Europe officially has more than one million electric cars
More than a million electric cars can now be seen on the streets of Europe, thanks in part to a sales surge in...
Recent figures reveal Spain’s human population is now outnumbered by pigs
Environmentalists are alarmed by recent data that reveals Spain's pig population now outnumbers its human one by...
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...
EPA may attempt to eliminate California’s emissions independence
The U.S. Transportation Department and the EPA are expected to announce a proposal this Thursday to revoke California's...
Mystery of banned CFCs resurgence may be solved
The world recently learned that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-damaging industrial gas banned under the 1997...
NET Power’s zero-emissions natural gas plant could change the game
Last week, NET Power officially began operations at its 50-megawatt, emissions-free natural gas power plant in...
Levels of ozone-destroying CFCs are mysteriously rising
Globally banned by the Montreal protocol in 1987 for their ozone-destroying properties, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)...
The Trump Administration just ended the program that monitors carbon emissions
While the news media focuses its attention on the withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the scandals related...
Global tourism’s carbon footprint is four times bigger than we thought
For the first time, researchers have quantified the carbon footprint of global tourism around the world – and...
Your shampoo and deodorant cause a daily pollution ‘rush hour’
You may not realize it, but your shampoo, deodorant, or lotion could be contributing nearly as much urban air pollution as...
The world’s largest beer brewer invents low-carbon beer bubbles
Belgium-based AB Inbev, the world's largest beer brewing company, has created a new low-carbon method for adding...
173 countries agree to slash shipping industry emissions in historic deal
Shipping was the sole industry excluded from the 2015 Paris Agreement, even though the sector's annual carbon emissions...
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...
China reports meeting its 2020 carbon intensity goals three years early
Xie Zhenhua, China's top climate official, has reported that the country has met its 2020 carbon intensity target...
Stricter climate regulations could save 150 million lives worldwide
Researchers have calculated that stronger climate regulations across the globe could help prevent up to 150 million...
EPA ends clean air policy opposed by fossil fuel companies
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a key Clean Air Act provision. They're reversing the...
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...
2017: the year climate change spiraled out of control
With its extreme weather and unraveling public policy, 2017 provided the world with a glimpse of its climate-chaotic...
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...
40% of China’s factories shuttered in pollution crackdown
Is China finally cracking down on factory pollution? Inspectors at the country's Ministry of Environment have charged,...
Cow farts may be contributing more to global warming than we realized
When you hear the words 'cow farts,' you probably giggle a little. But bovine flatulence and belches are pumping...
Hurricane Harvey damaged ExxonMobil refineries, causing hazardous pollutants to leak
After Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Texas last weekend, you probably didn’t think the situation could...
Sweden passes law to become carbon neutral by 2045
Sweden just took a huge step towards becoming even greener than it already is. A new law passed by the country's...
Fractured Antarctic ice sheet will create one of the largest icebergs ever recorded
Due to global warming and rising temperatures, glaciers are slowly melting - and, in some cases, breaking apart....
Senate Republicans could save methane rules from Trump
President Donald Trump is facing opposition to his rolling back of environmental regulations. Of course climate...
European electricity sector pledges no new coal plants after 2020
In another sign that the world is rapidly moving away from coal, the European electricity sector just announced...
London and Paris mayors announce new emissions monitoring system for vehicles
Just a day after U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order that aims to bring back smog-inducing coal...
California defies Trump with tough emissions rules
California is shaping up to be the thorn in President Donald Trump's side that Texas was during former President...
6 ways to add passive solar features to your home
Looking for a way to reduce that electric bill, lower your carbon footprint, and show off to your neighbors? The...
Groundbreaking technology affordably captures CO2 from fossil fuel plants
What if fossil fuels could be burned without pouring emissions into the air? Many people consider that idea to...