Tag: Carbon emissions

Forest destruction, like, totally went through the roof in 2024, breaking all the records, you know? The effects of climate change just supercharged those human-made fires in some of the most crucial carbon stores...

Governments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have agreed on a set of annual emissions reduction targets for 2028 to 2035 along with financial penalties for failing to meet them. So, after a week...

As Climate Disasters Strain State Budgets, Lawmakers Get CreativeIn a world where climate disasters are becoming the new norm, some lawmakers are stepping up and demanding accountability from fossil fuel companies. They want...

At the International Maritime Organization (IMO) this month, governments agreed that, from 2028, all the world’s big ships will have to cut their emissions in line with targets – or face financial penalties. Ship...

Andreas Sieber, who's the associate director of global policy and campaigns at 350.org, and Stela Herschmann, a Climate Policy Specialist at Observatório do Clima, are gearing up for COP30. This conference is shaping up...

Republicans in the House and Senate have recently voted to repeal a crucial Biden-era rule concerning America's first greenhouse gas tax on methane pollution. This decision was met with strong opposition from environmentalists and...

Wealthy nations' claims that their emissions reduction targets for 2035 are in line with limiting global warming to 1.5C have sparked skepticism among experts concerned about fairness. In recent months, countries such as the...

The Trump administration's long-standing distaste for the Green New Deal has been evident since the beginning of his second term. This sentiment was made clear when President Trump issued an executive order to terminate...

Colombia Faces Surging Deforestation: A Closer Look at the Environmental CrisisIn a startling revelation, Colombia's Environment Minister, Susana Muhamad, disclosed that deforestation in the country surged by 35% in 2024, marking a stark contrast...

In 2015, the Paris Agreement set ambitious goals to limit global temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and strive for 1.5 degrees Celsius. However, recent studies in the journal Nature Climate Change...