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TREDJE NATUR proposes angled timber housing that meets UN’s sustainability goals

Copenhagen-based architectural firm TREDJE NATUR has unveiled an urban housing proposal that ticks all the right...

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Brazil meets a major emissions goal two years ahead of schedule

Brazil has just announced that it has cut 2017 greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation to levels far below...

The Great Wall of China forest landscape

MIT study shows that China's climate policy could "more than pay for itself"

Is China turning the tide on pollution? The country stands to benefit not just environmentally, but financially...

Wind turbines are on rolling green hills.

The UK just went for a record 55 hours without using coal

Coal fueled the world for more than 100 years, but now it's being pushed out of the market. Recent evidence for...

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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...

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

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...

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

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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