greenhouse gas
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American Politicians Reckon Planting a Trillion Trees Will Allow Them to Continue Pumping Gas
The idea became popular after a 2019 study was published, but the authors have since clarified that planting trees won’t stop climate change.
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‘It’s Now Or Never’: We Have 3 Years to Reverse Course, Major Climate Report Finds
In order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the world needs to make a serious U-turn over the next three years to curb our emissions, a stark new report finds. It’s possible to do so, concludes the report, released Monday from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — but only with serious, immediate,…
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Australia Is Embarrassingly Behind on Electric Vehicles, Here’s What Morrison Should Be Doing
The Morrison government will today announce its long-awaited electric vehicle strategy, coinciding with COP26 climate change talks underway in Glasgow. The new policy contains some welcome new funding, but is largely notable for what it omits. In a welcome move, the government has allocated an additional A$250 million for electric vehicles, primarily aimed at charging…
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Shocking Findings Show the Amazon May Already Be a Greenhouse Gas Emitter
Historically, the Amazon rainforest has been one of the planet’s most important sources of carbon sequestration, caching billions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere every year. For decades, scientists have cautioned us not to take this crucial service for granted, warning that in just 15 years, the Amazon could meet the fate of other…