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According to the IPCC, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere is directly linked to the average global temperature on Earth, and the concentration has been rising steadily. The most abundant greenhouse gas, accounting for about two-thirds of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, is largely the product of burning fossil fuels.
There is alarming evidence that important tipping points, leading to irreversible changes in major ecosystems and the planetary climate system, may already have been reached or passed. One of the most urgent challenges facing countries across the world today is how to achieve economic prosperity and development while also combating climate change.
The Paris climate change agreement commits nations to limit global temperature rise to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with countries pledging to cut or curb their greenhouse gas emissions – through a combination of mitigation and adaptation measures – by 2030.
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What would you give up to solve the climate crisis? Flights to exotic holidays? Red meat? Your car?…Climate Solutions surveyed 30 000 people in every EU country, in China, the US and the UK to find out what they’re ready to do to fight climate change. And whether they’re even worried about climate change at all now that COVID-19 threatens us. The series of podcasts brings experts about what it all means for the future of our planet.
Why is it so important to know how green a bond is? The EIB's climate podcast green finance episode explains this is crucial to the fight against climate change.
The UK will set a more ambitious climate target into law to reduce GHG by 78% by 2035, compared to 1990 levels. The new target will become enshrined in law by the end of June 2021. The COP26 host country is already working towards its commitment to reduce emissions in 2030 by at least 68% compared to 1990 levels through its latest NDC. For the first time, the 6th Carbon Budget will incorporate the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions.
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Science is back in the US! Time to start implementing the new US NDC and International Climate Finance Plan! https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/ndcstaging/PublishedDocuments/United%20St… https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/U.S.-Internationa…
Carbon dioxide emissions are forecast to jump this year by the second biggest annual rise in history, as global economies pour stimulus cash into fossil fuels in the recovery from the Covid-19 recession. Is green recovery at stake?
New research shows that lake “stratification periods” – a seasonal separation of water into layers – will last longer in a warmer climate. So what does it mean for biodiversity?
To comply with the Paris Agreement on climate change, a growing number of countries are setting ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets for the coming decades to achieve carbon neutrality. This includes various applications of green hydrogen as a potential source of dramatic reductions of GHG emissions.
President Biden committed during his campaign to hold a world leaders’ summit on climate change during his first 100 days in office. Now that promise is being carried out with the Leaders Summit on Climate, to be held on April 22-23, 2021. What outcomes can we expect from this summit?
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China and the US say they are committed to working together and with other countries on tackling climate change. Both nations also agreed to help developing countries finance a switch to low-carbon energy.