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Met Office: 2021 will be cooler than 2020 but still one of warmest

Met Office: 2021 will be cooler than 2020 but still one of warmest

The UK Meteorological Office (Met Office) expects 2021 to be a little cooler globally than 2020 but will still be one of the top...
UK Report: Carbon emission reduction cheaper than previously thought

UK Report: Carbon emission reduction cheaper than previously thought

A Climate Change Committee report has indicated that the UK can make major carbon emission cuts at a lower cost than previously perceived. According to...
Climate Change: Walkers to turn beer and potato waste into fertilizer

Climate Change: Walkers to turn beer and potato waste into fertilizer

British snack food manufacturer Walkers will be reducing its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by using beer and potato waste to produce fertilizer. The potato chips...

Gates on climate change: Form an agency, fund research on renewable energy

Bill Gates proposes the formation of a new U.S. agency to handle climate change response and more funding for renewable energy research. On his Gates...
WMO: Covid-19 pandemic no significant effect on CO2 increase

WMO: Covid-19 pandemic no significant effect on CO2 increase

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the Covid-19 pandemic had little effect on the continued increase of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. The WMO has...
Boris Johnson bans petrol, diesel cars in UK by 2030 under green plan

Boris Johnson bans petrol, diesel cars in UK by 2030 under green plan

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that new cars powered entirely by petrol and diesel will be banned from sale in the country by...

UK food firms calling for stricter deforestation law in a letter to gov't

Food firms in the UK are calling for the government to create a stricter law against both legal and illegal deforestation. While UK ministers are...
Green Alliance: Tax subsidy on home heating bad for climate

Green Alliance: Tax subsidy on home heating bad for climate

A report published by the think tank Green Alliance has indicated that a de facto tax subsidy for home heating is harmful to the...
China commits to hit peak emissions by 2030, carbon neutrality by 2060

China commits to hit peak emissions by 2030, carbon neutrality by 2060

President Xi Jinping has announced that China will aim to achieve peak emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. Xi made the pronouncements on...

Expert urges governments to invest in climate change mitigation

Governments must not forget to invest in climate change mitigation, Judith Rodin, President Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania urges. Even if nations are busy...

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