S. emissions of sulfuryl fluoride — a common pesticide — come from California.
Red-coded levels of PM2.5 dust had increased and expanded from the North into parts of the Central Plain and the Northeast, with the worst levels in Chiang Mai, on Tuesday morning.
Most provinces in the North were blanketed with dangerous red-coded levels of PM2.5 on Monday morning, with Chiang Mai rated the city with the worst air pollution in the entire world.
LONDON - Britain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 5.4% in 2023 partly due to lower gas use in the electricity sector, provisional government data showed on Thursday.
Congress never authorized the Federal Highway Administration to require states to set greenhouse gas emissions targets, the ruling says.
An updated emissions plan “makes it clear that for production to continue in the North Sea, it must also become cleaner,” the North Sea Transition Authority said.
Global adoption of diet low in meat would aid health, land and food systems as well as reducing emissions, researchers say A global shift to a mostly plant-based “flexitarian” diet could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help restrict global heating to 1.5C, a new study shows. Previous research has warned how emissions from food alone at current rates will propel the world past this key international target. Continue reading...
Democratic and Republican senators introduced a bill to boost research and offer farmers incentives to reduce cows' greenhouse gas emissions.
The state oil company is promising to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 54 percent over the next six years and is targeting net-zero emissions by 2050, executives said.
Exclusive: State’s 2024 total on track to reach about 20% above 2005 levels, modelling obtained by Guardian Australia shows Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Western Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising with little sign that the main power grid can decarbonise rapidly, leaving other states to make bigger cuts if Australia’s legislated carbon reduction goals are to be met. Modelling results presented to the state government late last year and obtained by Guardian Australia showed that the state’s carbon emissions in 2024 are on track to reach 91.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent, or about 20% above 2005 levels. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue...
Cruise ships in Christchurch's Port of Lyttelton. PHOTO: Liz Kivi Climate activists are urging Christchurch City Council to include cruise ship emissions in the city’s emissions reduction plan.
People need plenty of sleep during pregnancy, but in India and other areas hit by extreme heat and heavy flooding, they’re getting less. That’s taking a toll on their health. The post Losing sleep in extreme heat waves hurts pregnant people, newborns appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Independent advisers say ministers have not delivered the policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Fifty provinces were blanketed with hazardous levels of PM2.5 dust on Tuesday morning and 13 of them, mainly in the North, with seriously harmful levels of pollution.
Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F). Continue reading...
Organizers of the Games promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by re-using historic buildings, adding bike lanes, even putting solar panels on the Seine. Will it work?
The country's environmental protection agency pointed to "very successful expansion of renewable energies" but cautioned that progress in cutting emissions is not satisfactory across the board.
March 14, 2024 3:52 PM The new guidelines require banks to report emissions tied to money raised via bond or share issues.
Australia is one of the few developed countries without fuel emissions standards for cars and trucks. The government’s effort to change that set off a firestorm.
March 12, 2024 2:49 PM China has shown little political will to address the emissions gap mainly because of energy security concerns, analysts say.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurates India’s first in-plant railway siding at Maruti Suzuki’s Gujarat facility, cutting carbon emissions, reducing truck trips, and aiming to double production capacity. The facility connects the MSIL plant to 15 destinations and aims to decarbonize the transport sector.
A low intensity heatwave affecting parts of New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria on Tuesday is expected to moderate towards the end of the week.
Ten years ago, the government was all but ruling out making agriculture responsible for its greenhouse gas emissions the following year.
Temperatures expected to drop in Victoria and SA on Tuesday as extreme weather forecast to be less likely through rest of autumn Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The extreme heatwave that has scorched most of south-eastern Australia is expected to ease over the next few days, paving the way for a warm autumn. South Australia and Victoria continued to swelter on Monday. SA was expecting maximum temperatures in the high 30s to low 40s while temperatures in the high 30s were forecast for Victoria. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Official estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics put the national herd at 26 million but a CSIRO study says there could be up to 35 million Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Australia has underestimated how many cattle it has by about 10 million, with significant implications for tracking greenhouse gas emissions, a Queensland researcher has said. Cows’ methane-laden burps are responsible for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions emitted by the red meat sector, which has an aspirational goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Official estimates, published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, state there are 26 million beef and dairy cattle in Australia in 2024. Sign up...
