All publications by tag «CLIMATE»
2022, May, 6, 10:50:00
NUCLEAR HYDROGEN FOR CLIMATE
To speed up greening of the emerging hydrogen economy, the IAEA last month launched an initiative to develop a roadmap for the commercial deployment of hydrogen production using nuclear energy.
2022, May, 6, 10:45:00
U.S. CLIMATE INVESTMENT $2.3 BLN
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $2.3 billion for three efforts to advance diverse carbon management approaches that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution, address the impacts of climate change, and create good-paying jobs while prioritizing community engagement and environmental justice.
2022, May, 5, 14:25:00
GLOBAL CLIMATE RISKS 4% GDP
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka's exposure to wildfires, floods, major storms and also water shortages mean South Asia has 10%-18% of GDP at risk, roughly treble that of North America and 10 times more than the least-affected region, Europe.
2022, May, 4, 12:00:00
GLOBAL RENEWABLES UP TO 85% IN 2021
Complete removal of fossil fuels from the global economy removes three quarters of global greenhouse emissions.
2022, April, 29, 12:00:00
EUROPEAN GHG EMISSIONS UP
In 2021, GHG emissions from the power sector rose by more than 8.3%, as the economic recovery fuelled the electricity demand - it returned to its 2019 level - and as the surge in European gas prices incited power generation groups to shift from gas to coal.
2022, April, 19, 14:10:00
U.S. GHG EMISSIONS DOWN
US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (including LULUCF) declined by 11% in 2020 to 5,222 MtCO2eq, i.e., 21% below 2005 levels, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
2022, April, 19, 14:05:00
JAPAN'S GHG EMISSIONS DOWN
Japan’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by 5.1% in the financial year 2020-2021 (April 2020-March 2021) to 1,150 MtCO2eq, their lowest level since 1990-1991, according to final figures from the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
2022, April, 5, 13:40:00
GLOBAL CLIMATE DISASTER
We are on a pathway to global warming of more than double the 1.5-degree (Celsius, or 2.7-degrees Fahreinheit) limit” that was agreed in Paris in 2015.
2022, April, 5, 13:35:00
U.S. CLIMATE CHANGES $2 TLN
The Office of Management and Budget assessment, tasked by President Joe Biden last May, found the upper range of climate change's hit to the budget by the end of the century could total 7.1% annual revenue loss, equal to $2 trillion a year in today's dollars.
2022, April, 1, 11:15:00
GLOBAL CLIMATE DISRUPTION, HAVOC
“Despite growing pledges of climate action, global emissions are at an all-time high,” Mr. Guterres warned. And they continue to rise, he said, adding that “the latest science shows that climate disruption is causing havoc in every region already.