Recent News Headlines : Greenhouse Gas

VEHICLES ARE NOW AMERICA'S BIGGEST CO2 SOURCE BUT EPA IS TEARING UP REGULATIONS


Environmental groups and previous administration officials fear this will lead to a further weakening of emissions standards... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 2474

HIGH-PROFILE CLIMATE CHANGE CASES PREDICTED TO MAKE LEGAL SPLASH IN 2018


It's important in climate change litigation to have this kind of momentum... READ MORE

29th December, 2017 20

AMERICANS LOVE TRUCKS: DOES THAT MEAN FUEL ECONOMY DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE?


With America's truck love, does fuel economy matter anymore?... READ MORE

26th December, 2017 924

VENUE OF LAST RESORT: THE CLIMATE LAWSUITS THREATENING THE FUTURE OF BIG OIL


Two international accords tackling climate change have been brokered, with the United States conspicuously absent on both... READ MORE

17th December, 2017 1783

INVESTORS SHUN FOSSIL FUELS AT PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT, SLAM TRUMP'S 'SCIENTIFICALLY WRONG' ADVOCACY OF COAL


U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected the deal, calling climate change a hoax and vowing to restore jobs in the fossil fuel industry... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 214

MACRON: WORLD IS LOSING BATTLE AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE


Antonio Guterres, the UN chief, said the Green Climate Fund was indispensable, adding it was only justice that developed countries help poorer countries fight climate change... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 3441

MACRON HOLDS A CLIMATE SUMMIT AND TRUMP CASTS A SHADOW


Industrialized nations have pledged to provide 100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and address the effects of climate change... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 338

EU ANNOUNCES 9BN IN FUNDING FOR CLIMATE ACTION


Calls for greater fossil fuel divestment at anniversary of paris climate deal... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 1346

PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT: SCHWARZENEGGER, WORLD LEADERS GATHER


The summit, co-hosted by the U.N., World Bank and Macron, is being held on the second anniversary of the Paris climate accord, ratified by 170 countries... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 1578

APPLE AIMS TO BLOCK CLIMATE, RIGHTS PROPOSALS WITH QUICK USE OF SEC GU


Apple Inc is pushing back on shareholder proposals on climate issue and human rights concerns, an effort activists worry could sharply restrict investor rights... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 257

MEAT TAX INEVITABLE TO BEAT CLIMATE AND HEALTH CRISES, SAYS REPORT


Meat taxes are often seen as politically impossible but research by Chatham House in 2015 found they are far less unpalatable to consumers than governments think... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 19281

GM TO BUILD RENEWABLE GENERATOR TO TURN LANDFILL GAS TO ENERGY


About 32 percent of energy needed by the propulsion plant could come from project by 2019... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 568

OBAMA CALLS MAYORS NEW LEADERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN TRUMP ERA


Obama praises mayors as 'new face' of leadership on climate change in Trump era... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 2052

CALIFORNIA BILL IN THE WORKS TO BANISH GASOLINE CARS BY 2040


A California lawmaker wants to put the state alongside China, France and the U.K... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 14161

ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS CHOKING THE EARTH AND MAKING US SICK. WE MUST ACT NOW


And we can ask our local leaders - from city mayors to school district boards to hospital management - to help, by widening our food options... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 4444

20 YEARS AFTER KYOTO PROTOCOL, WHERE DOES WORLD STAND ON CLIMATE?


What's the connection between the 2015 Paris climate agreement and the Kyoto Protocol?... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 57

OBAMA ISSUES A WARNING IN INDIA


President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for photos before their talks in New Delhi on Jan. 25, 2015... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 9530

GERMAN COURT TO HEAR PERUVIAN FARMER'S CLIMATE CASE AGAINST RWE


Farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya's case against RWE was well-founded, the court in the north-western city of Hamm said on Thursday... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 1945

WILL TRUMP'S EPA REPEAL THE US CARBON EMISSION PLAN?


