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Tag: Greenhouse Gasses

Green Energy Incentives Included In Stimulus Bill—Four Articles

12/21/2020 Don Wallace

Spending Bill Aims To Reduce Emissions, Spur Energy Development The spending package Congress is poised to vote on Monday includes…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Greenhouse Gasses, National Policy

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit New Record: COVID Impact ‘A Tiny Blip,’ WMO Says 

11/23/2020 Don Wallace

Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hit a new record of 410.5 parts per million in 2019, and are…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Climate Science, Greenhouse Gasses

Trump Eliminates Major Methane Rule, Even As Leaks Are Worsening

08/16/2020 Don Wallace

The Trump administration formally weakened a major climate-change regulation on Thursday — effectively freeing oil and gas companies from the need…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Greenhouse Gasses, National Policy, Natural Gas

Rich Americans Spew More Carbon Pollution At Home Than Poor

07/21/2020 Don Wallace

Rich Americans produce nearly 25% more heat-trapping gases than poorer people at home, according to a comprehensive study of U.S.…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Greenhouse Gasses, Social Equity

Soaring Methane Emissions Threaten To Put Climate Change Goals Out Of Reach

07/15/2020 Don Wallace

Global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have soared over the past decade, according to two new studies that…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Greenhouse Gasses, Methane

Coronavirus Could Trigger Biggest Fall In Global Carbon Dioxide Since Second World War, Scientists Say

04/04/2020 Don Wallace

The coronavirus pandemic could mean this year’s world carbon dioxide pollution output falls by the largest amount in over 70 years, according to a…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Carbon Reduction, Disease, Greenhouse Gasses

Coronavirus Outbreak Causes Decline In China Greenhouse Gas Emissions

03/08/2020 Don Wallace

Experts say greenhouse gas emissions in China, the world’s largest current contributor to climate change, are down 25 per cent in…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Economic Policy, Greenhouse Gasses

The EPA Rolls Back Greenhouse-Gas-Leak Prevention Rule

03/01/2020 Don Wallace

On February 26, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule that eliminates leak prevention and repair requirements for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the heat-trapping…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Greenhouse Gasses, National Policy

Here’s Why Kansas CO2 Emissions Are At Their Lowest Level In 40 Years

12/27/2019 Don Wallace

As global carbon dioxide emissions break records, Kansas is headed in the opposite direction — reducing emissions for 10 straight years.…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Greenhouse Gasses, State Policy

No Country On Path Compatible With Paris Climate Targets, 2020 Climate Index Warns

12/13/2019 Don Wallace

New Climate Institute, Germanwatch and the Climate Action Network released the 2020 Climate Change Performance Index, which tracks the greenhouse…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Greenhouse Gasses, Paris, Science

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