Focus on Emissions
Alberta premier: carbon pricing changed since she spoke of potential benefits
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can no longer defend his carbon tax after hiking the cost since it was...
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again
Carbon dioxide, the most important and abundant of the greenhouse gases caused by humans, rose in 2023 by the third highest amount in...
Policy push for carbon removal credits lures finance, aviation
Demand for credits reflecting the engineered removal of CO2 from the atmosphere is expected by some to surge as market-friendly incentives lure buyers.
Canada’s Trudeau says provinces must price carbon as Manitoba eyes alternative
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Manitoba and other provinces are free to propose alternatives to the federal carbon price, but must have a...
Electric cars credited with lower CO2 emissions in US neighborhoods
The booming use of electric vehicles in parts of California is reducing CO2 emissions, a study showed Thursday, bolstering a key pillar of...
REN21 2024 outlook report: Renewables growth still lags climate targets
The world added less than half of the new renewable energy capacity needed to meet its climate goals last year: Paris-based think tank...
Majority of recent CO2 emissions linked to just 57 producers, report says
The vast majority of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions since 2016 can be traced to a group of 57 fossil fuel and cement producers,...
Southeast Asia look to boost ‘green financing’ as region chokes on smog
Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies met Thursday in Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the...
Africa now emits as much carbon as it stores: landmark new study
As natural ecosystems are converted for agricultural purposes, Africa's carbon storage capacity is decreasing while the rate of emissions goes up.
