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17 days ago
A report by energy think-tank Ember revealed the biomass power station in North Yorkshire generated record emissions of 14.1million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) last year
58 days ago
Global heating is making hajj ever more dangerous, report finds ⊖⊖
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Rising heat in Saudi Arabia threatens millions of Muslim pilgrims – but cutting fossil fuels would keep it safer
Global heating has “fundamentally altered” the climate of Mecca and is exposing million…
3 months ago
The staple groceries that could vanish from supermarket shelves this summer if Middle East crisis continues ⊖⊖
Carbon dioxide (CO2) supplies are predicted to drop should the conflict last into the summer, which could see UK shoppers face less variety of some items on the shelves.
4 months ago
Big Tech purchases of carbon credits explode amid AI race, with Microsoft leading the way ⊕
Carbon credit purchases by Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft skyrocketed in 2023, based on tracked purchases.
8 months ago
Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate ⊕
Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are forecast to reach a new high in 2025 but could soon peak.
9 months ago
Carbon dioxide levels have hit a record HIGH - and scientists say they're 'turbo-charging' our planet ⊕
From 2023 to 2024, the global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million (ppm) - the largest increase since modern measurements started in 1957.
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says ⊖⊖
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
The failure of carbon offsets to cut planet-heating pollution is “not due to a few bad apples”, a revi…
Fossil fuel burning poses threat to health of 1.6bn people, data shows ○
New interactive map tracking PM2.5 air pollution reveals 900m people in path of ‘super-emitting’ industrial facilities
Fossil fuel burning is not just damaging the world’s climate; it is also threaten…
10 months ago
Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time ○
Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation
Carbon emissions from the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies ha…
13 months ago
Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries ○
Exclusive: Climate cost of war is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study finds
The carbon footprint of the first 15 months of Israel’s war on Gaza will be greater …