Can the World’s Most Polluting Heavy Industries Decarbonize?
The production of steel, cement, and ammonia together emit about one-fifth of all human-caused CO2. Technologies are emerging that promise to decarbonize these problem industries,...
As climate pledges fall short, U.N. predicts globe could warm by worrying 2.7 degrees Celsius
New Glasgow commitments, if implemented, would result in a 12 percent emissions cut by the decade’s end, well short of what is needed to curb...
U.S., Europe plan joint push to cut methane — and convince other nations to follow suit
The United States and Europe will launch an international push to reduce global methane emissions by nearly a third by 2030, as part of a broader effort...
Global Climate Change Facts , Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important heat-trapping (greenhouse) gas, which is released through human activities such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels, as well as...
Control methane to slow global warming — fast
There’s no substitute for eliminating fossil fuels and halting the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to avoid the painful and disruptive effects of...
Sweden’s HYBRIT Delivers Fossil-Free Steel
The making of steel releases a lot of carbon dioxide. It's chemistry; iron ore is basically rust, also known as iron oxide. You get rid...
Net Zero by 2050
How many cows are we allowed in a carbon neutral world? Everyone is talking about net-zero by 2050, but it is not as simple a...
If You Want to Tackle Climate Change, Start With Methane
On monday, the united nations’ intergovernmental panel on climate change dropped a landmark report on the state of the planet which—spoiler alert—ain’t looking great. The...