Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high in 2024, and there’s still no sign that they’ve peaked, scientists reported. The researchers found that humans dumped 41.2 billion tons (37.4 billion metric tons) of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in 2024, a 0.8% increase from 2023. When added to the emissions created […]
The transport of choice for the rich and famous, private jets are the most energy-intense form of flying and the industry has long been a target of climate protesters. The carbon footprint from private jet travel grew 46 percent between 2019 and 2023 and will keep rising unless the ultra-luxury industry is regulated, according to […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The oceans play a pivotal role in drawing down atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) and have so far acted as a brake on the full impact of climate change. Current estimates of the CO₂ from the atmosphere that disappears in the ocean, commonly referred to as the ocean CO₂ sink, suggests that […]
Decoupling rates between CO2 emissions and gross regional product across the world. The map illustrates decadal regional decoupling rates for the period 2010 to 2020. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2411419121 More and more regions around the globe combine economic growth with reducing carbon emissions, researchers from the Potsdam Institute […]
The Trudeau government has focused on the oil and gas production industries because the large amounts of energy they use make them the country’s largest source of greenhouse gases.
Wreckage of the Titan’s innovative carbon fiber hull was found separated into three distinct layers, US National Transportation Safety Board engineer Donald Kramer has told a Coast Guard hearing into the fatal implosion of the OceanGate submersible in 2023. Although Kramer would not offer an opinion on what caused the hull to delaminate into separate […]
