Germany plans to introduce a discounted public transportation ticket next year in order to encourage people to drive less. Also, it will help the country meet its emissions targets. Berlin aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2045. The plan is to reduce its emissions by 65% by 2030 compared to 1990. The country has achieved …
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Countries, banks, and business leaders announced a range of climate plans and pledges a year ago. It was at the United Nations climate talks (COP) in Glasgow, Scotland. Since then, enough time pass to see what was done and how are things today. What happened with some of the biggest promises from Glasgow? Almost 200 …
A year after COP26’s promises: How are things today? Read More »
This year’s United Nations climate conference is in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. It is the 27th time world leaders have gathered to talk about confronting global warming since 1995. However, climate issues are not a new thing in science. We know that CO2 causes global warming since a long time ago The world has known …
Timeline of U.N. climate talks and global warming Read More »
According to a study released yesterday, investments in low-carbon technology have fallen in emerging markets over the last four years, while financing has increased in developed economies. Investments in green energy technology are necessary to reduce global warming emissions. That’s one of the goals the countries have committed to by signing the Paris Agreement. Building …
What’s up? Low-carbon energy investment lags in developing economies Read More »
International Energy Agency says the Ukraine invasion and the fossil fuels crisis that followed have boosted state spending on clean energy. This is supposed to boost the transition to renewables, says IEA. But, also it will cause a peak in global carbon emissions from energy in 2025. That’s a result of massively increased government spending …
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India will use the United Nations climate conference next week to push rich countries to keep their promise. The rich countries last year in Glasgow repeated their promise from 2009 that they are to provide $100 billion per year in climate funds to help developing countries. Thus, if they want poor countries to deal with …
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If this is not sad, it will be funny, indeed. In the face of COP27 which will hold in November in Egypt, we found that if countries fulfill their current climate commitments, global greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 10.6% by 2030 compared to 2010 levels. And this is not a bad joke. This is …
Too much talk, lack of work, dears: World on track to INCREASE emissions by 2030 Read More »
Egypt is the host of the next COP27 climate summit that will hold next month. The host city, Sharm el-Sheikh same like other resorts in the Red Sea face climate change and harmful human activity toward the environment. The Red Sea resorts have one of the world’s most valuable coral reefs that are endangered. Outside …
Red Sea coral reefs are still holding but for how long? Read More »
The Australian Corporate Watchdog penalized an energy company for ‘greenwashing.’ In short, that means the company got fined because they exaggeratedly claimed about their environmentally friendly investments. Shorter said – the company lied. Tlou Energy was fined $34,600.03 by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission for making statements that its electricity would be carbon-neutral and …
Australian regulator slaps first ‘greenwashing’ fine… Slapped for WHAT? Read More »
Egypt prepares to host the COP27 summit. It is the biggest event on climate and countries are preparing to present their stances. African Union countries already said they will stand firm in fighting for their right, as they said, to use fossil fuels longer due to eradicate energy poverty and poverty in general. China sent …
Message from China: Rich should get out silver spoon when talking about climate Read More »
