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CO2 emissions at their highest level ever in 2012
According to a new research made by Global Carbon Project, a group of international scientists from the UK, Norway and Germany, global greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels reached the highest levels in human history last year and are likely to grow even further this year.
read more... 25/11/2013
UK to stop funding coal- fired power plants overseas
Ed Davey, Britain's energy secretary, has announced on Wednesday that the UK, as the US, would stop funding coal projects in developing countries. The objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage low-carbon development. The announcement was made at United Nations climate talks in Warsaw where the fossil fuels have been at the centre of a storm. About 90% of the Poland's electricity comes from coal, and the government has been resistant to EU calls to strengthen emissions reduction targets.
read more... 21/11/2013
Scotland sets a new target to decarbonise power sector by 2030
Scotland established a target to cut carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2030, while pointing out the huge market for offshore wind beyond 2020, with First Minister Alex Salmond criticizing the U.K. government for disregarding such a target.
read more... 19/11/2013
China to set a cap on its CO2 emissions by 2016
The world's biggest producer of carbon dioxide intends to set a cap on its greenhouse gas emissions for the first time. China is planning an absolute emissions cap for the period 2016-2020, and is also looking at emissions targets for 2030 and 2050.
read more... 18/11/2013
A world without carbon emissions: a dream or a reality?
According to a report published by the energy consultancy Ecofys and the Global Call for Climate Action, technological options existing today and in the near future could help to trim down emissions to zero for about 90% of present sources of GHG emissions. The report stated that it is technically and economically possible to phase out net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions almost completely by 2050.
read more... 13/11/2013