greenhouse gases
German transport sector misses climate target for third year
World
Germany’s transport sector has again fallen well short of its climate targets in 2023, the third year in a row, according to ...
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again
Science
The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to ...
UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
Science
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse ...
German greenhouse gas emissions dropped sharply last year, raising hopes of meeting 2030 target
World
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, the use of coal ...
Carbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to meet Biden’s 2030 goal, new report says
Politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy ...
US Treasury Department issues guidelines around a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel
Politics
The Biden administration released long-awaited guidance on Friday around tax credits for aviation fuel that reduces emissions of greenhouse gases compared with ...
China and the US pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit and UN meeting
World
BEIJING (AP) — China and the U.S. have pledged to accelerate their efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. ...
