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Carbon Emission
Carbon EmissionCOVID-19: Saviour of the environment?
While the whole world is plagued with coronavirus, nature is returning to its glorious self. As people stay home and venture out less, the earth is becoming more livable in a sense.
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us
Deaths, economic meltdown and a planet on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but squint and you might just see a few bright spots
'Rainforests losing ability to absorb carbon'
The world's tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide from greenhouse gas emissions, with the Amazon rainforest at risk of turning from carbon sink to source within ...
Record temperatures spark fresh concern for Antarctic ice
As Antarctica became the latest place on Earth to smash its high temperature record, new studies are alerting humanity to the risks of continuing to warm the continent that is home to enough frozen ...
First commercial electric plane takes flight in Canada
The world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft took its inaugural test flight on Tuesday, taking off from the Canadian city of Vancouver and offering hope that airlines may one day end ...
Rising natural gas use drives record CO2 emissions
Global carbon emissions boosted by soaring natural gas use are set to hit record levels in 2019 despite a decline in coal consumption and a string of countries declaring a climate emergency, ...
Denmark speeds up battle against greenhouse gases
Denmark announced Monday a plan to speed up its battle against greenhouse gases, targeting nitrogen emissions due to farming, in a decision criticised by the agricultural industry.New rules targeting ...
'Greenwashing' row over EasyJet carbon pledge
British no-frills airline EasyJet on Tuesday began offsetting carbon emissions amid global concerns over climate change -- but flew into strong criticism from green campaigners who dismissed the move ...
Humanity's emissions '100-times greater' than volcanoes
Human activity churns out up to 100 times more planet-warming carbon each year as all the volcanoes on Earth, says a decade-long study released Tuesday.The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO), a 500-strong ...
Palm oil and Indonesia's raging forest fires
Forest fires raging across Indonesia have sent air quality levels across Southeast Asia plummeting as they belch out emissions that aggravate global warming.The country's palm oil industry bears much ...
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