Australia's southern states are currently suffering through a heatwave, with the scorcher not over yet.
South Australians have sweltered through a scorching autumn heatwave.
Adelaide region expected to be worst affected with average temperatures forecast to be up by 10C Southern parts of Australia are expected to suffer a short heatwave starting on Friday and lasting until next Tuesday. The Adelaide region will be worst affected, with highs of about 36C anticipated in the city on Friday, which is 10C above the seasonal norm. Daytime maximums are then set to remain above 35C until Tuesday, while minimum temperatures are not forecast to drop below 25C. This will be the longest March run of high temperatures in Adelaide in four years, with only one March day above 35C being recorded over this period. Continue reading...
[The Herald] The public must guard against a heatwave from today until March 12, with temperatures rising as high as 41 degrees, although some isolated thundershowers are expected this week, the Meteorological Services Department warned yesterday.
Costa Rica’s Pioneering Net-zero Implementation Plan Attracts Investment, Withstands Political Changes shannon.paton@… Wed, 03/06/2024 - 11:25 With support from a team of technical experts and international funding, the Costa Rican government took several foundational steps as it committed to a midcentury net-zero emissions target in its 2019 National Decarbonization Plan . The target's scope was clearly defined, covering all greenhouse gases and all sectors, excluding international shipping and aviation. Pathways to reach the target were described using a backcasting approach, which grouped the transition to net zero into three phases: foundations (2018–22), inflection (2023–30) and massive deployment (2031–50). For each phase, the plan described actions needed within...
The United Nations noted that the construction industry is responsible for 37% of global emissions. Using old buildings could cut that by 50-75%.
[Daily Trust] The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has said Nigeria will totally cut down carbon emissions in the country to net-zero by 2050.
MethaneSAT will orbit the planet 15 times a day to capture unprecedented amounts of data on methane emissions from human and natural sources
March 04, 2024 6:25 PM HANOI - The streets of Vietnam's capital city Hanoi were enveloped in thick smog on Monday which dramatically reduced visibility due to air pollution caused by high levels of particulates from vehicle emissions and construction-linked fine dust.
Activist investors want the company to trim its biggest source of emissions. Exxon sees that as a threat.
Labour Department plans to launch updated heat stress warning system, guidelines to prevent heatstroke at work in May.
Instead of passing through Egypt’s Suez Canal, vessels have been sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.
A researcher from Mount Royal University is calling Calgary's proposed rezoning bylaw a "step in the right direction" to lowering carbon emissions and improving individual health.
Tsunamis are rare but can cause mass destruction. Here’s what you need to know about the science behind them.
A Labor Premier has sparked outrage after chartering two private jets to the same destination just days after passing a landmark emissions bill.
The Scottish Government has axed targets for emissions reductions which experts said were unrealistic but claimed Scotland is set for a renewables boom.
Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in 2023, two leading climate monitors said Monday, underscoring the threat of increasingly deadly summers across the continent.
Exclusive: Study released at Cop28 misused research to underestimate impact of cutting meat eating, say academics A flagship UN report on livestock emissions is facing calls for retraction from two key experts it cited who say that the paper “seriously distorted” their work. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) misused their research to underestimate the potential of reduced meat intake to cut agricultural emissions, according to a letter sent to the FAO by the two academics , which the Guardian has seen. Continue reading...
The Financial Services Committee passed four measures against pushing companies to account for greenhouse gas emissions
Washington state's cap-and-invest program was among several new emissions trading systems in 2023.
Only three provinces in the North and the Northeast were blanketed with red levels of PM2.5 while most parts of the country had good air on Sunday morning.
The government says emissions on a steady decline, on track to meet 2050 net-zero targets.
