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Tag: CO2 emissions
Germany’s emissions fall to 70-year low as it moves away from coal
[ad_1] ermany’s emissions fell by 11% in 2023 compared with 2022. Here’s why it’s not all good news. ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to a 70-year low in 2023,…
How Denmark and Finland plan to become ‘negative emitters’
[ad_1] Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost. ADVERTISEMENT Why promise net zero emissions when you can go even lower,…
Richest 1% emit as much planet-heating pollution as 5 bn people: Oxfam
[ad_1] The richest 1% of the world’s population produced as much carbon pollution in 2019 as the 5 billion people who made up the poorest two-thirds of humanity, reveals a…
World-first reserve created for whales that fight CO2 with their poop
[ad_1] Dominica is treating its sperm whales like ‘citizens’ with a world-first marine protected area. ADVERTISEMENT One of Earth’s largest animals, the endangered sperm whale has nutrient-rich poop that plays…
Spain has proposed a ban on short-haul flights
[ad_1] Environmental groups have slammed the proposal as ‘purely symbolic’. ADVERTISEMENT Spain wants to ban short-haul flights when there is an alternative by train that takes less than 2.5 hours.…
In Singapore, the right to own a car costs more than €100,000
[ad_1] The city-state introduced the license system decades ago to combat traffic jams and pollution. ADVERTISEMENT To own a car in Singapore, a buyer must bid for a certificate and the…
In data: The European countries that take the most private jet flights
[ad_1] A private jet flew every six minutes from one European country in 2022. ADVERTISEMENT More than 75 organisations from across Europe have signed an open letter calling for a…
Apple Watch: Can a device truly be ‘carbon neutral’?
[ad_1] While Apple’s actions are positive, they do not solve the problem of e-waste, experts say. Last Tuesday, at its long-expected annual keynote, Apple spent some time recalling its climate…