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Estimating the absorptive capacity of a tree requires three measurements: height, circumference, and wood density, which varies by species. As an assistant looks through binoculars at birds that might hit the drone, the machine flies a path plotted in a computer program. “We collect data or capture (images) every three seconds,” explained FORRU field research […]
The Global Stocktake (GST) announced during the conference has highlighted several important issues. According to GST, without reduction in carbon emissions, the world’s temperature is projected to rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2025. To prevent this scenario, renewable energy use must triple by 2035, and the carbon emission reduction potential of existing energy sources […]
When land use emissions are included, global CO2 emissions this year are set to total 40.9 billion tons. Emissions from coal, oil and gas increased due to India and China. The growth in China was driven by the reopening of its economy after the COVID-19 lockdown, while in India electricity demand grew faster than the […]
When world leaders meet for UN climate talks next week, they will face humanity’s failure to curb climate-warming emissions and polluting fossil fuels as the planet faces what will likely be its hottest year in human history. Pope Francis, King Charles III, political leaders, activists and lobbyists will join more than 70,000 visitors expected for […]
The protocol, which covers 53 countries, explicitly bans the export of waste or other matter to other countries for dumping or incineration at sea. However, the 2009 amendment exempts CO2 for storage in sub-sea geological formations from this general export restriction. “By approving this amendment, the Federal Council is facilitating the export of CO2 for […]
But “inevitable”, says Elgendy, “is a very calculative word”. In the name of energy market stability, fossil fuel giants including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the United States have argued for continued new investment in hydrocarbons ahead of the final transition. In October, Jaber said, “We cannot shut down today’s energy system before […]
They contribute to emissions because of the electricity required to power technology such as ACs and fans, and because air conditioning and refrigeration generally rely on hydrofluorocarbons. These are short-lived but powerful pollutants that can have exponentially greater global warming effects than carbon dioxide. The United Nations has said there are already an estimated 3.6 […]
Norway should continue delivering natural gas to Europe for as long as it is needed, while also working to decarbonize the continent’s energy systems, Norway’s climate and environment minister said Friday. “We think it’s strategically important that we maintain these deliveries as long as use continues, but we also need to transition away from natural […]
Silicon Valley AI tycoons believe the current discussion of AI’s carbon footprint is beside the point, and underestimates its revolutionary potential. “The naysayers believe it’s counterproductive,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told reporters on a recent visit to his company’s headquarters in California. He argued that large-scale deployment of AI and faster computing would eventually reduce […]
American non-profit Battelle is the lead contractor on the Louisiana project, which will inject captured CO2 to deep underground storage. It will partner with another US company, Heirloom, and Swiss firm Climeworks, which is already a sector leader operating a plant in Iceland with an annual capacity of capturing 4,000 tonnes of CO2 from the […]
EU countries’ energy ministers are set to give final approval on Tuesday to the bloc’s legislation to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035, after Germany granted an exemption for cars running on e-fuels. The vote comes three weeks after Germany’s transport ministry lodged a last-minute protest against the law, threatening to derail the […]
This raises an intriguing question, according to Beatrice Cointe, a sociologist at France’s National Center for Scientific Research and co-author of a recent study on the history of the 1.5C goal. “How did a nearly impossible goal become the point of reference for climate action?” He asked. And what will happen when the world experiences […]
However, research has shown that even with efficiency gains in each region, food, energy and climate needs can result in competition for land. A profoundly changing climate could also limit the potential, with only 1.2C of warming. “If warming continues – and all indications say it will – it will be even more difficult to […]
Such schemes, in which companies receive emissions credits in exchange for giving cash to poor countries that cut their carbon output, have often been plagued by fraud and double counting. “There are only two purposes for which we will allow someone to be able to buy credits – one, to close or convert an existing […]
