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Oxfam: Emissions of 'the one per cent' more than double those of poorest half of the world
Oxfam: Emissions of 'the one per cent' more than double those of poorest half of the world

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

  • BusinessGreen
  • 20 September 2020
Arup eyes net zero by 2030 as it unveils science-based climate targets
Arup eyes net zero by 2030 as it unveils science-based climate targets

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

  • Work
  • 17 September 2020
An apple a day keeps the carbon away: Analysis of UK diet advice reveals emissions-saving potential
An apple a day keeps the carbon away: Analysis of UK diet advice reveals emissions-saving potential

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

  • Science
  • 28 August 2020
Study: Consumer carbon emissions have plummeted through 2020 - and some savings could continue
Study: Consumer carbon emissions have plummeted through 2020 - and some savings could continue

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

  • Supply chain
  • 26 August 2020
'We are not making abstract statements': BMW maps out 10-year climate plan backed by major EV push
'We are not making abstract statements': BMW maps out 10-year climate plan backed by major EV push

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

  • Automotive
  • 29 July 2020
Coronavirus could trigger 'largest ever annual fall in CO2' in 2020, study suggests
Coronavirus could trigger 'largest ever annual fall in CO2' in 2020, study suggests

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

  • Climate change
  • 09 April 2020
'Extraordinary progress': UK emissions fell 3.6 per cent in 2019 amid clean power record
'Extraordinary progress': UK emissions fell 3.6 per cent in 2019 amid clean power record

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

  • Energy
  • 26 March 2020
UK carbon emissions fall 29 per cent in a decade, new data shows
UK carbon emissions fall 29 per cent in a decade, new data shows

The UK's carbon emissions now at their lowest since 1888 when first ever matches were played in the English Football League

  • Energy
  • 03 March 2020
New group of MPs to step up opposition to Heathrow expansion
New group of MPs to step up opposition to Heathrow expansion

New cross-party group unveiled, as researchers at the New Economics Foundation warn a third runway will redirect jobs, GDP, and emissions capacity from regions such as the North West and West Midlands into London and the South East

  • Transport
  • 24 February 2020
'Grounds for optimism': Global CO2 emissions flatlined in 2019, data indicates
'Grounds for optimism': Global CO2 emissions flatlined in 2019, data indicates

Carbon emissions from energy stayed the same in 2019 despite expectations of further growth, latest International Energy Agency data indicates

  • Energy
  • 11 February 2020
Europe risks hitting environmental 'tipping point'
Europe risks hitting environmental 'tipping point'

Bloc must take 'urgent action' to address climate emissions, biodiversity loss and natural resource use, warns European Environment Agency

  • Politics
  • 04 December 2019
 Gucci boss challenges CEOs to roll out supply chain offset schemes
Gucci boss challenges CEOs to roll out supply chain offset schemes

Luxury fashion chief says businesses should pump more cash into conservation efforts

  • Supplier
  • 20 November 2019
Environment Agency targets net zero by 2030
Environment Agency targets net zero by 2030

Regulator aims to become net zero by 2030 and is looking at moving to 'absolute zero' by 2050

  • Policy
  • 11 October 2019
'Unsustainable path': Energy emissions rise at fastest rate in seven years
'Unsustainable path': Energy emissions rise at fastest rate in seven years

BP warns of a 'growing divergence' between demands for climate action and pace of emissions cuts, as extreme weather pushes up global fossil fuel use

  • Energy
  • 13 June 2019
EU plans first satellite fleet to monitor CO2 in every country
EU plans first satellite fleet to monitor CO2 in every country

Three orbiters will give first complete view of earth's surface, transforming the way carbon emissions are monitored and reported

  • Climate change
  • 28 May 2019
Google and Carbon Tracker to use AI to track emissions from world's power plants
Google and Carbon Tracker to use AI to track emissions from world's power plants

A $1.7m Google grant will see satellite imagery used to track emissions from the world's largest power plants

  • Technology
  • 09 May 2019
Carbon crunch: Slowdown in UK emissions reductions raises fresh questions
Carbon crunch: Slowdown in UK emissions reductions raises fresh questions

UK emissions may be on their longest falling streak in modern history, but signs are growing that a new wave of climate policies and investments are urgently needed

  • Policy
  • 04 March 2019
Australia PM makes $2bn climate pitch to woo voters
Australia PM makes $2bn climate pitch to woo voters

Scott Morrison promises Climate Solutions Fund to deliver 'practical solutions' to climate change, but pledge falls short of rival Labor Party promises

  • Politics
  • 25 February 2019
UK carbon emissions down 38 per cent since 1990
UK carbon emissions down 38 per cent since 1990

Latest analysis from Carbon Brief suggests UK carbon dioxide emissions peaked in 1973

  • Energy
  • 04 February 2019
Global Emissions: A case of good news, and potentially catastrophic news
Global Emissions: A case of good news, and potentially catastrophic news

Latest data confirms biggest rise in US emissions in eight years, but separate report shows greenhouse gases from Scottish industry have hit a 10 year low

  • Science
  • 09 January 2019
'Another warning': IEA warns five year decline in industrial economies' emissions has ground to a halt
'Another warning': IEA warns five year decline in industrial economies' emissions has ground to a halt

Agency warns there will be an uptick in greenhouse gas emissions this year from industrialised and developing economies alike

  • Climate change
  • 05 December 2018
'Blind spot': IEA predicts spike in carbon pollution from plastics
'Blind spot': IEA predicts spike in carbon pollution from plastics

Outcry over single-use plastics not enough to curb rocketing use of the material and rising CO2 emissions, IEA warns

  • Technology
  • 05 October 2018
It's time to talk about solving the decarbonisation challenge
It's time to talk about solving the decarbonisation challenge

Ignore the National Infrastructure Commission = cutting carbon without the help of nuclear is a risky business, argues Tom Greatrex of the Nuclear Industry Association

  • Nuclear
  • 19 July 2018
We need to suspend silly season - the climate warning bells are deafening
We need to suspend silly season - the climate warning bells are deafening

Parliament is considering starting its summer holiday early, but it is hard to think of a worse time for the political class to be so distracted

  • Climate change
  • 17 July 2018
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