A growing number of countries and companies have pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier. But there’s a catch – they still plan to keep emitting greenhouse gases.
A large amount of methane emissions come from natural gas infrastructure and landfills – all problems companies know how to fix.
A large amount of methane emissions come from natural gas infrastructure and landfills – all problems companies know how to fix.
The infrastructure bill being debated in Congress looks like a small but genuine down payment on a more climate-friendly transportation sector and electric power grid. What comes next is crucial.
New research shows how the Montreal Protocol protected vegetation, helping keep carbon out of the atmosphere.
Proposals for new oil and gas pipelines can generate intense debate today, but during World War II the US built an oil pipeline more than 1,300 miles long in less than a year.
Policymakers want to pay farmers for storing carbon in soil, but there are no uniform rules yet for measuring, reporting or verifying the results. Four scholars offer some ground rules.
Soot from aeroplane exhausts can linger in the atmosphere, seeding ice clouds which trap heat.
If the G7 is serious about stopping global warming, it could start by acknowledging who and what is causing it.
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