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The CO2 intensity of the US power sector just hit a record low

Renewable energy is winning again. The Power Sector Carbon Index just revealed that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...

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104% of Portugal’s electricity consumption in March came from renewable energy

March was a good month for renewable energy in Portugal. The country's monthly clean energy production exceeded...

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US CO2 emissions declined during Trump’s first year as president

What were United States carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions like in 2017, the first year President Donald Trump was...

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A ‘giant leap backward for humankind’ as CO2 emissions rise after years of stability

Researchers had hoped global carbon emissions had peaked after three stable years - but a new projection shatters...

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Here’s some climate hope: global CO2 emissions stayed static last year

The fall of coal and rise of renewable energy could be reducing global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The Netherlands...

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Australian facility aims to produce 50,000 metric tons of building material from CO2 by 2020

Mineral Carbonation International wants to transform Carbon dioxide emissions into useful building materials. The...

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How climate change could alter the environment in 100 years

Want to know exactly what President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement means? Here are some projections...

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Scientists say we have 10 years to save Earth

Time is running out to protect Earth from the disastrous effects of climate change. An international team of eight...

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17 states challenge Trump’s climate policy in court

17 American states are pushing back after President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the environment last...

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Trump advisers seek loopholes to allow ASAP withdrawal from Paris climate deal

US President-elect Donald Trump has promised on more than one occasion to “cancel” the country’s participation...

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Plants are keeping atmospheric carbon levels stable, but it won’t last forever

Everyone knows that trees and other plants consume carbon dioxide, producing a byproduct of pure oxygen that leaves...

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UN warns of 3C global temperature increase without swift and aggressive global leadership

A new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) warns that global temperatures will rise to 3C...

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Dutch parliament votes to shut down all of the country’s coal plants

The Dutch parliament voted Thursday night to shutter the nation’s coal industry in order to achieve a 55-percent...

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China commits to reducing meat consumption by 50 percent

The link between meat consumption and climate change is strong. So strong, in fact, that the Chinese government...

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New desalination method from Qatar recycles waste brine and excess CO2 at the same time

Desalination now supplies the majority of clean drinking water in areas surrounding the Persian Gulf, but it’s...

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Our carbon budget could be shot in five years, researchers say

Climate scientists at CarbonBrief examined how long we have left before depleting our collective carbon budget,...

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The good and the bad of the EIA’s International Energy Outlook report

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their International Energy Outlook 2016 assessment recently....

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Global CO2 concentrations exceed 400ppm ‘point of no return’ for first time

Yet another new scientific report is warning about the impending devastation linked to carbon dioxide emissions....

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GE wants to use CO2 pollution to create huge solar batteries

The war between fossil fuels and renewable energy is very real when it comes to their respective environmental...

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Scientists now say we have to halve our CO2 budget to avert the worst effects of climate change

Don't get too comfortable with your carbon footprint, because experts say we need to radically reduce how much...

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Supreme Court freezes Obama’s plan to cut CO2 emissions

The Supreme Court has voted to temporarily freeze a key part of President Barack Obama’s plan to slow climate...

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It’s official: 2015 was the hottest year in recorded history

The numbers are in: last year was the second hottest year ever recorded in US history - and the hottest in world...

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Tiny nano motors could scrub our oceans clean of CO2 pollution

Tiny nanomotors could help scrub oceans clean of carbon dioxide pollution. Scientists at the University of California...

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Your personal bill for fossil fuel use is 12,000 dollars

We ought to be thanking our lucky stars that Mother Nature isn’t a debt collector, because we’re all in it...

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Are California’s forests pumping out more CO2 than they can absorb?

Sometimes even the best laid plans go awry. Despite being the first state in the United States to make cutting...

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Western Canada could lose up to 70 percent of its glaciers by 2100

If climate change continues on its current path, Western Canada will lose as much as 70 percent of its glaciers...

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Angry Skies and a Dense Forest are No Match for this Sprawling Solar Array

After receiving $400,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Wayne National Forest...

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China to Set Absolute Carbon Dioxide Emissions Cap in 2016

Things are suddenly looking promising for next year's UN climate change conference in Paris. Less than 24 hours...

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China to Levy Unlimited Fines Against Major Polluters

The Chinese legislature has voted in favor of changes to its environmental policies for the first time in 25 years....

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Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea Levels

The floating spherical structure is conceived of as a way to address global warming and rising sea levels. Large...

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