State of Transition Report 2019
A major new report assessing the climate performance of 274 of the world’s highest-emitting publicly-listed companies finds that almost half (46%) do not adequately consider climate risk in operational
Carbon Dioxide
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How the US are teaching children about the environment two years after Trump abandoned Paris climate agreement
"Weather is chaotic," said Melissa Lau, a sixth-grade teacher in this bedroom community outside of Oklahoma City. "What does that mean to you?" Another boy addedf: "It's another word for 'crazy. My
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Fossil fuel exports make Australia one of the worst contributors to climate crisis
Australia is on a path to being one of the worst contributors to the climate emergency if the pollution from its fossil fuel exports are factored in Australia could be contributing as much as 17% of global
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Global warming targets at risk from energy plants' CO2 emissions
Carbon emissions from existing and planned fossil fuel energy plants and projects will exceed the amount needed to curb global warming, jeopardising a 1.5 degree Celsius temperature limit goal, scientists
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Coming soon, an app that will track your carbon footprint
Government to reward those who achieve neutral status Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced that the State government will now track citizens’ carbon footprint through an app and reward
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Evaluating the significance of Australia’s global fossil fuel carbon footprint
Australia’s share of global CO2 emissions from domestic use of fossil fuels was about 1.4% in 2017. Accounting for fossil fuel exports lifts Australia’s global carbon footprint to about 5%. This is equivalent
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Cement production increases carbon footprint; firms look for greener alternative
Cement, responsible for 7% of global CO2 emissions’s contribution, is especially immense because of the chemical process required to make it The most astonishing thing about cement is how much air pollution
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Climate crisis demands more government action as emissions rise
The last year has seen growing public concern and the formation of global movements pushing governments for serious action in the face of rising emissions and escalating climate impacts. 2018 saw energy-related
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Beyond the emission gap
This policy brief presents insights that can be derived from the gap indicators in the ‘global stocktake’ dynamic web tool. Know that there is a global emissions gap, as current policies on the national
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Bitcoin use causing huge CO2 emissions: Study
Bitcoin mining has increased rapidly in recent years, raising the question of whether it is imposing an additional burden on the climate. The use of Bitcoin — a popular virtual currency — emits over