A leading voice on Highlands issues has calculated that heating rural new builds with wood-burning stoves could result in lower emissions than heat pumps.
Calling on Marine Engine Manufacturers for Transparency of Emissions Data
Bangkok stood as the only city blanketed by red-coded (seriously hazardous) levels of fine dust pollution among 63 provinces battling thick smog late Thursday morning, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
Chiang Mai will declare a disaster relief area for emergency assistance if any area experiences a PM2.5 dust pollution crisis of Level 2 or higher, according to provincial governor Nirat Phongsitthithawon.
A new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is forcing 218 chemical plants across the county to reduce their emissions of toxic pollutants likely to cause cancer.
Many company targets were described as ambiguous and relied on offsets instead of cutting emissions.
Campaigners accuse party of trying to ‘weaponise’ climate crisis by suggesting scrapping targets could fund NHS The Reform UK party has been accused by green campaigners of trying to “weaponise” the climate crisis as a wedge issue in the general election after the party leader claimed funding the NHS and reaching net zero were at odds . At a press conference in Westminster on Monday, Reform’s leader, Richard Tice, suggested that scrapping the UK’s pledge to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 would free up cash for the NHS. Continue reading...
Hazardously thick smog is blanketing 45 out of 77 provinces in the country, mostly in the North, with Chiang Mai suffering the worst levels of PM2.5 on Sunday.
Act now on air quality in the Belgian capital, which is among the filthiest in Europe, say doctors and environmentalists More than 100 doctors and environmentalists in Brussels have called on their politicians to follow London and Paris and take measures to improve the choking air pollution in the Belgian capital. According to IS Global research, Brussels is ranked as the eighth worst of more than 800 European cities for nitrogen dioxide, which damages the lungs and is one of the main byproducts of internal combustion engines. The capital of the European Union is also ranked 308th out of 858 cities for PM2.5, or fine particulates, which can travel deep into the respiratory tract. Continue reading...
Federal authorities say they have broken a long-running California fraud ring that used sophisticated software to cheat on automobile smog tests.
Waleid Gamal al-Dien, Chairman of the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), said the SCZONE seeks to encourage investors to manufacture products depending on green fuel. He said the authority s keen on accelerating emissions cut in the industrial and maritime domains in addition to enhancing cooperation with international partners in this … The post SCZONE Head: Zone Keen On Accelerating Emissions Cut In Industrial Sector appeared first on Egypt Independent.
British band whose "Heat Waves" became pandemic era global smash share first single from upcoming LP, "Creatures in Heaven"
The Coalition Government’s proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill risks rapid environmental degradation and increased greenhouse gas emission, an expert briefing says.
[The Herald] One of Wall Street's favourite financial innovations for helping reduce corporate greenhouse gas emissions isn't functioning as intended.
Nature, Published online: 02 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00972-2Don’t dismiss carbon credits that aim to avoid future emissions
Northern Thailand's chronic smog problem is usually blamed on burning crop waste, villagers burning wooded areas to pick mushrooms and vehicle emissions. The solutions, we are told, involve regulations and enforcement.
Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.4 per cent last year from 2022 as the UK used less natural gas due to soaring prices.
A German court ruled Thursday that auto giant Mercedes-Benz knowingly installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles, opening the door for owners to seek compensation.
The longtime senator, an early proponent of federal climate policy, tried for years to pass a nationwide cap on greenhouse gas emissions.
Alcohol intake, smog and diabetes are the three greatest risk factors for developing dementia that people can modify, a study conducted by Oxford University researchers recently concluded.
There is limited public information about how PFAS enter wastewater treatment plants, but the new effort may help shape future rules.
An international shipping regulator plans to charge ships for greenhouse-gas emissions and is debating how much to levy.
A national committee to devise a policy on battling the PM2.5 problem, and an agency to manage the smog are needed to address the nation's air pollution, according to the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
High temperatures in February affected millions of people and put further pressure on chocolate prices A searing heatwave that struck west Africa in February was made 4C hotter and 10 times more likely by human-caused global heating, a study has found. The heat affected millions of people but the number of early deaths or cases of illness are unknown, due to a lack of reporting. Continue reading...
