President Biden will pledge to cut U.S. climate pollution to 50% of 2005 levels by 2030, according to reports. The goal, known as a Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement, would nearly double the cuts targeted by the Obama administration in 2015. The White House said an official decision had not yet been made. […]
By Gero Rueter Proven technologies for a net-zero energy system already largely exist today, according to a report published Tuesday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report predicts that renewable power, green hydrogen and modern bioenergy will shape the way we power the world in 2050. Adopting such solutions would set world leaders […]
By Kenny Stancil For the Biden Administration to meet its long-term target of net-zero emissions by 2050, the United States must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 60% below 2005 levels by 2030, according to a new report released Thursday. In its analysis, Climate Action Tracker (CAT) found that in order for the U.S. […]
If governments fail to keep global temperatures within 1.5 degrees Celsius of pre-industrial levels, much of the world’s population could live in “lethal” levels of heat and humidity, new research finds. Home to more than three billion people, the planet’s tropical band, which includes most of South and East Asia, Central America and Central Africa, […]
Lockdown measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic had the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by around seven percent, or 2.6 billion metric tons, in 2020. This is the largest emissions reduction that has ever been recorded. But to reach the Paris agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below […]
The world’s oceans and coastal ecosystems can store remarkable amounts of carbon dioxide. But if they’re damaged, they can also release massive amounts of emissions back into the atmosphere. Highlighting their need for conservation, the UNESCO published a report assessing these ecosystems’ critical role in mitigating climate change. The report was the first of its […]
By Anke Rasper “Today’s interim report from the UNFCCC is a red alert for our planet,” said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The report, released Friday, looks at the national climate efforts of 75 states that have already submitted their updated “nationally determined contributions,” or NDCs. The countries included in the report are responsible for […]
By Stuart Braun We spend 90% of our time in the buildings where we live and work, shop and conduct business, in the structures that keep us warm in winter and cool in summer. But immense energy is required to source and manufacture building materials, to power construction sites, to maintain and renew the built […]
The United States officially reenters the Paris agreement today, a symbolic and important step toward the aggressive action required to stem the tide of climate change. The day also marks the merger of two of the most prominent groups formed after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the pact — We Are Still In, a […]
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