Monday, April 14, 2025

Tag: carbon emissions

Trump executive order targets state climate laws, shields fossil fuel industry...

New order directs Justice Department to block enforcement of state climate laws, raising legal questions and stoking fears of fossil fuel immunity.

Scientists develop carbon-capturing 3D printing method to revolutionize construction

NTU Singapore researchers unveil a breakthrough that reduces the carbon footprint of concrete while enhancing its strength and efficiency for 3D-printed buildings.

Harvard set up worthless carbon offsetting scheme that sold millions of...

EasyJet, British American Tobacco and Ernst & Young are all among the biggest buyers of credits from the project.

Supreme Court allows EPA to implement carbon emission standards despite ongoing...

The fossil fuel industry filed lawsuits with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit requesting the court block the program and the Supreme Court put the EPA's new rule on hold until it was settled in court.

Earth’s land and trees absorbed almost no net carbon in 2023

The planet’s ability to absorb carbon weakening even moderately would make much steeper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions necessary to get to net zero.

‘Colossal waste’: US leads way in public spending on false climate...

The U.S. leads the way in spending public money on so-called climate “solutions” that have been proven to “consistently fail, overspend, or under perform,” according to an analysis.

Carbon capture will extend oil production by 84 years, industry study...

Because of carbon capture and storage, a technology widely touted by the oil and gas industry and some political leaders as a key solution for climate change, the field could still be producing 1.5 million barrels of oil annually by the year 2100.

Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions...

A victory for Donald Trump in November’s presidential election could lead to an additional 4bn tonnes of U.S. emissions by 2030 compared with Joe Biden’s plans, Carbon Brief analysis reveals.

Oxfam reports richest 1 percent responsible for more carbon emissions than...

The report titled, “Climate Equality: A Planet for the 99%,” shows the large gap between the carbon footprint of the richest 1 percent and the rest of the people across the world.

The nuclear energy dilemma: Climate savior or existential threat?

Nuclear power has promise and peril, posing many challenging questions for environmentalists.

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Israel bombs last functioning hospital in northern Gaza, killing child during Palm Sunday evacuation

Strike on al-Ahli Hospital condemned by global faith leaders and medical groups as healthcare system in Gaza nears total collapse

Support the growing Sanders-AOC anti-oligarchy, class-warfare protest rallies

The surging Sanders/AOC class-war juggernaut confronts super PACs payola billions while pushing its humanistic, “democratic socialist” agenda to rebalance unjust wealth inequality.

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Trump’s tricontinental vision for a new world order.

Trump accused of weaponizing Social Security and immigration system to target immigrants and silence...

Critics warn of authoritarian overreach as Trump administration marks immigrants as “dead” to force deportation and targets lawful residents for protected political speech.

House passes bill to shield Trump from legal accountability, restricts judges from halting unconstitutional...

Republicans push sweeping limits on judicial authority after courts repeatedly block Trump’s executive actions as unlawful or unconstitutional.