There are many studies that show the potential for existing buildings to reduce GHG emissions and we know what their overall impact on emissions is. It is good to see an article in The Times by Louisa Clarence-Smith about the impact of some of Britain’s best-known skyscrapers. CO2 challenge that towers over tall buildings Six … Continue reading Skyscrapers are major emitters of GHG emissions
Category: carbon emissions
New data from European Environment Agency show worrying increase in CO2 emissions from new cars and vans
According to provisional data published recently by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new passenger cars registered in the EU in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 grammes of CO2 per kilometre. For the first time, the average CO2 emissions from new vans also increased. Manufacturers … Continue reading New data from European Environment Agency show worrying increase in CO2 emissions from new cars and vans
Plans for public transport buses in some English cities to suck out dirty air
It will be interesting to see how successful these buses will be in cleaning urban air. Corazon Miller writes on The Independent website about this effort planned in several English cities. Is anyone aware of similar initiatives in other cities? Buses that suck pollution out of the air to be rolled out in Southampton … Continue reading Plans for public transport buses in some English cities to suck out dirty air
Learning lessons from trees and plants to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
It sounds like an idea plucked from science fiction, but the reality is that trees and plants already do it. Laura Reiley explains in a good artlcle on the Washington Post website. The new plan to remove a trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: Bury it. Last month, carbon dioxide levels in … Continue reading Learning lessons from trees and plants to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
The transition to electric cars, trucks and ships will be dramatically harder that it sounds
David Keith, Assistant Professor of System Dynamics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Christopher R. Knittel, Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at the MIT Sloan School of Management write on The Conversation website about the difficulties to reduce carbon emissions from cars and trucks. … Continue reading The transition to electric cars, trucks and ships will be dramatically harder that it sounds
A number of major tarsands operations in northern Alberta seem to be emitting significantly more carbon pollution than companies have been reporting
Air samples taken over northern Alberta operations suggest previous figures could be way off. Zach Dubinsky explains in an article on the CBC News website. Will this be a wake -up call to re-think such resource developments? Oilsands CO2 emissions may be far higher than companies report, scientists say A number of major oilsands … Continue reading A number of major tarsands operations in northern Alberta seem to be emitting significantly more carbon pollution than companies have been reporting
2018 saw the biggest increase in carbon emissions in the US in eight years
We are increasing concerned about the growth in carbon emissions after a period where we thought they had been stymied. Brad Plumer writes in the New York Times about latest developments in the US. U.S. Carbon Emissions Surged in 2018 Even as Coal Plants Closed America’s carbon dioxide emissions rose by 3.4 percent in … Continue reading 2018 saw the biggest increase in carbon emissions in the US in eight years
Many countries essentially outsourcing their carbon pollution overseas
Effectively ‘outsourcing’ GHG emissions by importing energy-intensive products instead of producing them domestically is not a new concept. However, Brad Plumer explains in an article in the New York Times that dealing with imported emissions remains a thorny problem that must be addressed globally. What are your views? You’ve Heard of Outsourced Jobs, but Outsourced … Continue reading Many countries essentially outsourcing their carbon pollution overseas
Meat and fish companies may be “putting the implementation of the Paris agreement in jeopardy”
As we all know, everyone has a role in our low carbon energy transition. Bibi van der Zee and Andrew Wasley explain in an article in The Guardian that the meat and fish industries are not pulling their weight and could be jeopardising our long-term targets. A new index finds many of the world’s largest … Continue reading Meat and fish companies may be “putting the implementation of the Paris agreement in jeopardy”
It is time we account for carbon in the products we use
For years we have discussed embedded carbon in the products we use. Kai Whiting, Sustainability and Stoicism Researcher and Luis Gabriel Carmona, Researcher in Sustainable Systems, Universidade de Lisboa write on The Conversation website that we must start accounting for the carbon in imported products if we are truly to meet our Paris climate objectives. … Continue reading It is time we account for carbon in the products we use