We support the Clean Power Plan, said Bill Price, a senior organiser with the Sierra Club in West Virginia... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 297

CONTROVERSIAL GLYPHOSATE WEEDKILLER WINS NEW FIVE-YEAR LEASE IN EUROPE


Instead, an EU appeal committee voted on Monday to reauthorise the substance despite a petition by 1.3 million EU citizens last week calling for a ban... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 3562

UN CLIMATE ENVOYS AGREE ON WAY FORWARD, DESPITE TRUMP


The Paris treaty calls for limiting average global warming to well under two degrees Celsius 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit compared to pre-industrial levels, or 1.5 C if possible... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 1

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ROLE COWS PLAY


Cows alone contribute 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide thanks to the methane they produce... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 741

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ROLE COWS PLAY


Cows alone contribute 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide thanks to the methane they produce... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 741

GOVERNMENTS KEEP GLOBAL CLIMATE DEAL ON TRACK DESPITE US PULLOUT


The fossil fuel industry was very much under the spotlight during the talks... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 0

WORLD VOWS TO STICK TO GLOBAL CLIMATE DEAL DESPITE US PULLOUT


The Bonn meeting was under the shadow of Trump's decision in June to withdraw from the Paris accord and instead promote the coal and oil industry... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 307

'WE SHOULD BE ON THE OFFENSIVE' JAMES HANSEN CALLS FOR WAVE OF CLIMATE LAWSUITS


I have come to note that greenhouse gas climate forcings are accelerating, not decelerating, and sea-level rise and ocean acidification are accelerating... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 6987

POPE REBUKES CLIMATE DENIERS AS 'PERVERSE' IN BONN MESSAGE


Francis issued a message to the Bonn meeting, which is working to implement the 2015 Paris accord aimed at capping global emissions... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 0

NICHOLAS STERN: MINISTERS MUST PASS 'TRUMP TEST' AT BONN CLIMATE TALKS


The COP23 talks discussing crucial issues related to climate change began in the former West German capital, Bonn, last week and will finish on Friday... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 210

COP23: CALIF.'S JERRY BROWN ON HOW TO BEAT TRUMP ON CLIMATE CHANGE


California's Jerry Brown on how to beat Trump on climate change... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 1650

SYRIA TO JOIN PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT, LEAVING U.S. AS THE WORLD'S ONLY HOLD OUT


Syria announced during United Nations climate talks Tuesday that it would sign the Paris agreement on climate change... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 57

Trending News Headlines : Greenhouse Gas

SYRIA SIGNS PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT LEAVING THE US AS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD NOT IN IT


Sindh province in Pakistan has experienced a grim mix of two consequences of climate change... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 92461

MIKE PENCE SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE IS JUST AN ISSUE FOR THE LEFT


At a long-planned meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and European Union officials in Brussels, the leaders pledged full implementation of the Paris deal... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 38047

CLIMATE CHANGE 'WILL CREATE WORLD'S BIGGEST REFUGEE CRISIS'


But Trent said that although climate change undoubtedly posed an existential threat to our world it was not to late to take decisive action... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 30569

CHINESE MEDIA SAYS 'SELFISH AND IRRESPONSIBLE' TRUMP HAS CRIPPLED U.S. LEADERSHIP


It calls decision to withdraw from Paris accord a huge setback in battle against climate change... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 26123

THE SEVEN MEGATRENDS THAT COULD BEAT GLOBAL WARMING


'Everybody gets paralysed by bad news because they feel helpless, says Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief who delivered the landmark Paris climate change agreement... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 26089

GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CO2 LEVELS HIT RECORD HIGH


The new report has raised alarm among scientists and prompted calls for nations to consider more drastic emissions reductions at the upcoming climate negotiations in Bonn... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 23732

PLANET HAS JUST 5% CHANCE OF REACHING PARIS CLIMATE GOAL, STUDY SAYS


The study, by the University of North Carolina, found that rising temperatures will exacerbate air pollutants that will particularly threaten those with existing conditions... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 11251

DONALD TRUMP CONFIRMS WITHDRAWAL FROM PARIS AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN HUGE BLOW FOR DEAL


Donald Trump confirms withdrawal from Paris Agreement on climate change in huge blow for global deal... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 10918

PORTUGUESE CHILDREN TO CROWDFUND EUROPEAN CLIMATE CHANGE CASE


Some experts have blamed the increase in forest fires in Europe on climate change... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 9092

PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT: COST FOR U.S. ECONOMY FROM TRUMP'S WITHDRAWAL


Benioff tweeted that he was deeply disappointed by the decision, noting that his company would continue to strive to run only renewable energy... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 7963

WHO'S THE WORLD'S LEADING ECO-VANDAL? IT'S ANGELA MERKEL


While greenhouse gas emissions in other European nations have fallen sharply, in Germany they have plateaued... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 7480

