carbon emissions

ONS says changes will help policymakers chart 'the environmental impact of changes in economic activity'

Organisation says climate science means stricter approach to decarbonisation needed

New figures show that significant improvements in carbon intensity have been made since 2012, although these have slowed in recent years

New report highlights huge inequality among the world's carbon emitters

The UK firm has pledged to drive down greenhouse gas emissions, buy offsets and apply a carbon levy of $40 per tonne to flights taken by employees

Following government healthy eating guidelines could cut an individual's carbon emissions by almost a third, a new study has found

Lockdown caused emissions to plummet across several consumer categories, as survey suggests some people are now keen to embrace behaviour changes that have led to lower emissions

German car giant sets Science-Based Targets to cut lifecycle CO2 per vehicle manufactured by a third over the next decade, covering manufacturing and fuel consumption

But tentative analysis from Carbon Brief points out likely reduction in CO2 this year would still be far off goals of the Paris Agreement

Provisional data shows greenhouse gas emissions have fallen more than 45 per cent since 1990, as low carbon power again reached record levels in 2019