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Arc-shaped volcanoes like Japan’s Sakurajima release carbon dioxide from the Earth’s interior Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images New research suggests that the impact of volcanoes on…
New Import Duties for Non-EU Steel Credit: Yusuf Aslan / Alamy The European Union is poised to implement carbon tariffs starting January 1, marking a significant…
China’s swift transition to solar energy is contributing to lower emissions in the energy sector Cost Photo/NurPhoto (via Getty Images) The year 2025 could mark the…
Lignite Power Plant in Germany Patrick Pleul/DPA/Alamy Global emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025, hitting a record high as hydrocarbon…
Contrails from aircraft may amplify the warming effects of air travel Image Professionals GmbH/Alamy If you’re using a carbon footprint calculator to assess your flight’s environmental…
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin at the agency’s headquarters. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Trump administration seeks to undermine the U.S. government’s capacity to regulate greenhouse gas emissions…
Carbon dioxide monitoring at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii may be discontinued due to US budget cuts noaa Scientists from various countries are urged to…
Since 2019, Google’s carbon emissions have surged by 51%, with artificial intelligence proving to be a hindrance to tech firms’ sustainability initiatives. While companies are pouring…
Afforestation Initiative in British Columbia, Canada James McDonald/Bloomberg via Getty Images Achieving sufficient tree planting to counterbalance the climate effects of fossil fuel combustion is nearly…
Floating solar farm in Huainan, China is part of the country’s renewable energy expansion Imago/Alamy As the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide, China has recorded…
Fashion giants like Shein and Temu have seen significant growth in the US due to tariff exemptions that kept prices low for packages shipped from China.…
Amidst the chaos over global trade, countries around the world have reached a modest, yet surprising, modest agreement to reduce the climate pollution that arises from…
The light of Lyman Afa from Jades-GS-Z13-1 took us nearly 13.47 billion to contact us, as it dates back just 330 million years from the Big…
Astronomers may have ultimately solved the problem of what is causing the highly energy x-rays of WD 2226-210, a white dwarf star located in the heart…
Rice fields are the main sources of methane dischargeThirawatana Phaisalratana/Istock Phot O/Getty Images A new type of rice created by a simple cross could reduce the…
Tesla has urged the UK government to tighten regulations on carbon emissions from cars and trucks according to documents. The electric car maker also pushed for…
A dog chased a ball past me at full speed across the open fields of Seascale Beach, Cumbria. The beach is surrounded by a small park,…
Factory aerosols could change clouds in the sky Getty Images/iStockphoto Satellite images show that plumes of pollutants from large factories can cause snowfall and leave holes…
Wildfires in the tropics caused a slight increase in CO2 emissions, but most of that was due to burning fossil fuelsCarl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images Carbon dioxide…
Elon Musk will board a private jet in Beijing in 2023Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images Researchers say private jet flights should be subject to a carbon…
China has introduced solar power generation, and panels have been installed on North Barren Mountain in Zhangjiakou City.Cost Photo/NurPhoto/Getty Images With large-scale deployment of wind and…
Greenhouse gas emissions are still on the riseWeisen Hayashi/Getty Images As the world emerges from lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries are seeking climate-friendly…
Thunderclouds include more than just rain and lightning. In addition to visible light radiation, thunderclouds can produce powerful bursts of gamma rays that last one millionth…
Activists are urging Uber and other ride-hailing apps to disclose data on their drivers’ workload to combat exploitation and reduce carbon emissions. Analysis by Worker Info…
Canada’s historic wildfire season last year resulted in the burning of numerous trees, causing forests to emit more carbon than the fossil fuel emissions of most…
The U.S. has seen a significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions due to the growth of clean energy, but it falls short of the targets set…
Spreading rock dust on fields can sequester carbon and reduce nitrous oxide emissions.SO-Photography/Alamy Stock Photo Spreading crushed basalt on farmland and using special fertilisers to prevent…
A building damaged by a drone strike in Kiev in October 2022Roman Fritzina/Associated Press/Alamy A group of climate experts estimates that the first two years of…
People rally in Ottawa to support ending plastic pollutionThe Canadian Press/Shutterstock Representatives from nearly every country will gather in Canada to hammer out the details of…
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule on Thursday that will require coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down. This new…
Astronomers using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array have observed long-lasting aurora-like radio bursts above sunspots. This discovery could help us better understand the behavior…
The Biden administration revealed updated vehicle emissions standards on Wednesday, described as the most ambitious effort yet to reduce global warming emissions from passenger vehicles. While…
MethaneSAT artist impressionsEnvironmental Defense Fund/NASA A satellite that is expected to change the way we look at global warming methane emissions from oil and gas production…
Approximately 3% of all carbon emissions come from shipping green oak/shutterstock A container ship with a total length of 240 meters. sounion trader recently completed testing…
of Sturtian “Snowball Earth” Ice Age (717 million to 661 million years ago) is considered the most extreme icehouse period in Earth’s history. In a new…
In bottom trawling, a weighted net is dragged across the ocean floor.NarisaFotoSS/Shutterstock Bottom trawling releases about 340 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each…
The United States showed a promising decline in carbon emissions in 2023, despite economic growth, indicating a move towards a more sustainable future. Greenhouse gas emissions…
Carbon emissions from fossil fuels could finally start declining in 2024 Villanor/Shutterstock Emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming have been on the rise since…
This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows MCG-01-24-014. It is a spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located 275 million light-years away and is…