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The Latest Breaking News from Greenhouse Gases

Record leap in methane levels as greenhouse gases reach new highs in 2021

The World Meteorological Organisation has released its annual greenhouse gas bulletin

Evening Standard

Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases hit record high

Scientists warn world ‘is heading in wrong direction’ amid rise in nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane

The Guardian - UK

Using the ocean to fight climate change raises serious environmental justice and technical questions

Heat waves, droughts and extreme weather are endangering people and ecosystems somewhere in the world almost every day. These extremes are exacerbated by climate change, driven primarily by increasing emissions of greenhouse gases that build up in the atmosphere and trap heat at the Earth’s surface.

The Conversation

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Climate Questions: How does carbon dioxide trap heat?

Just how does climate change work

The Independent UK

Cutting emissions will hit growth, but costs of inaction much higher, says IMF

IMF says taking swift action to achieve 25% cut in greenhouse gases by end of decade will cost less than failing to act

The Guardian - UK

So long, Loy Yang: shutting Australia’s dirtiest coal plant a decade early won’t jeopardise our electricity supply

AGL Energy – Australia’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases – announced this week it will shut the Loy Yang A power station in Victoria’s LaTrobe Valley in 2035, a decade earlier than planned.

The Conversation

AGL catches up to peers with climate plan

Under AGL Energy's first climate transition plan, closing one coal-fired power station a decade early will avoid 200 million tonnes of greenhouse gases.

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US Senate ratifies international pact to curb greenhouse gases

US senators approve Kigali Amendment in 69-27 vote hailed by environmentalists as welcome step to tackle climate crisis.

Al Jazeera

Senate approves treaty that would limit potent greenhouse gases - Roll Call

The Senate voted 69-27 Wednesday to approve the Kigali Amendment, a treaty that would limit highly potent greenhouse gases.

Roll Call

Brickbat: It's What's for Dinner

The government of Haarlem, Netherlands, has banned ads for meat on buses and bus shelters and any other government-owned spaces. The ban also covers ads for fossil fuels, vehicles with internal combustion engines, and holiday flights. City officials said the move is aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

Reason

Hawaii closes last coal-fired power plant as ban begins

The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii’s only remaining coal-fired power plant slipped into the environment this week when the state’s dirtiest source of electricity burned its final pieces of fuel

The Independent UK

Greenhouse gas emissions, sea levels hit record highs in 2021

Earth's concentration of greenhouse gases and sea levels hit new highs in 2021, a US government report said Wednesday, showing that climate change keeps surging ahead despite efforts to curb emissions.

France 24

Data shows rise in Australian emissions

Greenhouse gases increased by 1.5 per cent in the year to March, but Chris Bowen says the country is now on track for emissions reduction.

AAP

Reconciliation language shores up EPA clean air authority - Roll Call

The climate, health care and tax bill that became law last week may buttress the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

Roll Call

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Why the IRA Does Not "Grant" the EPA "Broad Authority to Shift America Away from Burning Fossil Fuels"

A New York Times story creates a false impression about the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act's Climate Provisions

The Conversation

The Inflation Reduction Act doesn't get around the Supreme Court's climate ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, but it does strengthen EPA's future abilities

The new Inflation Reduction Act is being justly celebrated as the most significant piece of federal legislation to address the climate crisis to date. It includes about US$370 billion in incentives for everything from solar panels to electric vehicles.

USAFacts

How much emissions do electric cars produce?

Electric vehicles release half as much greenhouse gas emissions as gas-powered cars on average.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China and US Spar over Climate on Twitter

The world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are sparring on Twitter over climate policy, with China asking if the US can deliver on the landmark climate legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden this week. After Congress passed the bill last Friday, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns…

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The Independent UK

China and US spar over climate on Twitter

The world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are sparring on Twitter over climate policy, with China asking if the U.S. can deliver on the landmark climate legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden this week

Zenger

Scientists Claim Human Activities Likely Lead Extreme Heatwaves

Climate forecasters are predicting that the recent heat wave in the United Kingdom and North America, will become a normal summer occurrence by 2050 despite skeptics.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA needs to get rid of diesel buses, not add more

The CTA seems to be asleep at the wheel, with plans to buy 500 new diesel buses that will continue spewing greenhouse gases well past 2030.

Daily Mirror

UK's 40C heatwave will be normal in 30 years due to burning fossil fuels, study shows

Britain's worrying scorching temperatures of 40C will most likely be the norm within 30 years, according to research - as the extreme conditions could be a risk to lives and livelihoods

Daily Mirror

Extreme heatwaves could become common due to greenhouse gases, scientists warn

Global warming caused by man-made greenhouse gases will mean extreme heatwaves could become 30% more frequent by 2050 if appropriate measures are not taken, according to scientists

Daily Record

How hot will it be in Scotland in 50 years time? Met Office predictions explained

Scotland could see soaring temperatures by the 2070s if greenhouse gas emissions continue to be high. Summer temperatures could hit 35C

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Inaction on aging trees leads to less CO2 absorption

Although the size of Japan's forested areas has hardly changed, the amount of greenhouse gases absorbed by forests fell by as much as 20% in the six years through fiscal 2020.

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