Focus on Emissions
New electrochemical technology could de-acidify the oceans – and even remove carbon dioxide in the process: research
In the effort to combat the catastrophic impacts of global warming, we must accelerate carbon emissions reduction efforts and rapidly scale strategies to...
Emissions impossible? How the transport sector can help make the 2050 net-zero goal a reality
Meeting Canada’s ambitious net-zero emissions target by 2050 necessitates significant technological, behavioural and systemic changes in the transportation sector, a major contributor to...
South Africa’s new energy plan needs a mix of nuclear, gas, renewables and coal – expert
Steven Mathetsa, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country’s coal-fired...
Stakes could not be higher as Canada sets 2035 emissions target
Christopher Campbell-Duruflé, Toronto Metropolitan University The Government of Canada is in the midst of a public engagement on the 2035 greenhouse gas emissions...
Green truckin’: US finalizes new heavy-vehicle pollution standards
Following last week’s crackdown on car emissions, President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday unveiled finalized pollution standards for trucks, placing vehicle tailpipes at...
EPA sets strict emissions standards in bid to fight climate change
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles.
New study says fireworks have small effect on air quality, but doctors not impressed
Almost a year after smog from wildfires led officials in Montreal to cancel two major fireworks shows, a study has concluded the displays...
US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule
A U.S. judge in Texas struck down a climate rule requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from...
Aerial surveys show US landfills are major source of methane emissions: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in...
Last coal-burning power plant in New England set to close in a win for environmentalists
BOSTON (AP) — The last coal-fired power plant in New England, which had been the focus of a lawsuit and protests, is set...