WE COULD SEE LEGALISED MARIJUANA AND FREE UNIVERSITY UNDER NEW ZEALAND'S NEW PM


New Zealand First says it wants to ensure only citizens and permanent residents can buy freehold land... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 6128

IRELAND'S STAGGERING HYPOCRISY ON CLIMATE CHANGE


By 2020 Ireland will only have achieved a paltry 5-6 percent reduction in emissions, with greenhouse gases from transport and agriculture actually rising... READ MORE

26th July, 2017 5737

SYRIA SIGNS PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT AND LEAVES US ISOLATED


Syria has decided to sign the Paris agreement on climate change, the world's final functioning state to do so... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 4774

THIRD-HOTTEST JUNE PUTS 2017 ON TRACK TO MAKE HAT-TRICK OF HOTTEST YEARS


June 2017 was beaten only by June in 2015 and 2016, leaving experts with little hope for limiting warming to 1.5C or even 2C... READ MORE

19th July, 2017 4409

EXTREME WEATHER 'COULD KILL UP TO 152,000 A YEAR' IN EUROPE BY 2100


Extreme weather could kill up to 152,000 people yearly in Europe by 2100 if nothing is done to curb the effects of climate change, scientists say... READ MORE

6th August, 2017 3861

CLIMATE CHANGE AND HARVEY: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED


Does the Trump administration acknowledge the link between extreme weather and manmade climate change?... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 3809

GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS STOOD STILL IN 2016, OFFERING CLIMATE HOPE


Another quarter of methane emissions come from fossil fuel production and leaks in gas distribution pipes... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 3397

'THE WAR ON COAL IS OVER'


For Pruitt, getting rid of the Clean Power Plan will mark the culmination of a long fight he began as the elected attorney general of Oklahoma... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 3270

TRUMP WANTS TO STEER UN CLIMATE CASH TO BUILDING COAL PLANTS


Board members include representatives from France, Sweden and other countries that are eager to combat climate change... READ MORE

14th July, 2017 2481

'NOTHING WASHINGTON CAN DO TO STOP' ACTION TO CURB CLIMATE CHANGE


The 23rd session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference, the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference COP23 will take place until 17 Nov. 17... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 2234

ALTERNATIVE US GROUP HONOURING PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD DEMANDS 'SEAT AT THE TABLE'


The former New York mayor was speaking at the UN's climate change conference in Bonn, Germany, during the launch of the America's Pledge report... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 2109

EPA HEAD CALLS TRUMP'S CLIMATE DEAL WITHDRAWAL 'COURAGEOUS,' 'THOUGHTFUL'


Scott pruitt dodges the question of whether climate change is an 'existential threat'... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 2103

CLIMATE CHANGE SET TO WORSEN INEQUALITY IN US IF GREENHOUSE GASES AREN'T REDUCED


Climate change set to worsen inequality in US if greenhouse gases aren't reduced... READ MORE

29th June, 2017 2070

DONALD TRUMP CAN STRENGTHEN AMERICA BY DUMPING PARIS AGREEMENT


The Paris Agreement was a false promise from the start, committing the United States to an unattainable 26-28 percent reduction by 2025... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 1952

UN WARNS OF 'UNACCEPTABLE' GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GAP


There was some good news, however the report found that carbon dioxide emissions had held steady globally since 2014... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 1952

GLOBAL CRITICS DENOUNCE TRUMP'S CLIMATE PACT WITHDRAWAL


Climate change in pictures Meanwhile, Germany, France and Italy issued a joint statement rejecting Trump's demand that the Paris climate agreement be re-negotiated... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 1922

AFTER TRUMP'S PARIS PULLOUT, MPS LINE UP BEHIND CLIMATE CHANGE ACCORD


Canada will not back down from our commitment to fight climate change... READ MORE

8th June, 2017 1880

FIGHTBACK BEGINS OVER TRUMP'S 'ILLEGAL AND IRRESPONSIBLE' CLEAN POWER REPEAL


Some conservative groups want the EPA to provide no replacement and reverse its 2009 endangerment finding that climate change poses a risk to human health... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 1805

MICHAEL MOORE BRANDS DONALD TRUMP'S DECISION TO PULL OUT OF PARIS AGREEMENT 'A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY'


Filmmaker Michael Moore has branded President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement a crime against humanity ... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 1804


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