ENVIRONMENT Mountains of waste overwhelm Buenos Aires effort to curb methane 03-12-2022 08:43 Norte III landfill operator Ceamse said last year emissions were poised to fall. Satellite observations suggest they haven’t.
OPINION & ANALYSIS What can cities do to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change? 20-10-2022 15:20 The challenges posed by climate change require immediate actions, which national governments are not carrying out to the extent they are needed.
ENVIRONMENT Gas supplier TGN defends massive methane releases in Argentina 01-07-2022 16:35 Transportadora de Gas del Norte defends intentional release of methane directly into the atmosphere during planned pipeline work.
ENVIRONMENT Greenhouse gas levels reach record high amid COP26 worries 25-10-2021 15:00 Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said on Monday in a stark warning ahead of the COP26 summit.
ENVIRONMENT Study: Animal-based food generates nearly twice the emissions as plant 13-09-2021 13:47 Animal farming accounts for twice as many greenhouse gas emissions as plants grown for consumption, according to a study published Monday that mapped agricultural activities worldwide.
ENVIRONMENT Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential economic impact 23-06-2021 14:49 Climate-boosted extreme weather events – cyclones, droughts, flooding – have already sapped both short- and long-term economic growth, especially in developing countries, says new UN report.
ENVIRONMENT Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential impact for humans 23-06-2021 14:33 Species extinction, ecosystem collapse, crippling health impacts from disease and heat, water shortages, cities devastated by rising seas – all will accelerate in the coming decades, no matter how rapidly the carbon emissions are cut, new report warns.
ENVIRONMENT Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared, says draft UN report 23-06-2021 14:24 Hunger, drought and disease will afflict tens of millions more people within decades, according to a draft UN assessment that lays bare the dire human health consequences of a warming planet.
ENVIRONMENT CO₂ reaches its highest level in more than four million years 08-06-2021 15:43 Based on geological evidence collected over the six decades scientists have been tracking atmospheric CO₂, this year's peak appears to be the highest in as long as 4.5 million years.
As I see it Going green will be anything but easy 24-04-2021 10:00 Shutting down much of industry, replacing oil and coal with solar panels, wind turbines and devices that have yet to be invented may appeal to the wealthy, but the same cannot be said for those who will continue to depend on old-fashioned sources of energy. by James Neilson
EARTH DAY SUMMIT President reiterates ‘debt swaps for climate action’ call 24-04-2021 01:52 Alberto Fernández pledges Argentina’s commitment to tackling climate change,saying he has “put climate and environmental action at the centre of his government’s convictions.”
CLIMATE CHANGE Biden summit brings new hope on climate but hard path ahead 24-04-2021 01:48 US president hosts Earth Day summit bringing together world leaders, but is this action too little, too late?