greenhouse gas emissions
Cooking with climate-harming dirty fuels kills millions every year. How can Europe help?
Green
14.05.2024
Cooking with climate-harming dirty fuels kills millions every year. How can Europe help?
World leaders are gathering in Paris today to tackle one of the world’s biggest silent killers: dirty cooking fuels. In…
Fossil fuels are ‘on the way out’ in the EU as they dropped to record low in April
Green
10.05.2024
Fossil fuels are ‘on the way out’ in the EU as they dropped to record low in April
Fossil fuels provided less than a quarter of the EU’s energy for the first time in April. The good news…
Redirect farming subsidies from meat for climate’s sake, World Banks says
Green
07.05.2024
Redirect farming subsidies from meat for climate’s sake, World Banks says
Redirecting subsidies from foodstuffs produced from high-emission rearing, such as beef cattle, towards those with fewer emissions can help the…
‘Personal freedom’ vs ‘greater good’: Low emission zones show EU’s impact on our everyday lives
Green
04.05.2024
‘Personal freedom’ vs ‘greater good’: Low emission zones show EU’s impact on our everyday lives
The European elections are approaching and with them the usual hand-wringing about a lack of interest from the electorate. The…
‘Climate-controlled pig’? Danish Crown admits to misleading people with greenwashing pork claims
Green
16.04.2024
‘Climate-controlled pig’? Danish Crown admits to misleading people with greenwashing pork claims
Europe’s biggest pork producer has admitted that a claim its meat is “more climate-friendly than you think” violated marketing law.…
Lawmakers ditch life-cycle approach to transport emission tally
Green
13.04.2024
Lawmakers ditch life-cycle approach to transport emission tally
EU lawmakers rejected the inclusion of a life-cycle assessment methodology to account for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport…
‘Two years to save the world’: UN climate chief calls for faster action and more finance
Green
13.04.2024
‘Two years to save the world’: UN climate chief calls for faster action and more finance
Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping…
Greenhouse gases thousands of times more damaging than CO2 are being smuggled into Europe
Green
08.04.2024
Greenhouse gases thousands of times more damaging than CO2 are being smuggled into Europe
Large volumes of climate-warming gases are being smuggled into Europe from China and Turkey, a new investigation has found. The…
What is SF6? Study raises concerns about gas that is 24,000x more powerful than CO2
Green
07.04.2024
What is SF6? Study raises concerns about gas that is 24,000x more powerful than CO2
A greenhouse gas 24,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide is being driven up by China’s growing electricity needs, according…
New study: Climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people
Green
02.04.2024
New study: Climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people
Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe — and they are baking more people for…