Greenhouse gases from sector could make up 44% of continent’s total output by 2030, says transport group The failure to tackle Europe’s “runaway” transport emissions could lead to the sector pumping out nearly half of the continent’s planet-heating pollution by 2030, a report has found. Driven by polluting cars and pushed higher by the growing thirst for flights, transport emissions in Europe have grown 26% since 1990 – even as efforts to clean up other areas of the economy have led to an overall emissions fall. Continue reading...
The chief executive of French automaker Renault called Tuesday for a European "Marshall Plan" to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and reduce carbon emissions in the face of Chinese competition.
The legislature votes to uphold Governor Dunleavy's education veto. Plus, Alaska sends the federal government its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The government may ban corn imports from neighbouring countries next year in a bid to deal with the surge of PM2.5 fine dust pollution in the North.
California is unlikely to meet its landmark greenhouse gas reduction goals unless it can increase emission reductions threefold, according to a new study.
Mechanism is vital to boost the ‘only viable option’ to decarbonise emissions from heating homes, says green charity The government has delayed by a year its scheme for spurring the take-up of heat pumps, under pressure from the gas boiler industry. The clean heat market mechanism is intended to force heating installers to fit more low-carbon heat pumps, to meet the UK’s net zero greenhouse gas emissions target and save energy. Continue reading...
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.7% in 2023 to their lowest level since 1879, according to new Carbon Brief analysis.
The move may help the Securities and Exchange Commission defend the regulation in court but make it difficult for investors to compare companies' emissions.
Australians wishing to buy a ute of a big four wheel drive will soon be advised to beware of its carbon emissions - like someone purchasing a new fridge or washing machine.
Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.7 per cent in 2023, according to analysis of official figures by the website Carbon Brief, the first time they have dropped below 400 megatonnes since 1879.
Forty-eight provinces were blanketed with hazardous levels of PM2.5 on Monday morning and 11 provinces, mostly in the North, faced red levels of pollution with Chiang Mai suffering the most.
The petroleum giant reported its first increase in overall emissions since 2019.
Temperatures are set to soar across southeast Australia for the next few days, with forecasters warning of a record-breaking autumn heatwave.
Air travel is a major source of climate-changing carbon emissions. According to scientists at Kobe University, that could improve with a simple change of paint.
Extreme heat forecast to continue across Victoria, Tasmania, SA and NSW for several days, as record temperatures cause cancellation of long weekend events Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Hobart residents sweated through the city’s hottest night in 112 years as a severe heatwave continues to affect large parts of south-east Australia. Extreme heat is forecast to continue across South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales for several days, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Sunday after record temperatures caused the cancellation of long weekend events. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup ...
March 09, 2024 8:01 AM Thousands of people had to evacuate last month amid an intense heatwave and bushfire in Victoria.
South Australians have been told to prepare for an extreme four-day heatwave from Friday.
March 07, 2024 3:27 PM Companies are required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time, but not from their supply chains.
Much of the North and upper Northeast was cloaked in fine-dust smog on Wednesday, with residents advised to stay indoors.
SYDNEY - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has called on Australia to slow down a plan to introduce emissions standards as they could hurt the country’s automotive export industry.
Glenbrook Steel Mill By Vernon Small The effective price the government paid for carbon emissions through the GIDI fund was about half – or less – than the current NZ unit spot price of $66.05.
HANOI: The streets of Vietnam's capital city Hanoi were enveloped in thick smog on Monday which dramatically reduced visibility due to air pollution caused by high levels of particulates from vehicle emissions and construction-linked fine dust.
By Liz Kivi The government might find itself in court if it doesn’t come up with a credible plan this year to meet its emissions budget, according to legal experts.
As PM2.5 air pollution becomes a growing health concern in Thailand, with the level of hazardous dust expected to intensify as the hot season approaches, people are seeking practical options, leading to the emergence of insurance policies that cover respiratory diseases caused by fine particulate matter.