carbon emissions
‘Unprecedented’: CO2 in the atmosphere is rising 10 times faster than at any point over 50,000 years
Green
14.05.2024
‘Unprecedented’: CO2 in the atmosphere is rising 10 times faster than at any point over 50,000 years
A detailed analysis of ancient Antarctic ice has revealed that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are rising 10 times…
France, Italy, Belgium: Which European countries have the best cycle to work schemes?
Green
12.05.2024
France, Italy, Belgium: Which European countries have the best cycle to work schemes?
For many of us, getting to work means mornings trapped behind the wheel in a traffic jam, or jostling for…
World’s largest air capture plant opens in Europe. Is it really a ‘misguided scientific experiment’?
Green
09.05.2024
World’s largest air capture plant opens in Europe. Is it really a ‘misguided scientific experiment’?
A record-sized carbon capture plant has launched in Iceland, in what advocates say is another “proof point” for the climate-change-tackling…
‘False promises and phantom emissions’: How was Shell able to double its carbon credits in Canada?
Green
07.05.2024
‘False promises and phantom emissions’: How was Shell able to double its carbon credits in Canada?
Shell has sold millions of ‘phantom’ carbon credits based on emissions savings that never happened, according to a new investigation.…
Airlines lobby against EU plan to monitor non-CO2 emissions from flights
Green
30.04.2024
Airlines lobby against EU plan to monitor non-CO2 emissions from flights
Airlines have hit back against EU plans to monitor contrails from aircraft, claiming too little is known about their climate…
Rapid militarisation jeopardising climate, claim NGOs
Green
25.04.2024
Rapid militarisation jeopardising climate, claim NGOs
Rising militarisation and spending on defence is detracting from efforts to counter climate change, NGOs claimed at an event in…
Electric cars need to be cheaper in Europe to reach net zero emission goals, says ECA
Business
25.04.2024
Electric cars need to be cheaper in Europe to reach net zero emission goals, says ECA
Electric cars will have to become cheaper in Europe, one of the key steps to avoid jeopardising the continent’s 2050…
Poo powered planes: Wizz Air wants to make sustainable aviation fuel from human waste
Travel
15.04.2024
Poo powered planes: Wizz Air wants to make sustainable aviation fuel from human waste
Could human waste power the future of air travel? Wizz Air hopes so. The Hungarian airline says it’s reached a…
Shell is appealing a landmark climate ruling ordering the oil and gas giant to cut emissions by 45%
Green
02.04.2024
Shell is appealing a landmark climate ruling ordering the oil and gas giant to cut emissions by 45%
This week, Shell will try to convince Dutch courts to repeal a historic climate ruling that ordered the fossil fuel…
‘Problem child’: Transport on track to produce nearly half of Europe’s emissions by 2030
Sport
22.03.2024
‘Problem child’: Transport on track to produce nearly half of Europe’s emissions by 2030
Transport alone is set to make up almost half of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, a new analysis from…