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On thawing tundra, researchers race to understand black carbon's impact

...carbon could have an enormous impact on global warming, second only to carbon dioxide in its potency. Other experts think black carbon’s influence on the planet is smaller, but its effects on the Arct...

26 May 2017

On thawing tundra, researchers race to understand black carbon's impact

News / Carbon & Climate

Elvis, aliens and solar power

...carbon crisis. “Politically, we are seeing a lot of federal inaction on climate change, so it’s really the states and territories and also local governments that are picking up the slack,” said Alix P...

15 May 2018

Elvis, aliens and solar power

News / Cities

Drowning in data? Cities develop code for a smarter future

...carbon, resilient path, cities are testing out new business models involving government authorities, businesses and communities, said Siemens’ Trimble - but wellbeing must be the priority. "If our sma...

23 Nov 2018

Drowning in data? Cities develop code for a smarter future

News / Carbon & Climate

Amazon trees are major source of methane emissions

...carbon dioxide.The amount calculated in the study is similar to emissions from the Arctic tundra, or emissions from all oceans combined, or the total volume of methane emitted from wild animals and te...

20 Dec 2017

Amazon trees are major source of methane emissions

News / Carbon & Climate

Limiting global warming to 1.5C could save two-thirds of Asia’s glacier ice

These glaciers provide water to at least 800 million people living in Asia. However, it could be too late to save all of Asia’s iconic snowy landscape, the lead author tells Carbon Brief. The research...

15 Sep 2017

Limiting global warming to 1.5C could save two-thirds of Asia’s glacier ice

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate-threatened Bangladesh to impose carbon tax in June

...carbon dioxide per person, much lower than the United States' 16.4 tonnes, Australia's 16.3 tonnes and Qatar's whopping 40.5 tonnes, according to World Bank figures. Rising risks Carbon taxes – which ...

25 May 2017

Climate-threatened Bangladesh to impose carbon tax in June

News / Carbon & Climate

Scientists plan to map a ‘safety net’ for Planet Earth

...carbon in the world’s forests helps regulate the global climate cycle. The “safety net” that RESOLVE and its partner institutions plan to map out will consist of a network of wildlife corridors that c...

8 Nov 2017

Scientists plan to map a ‘safety net’ for Planet Earth

Rooftop solar panels at the Google office in California

Opinion / Energy

Thinking beyond Trump: Why power companies should be investing now in carbon-free electricity

...carbon sources. Our findings indicate that power companies should put a larger share of their money into noncarbon investments in the coming decade. While increasing noncarbon investments from a 19 pe...

10 Aug 2017

Thinking beyond Trump: Why power companies should be investing now in carbon-free electricity

young woman joins protests for climate justice

News / Carbon & Climate

World’s young face $535 trillion bill for climate

...carbon dioxide surplus from the air could be left to the world’s great forests. However, if carbon emissions go on growing at 2 per cent a year (and during this century, they have grown faster), then ...

24 Jul 2017

World’s young face $535 trillion bill for climate

News / Policy & Finance

Chinese demand wiping out forests in the Solomon Islands

Logging in the Solomon Islands, a small country of 667,000 people in the South Pacific, is decimating natural forests there at around 19 times the rate considered sustainable, the watchdog NGO Global ...

24 Oct 2018

Chinese demand wiping out forests in the Solomon Islands

News / Manufacturing

Supply chain transparency map reduces time, expense for big brands

...carbon emissions have been linked to the manufacture of products for export. Air, water, and soil pollution problems have emerged. A report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Fibers Initia...

1 Feb 2018

Supply chain transparency map reduces time, expense for big brands

News / Policy & Finance

Exit Paris climate agreement: Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott has called for Australia to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, in a swingeing attack on Malcolm Turnbull’s National Energy Guarantee. Abbott said the NEG was not about reducing price...

5 Jul 2018

Exit Paris climate agreement: Tony Abbott

News / Carbon & Climate

Regrets and relief one year after US ditched global climate deal

A year after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change, experts lament the move but welcome efforts by cities and states to fill the gap. Trump's ann...

31 May 2018

Regrets and relief one year after US ditched global climate deal

Bicycles belonging to a ride-sharing programme line a street in China

Opinion / Transport

Make cycling safer in China—by design

...carbon alternative Some policymakers have begun to think bike sharing is a nuisance. However, the issues can be mitigated by careful planning. Dedicated bike parking should be carefully designed to be...

2 Oct 2017

Make cycling safer in China—by design

News / Carbon & Climate

Is Asia's media reporting the real causes of air pollution?

...carbon monoxide, ozone. Which tells the better story? And air quality standards vary a lot by country, making regional comparisons difficult. What is considered low pollution in Mongolia is considered...

1 Dec 2018

Is Asia's media reporting the real causes of air pollution?

News / Policy & Finance

Pioneering climate fund for developing world gets a boost at UN talks

...carbon trading mechanism generated almost $200 million for the fund, but that income declined as carbon prices fell, and government donors have stepped up with contributions in recent years. They did ...

21 Nov 2017

Pioneering climate fund for developing world gets a boost at UN talks

News / Carbon & Climate

'We will not be sacrificed': Yolanda survivors to Trump, Bonn negotiators

...carbon producers, including ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, Total, BHP Billiton, Suncor, and ConocoPhillips, to show up at the first meeting with the petitioners on December 11 this year, in what is n...

8 Nov 2017

'We will not be sacrificed': Yolanda survivors to Trump, Bonn negotiators

News / Lifestyle

10 sustainable products you need in your life

...carbon fiber reinforced plastics, which is a lighter, stronger alternative to steel. Designed for urban living, the BMW i3 produces zero emissions and is able to travel up to 200km on a single charge....

2 Jul 2018

10 sustainable products you need in your life

News / Food & Agriculture

New UN agency guidelines aim to sustain forest benefits for future generations

...carbon footprint and combat climate change, while increasing employment opportunities and services in local communities. Proper concessions also add to local and national revenues, which can in turn b...

11 May 2018

New UN agency guidelines aim to sustain forest benefits for future generations

News / Green Buildings

Indian builders pledge "green" homes in race to meet climate goals

...carbon footprint by approximately 0.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, it estimates. "Our long-term goal is to make green homes 100 per cent of the industry portfolio," Desai said. "We see green...

27 Jul 2017

Indian builders pledge "green" homes in race to meet climate goals

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