File: An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica on February 2, 2020 Photo: Reuters 2023 will be the hottest year on record, according to the latest report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The average temperature so far this year was 1.4°C above pre-industrial levels, far surpassing the […] Click here to view original […]

President Joe Biden has identified reducing carbon emissions as a major goal of his presidency numerous times. The U.S. transportation sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the U.S. economy, according to clean energy nonprofit RMI, and the country’s 300 million ICE vehicles are a big contributor […] Click here to view original

Climate change initiatives may need $4T just to get startedWorld and business leaders are convening in Dubai for the United Nation’s 28th annual Climate Change Conference — or COP28 — to address the funding needs of various climate change initiatives. Bezos Earth Fund CEO and President Andrew Steer exclaims […] Click here to view original

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Air pollution from using fossil fuels in industry, power generation, and transportation accounts for 5.1 million extra deaths a year worldwide, finds a new modeling study published by The BMJ . This equates to 61% of a total estimated 8.3 million deaths worldwide due to […] Click here to view original

Kayrros released a greenhouse gas tracker ahead of the UN’s climate change conference this year in Dubai, where methane reduction will be a key focus. Credit: Kayrros TAMPA, Fla. — French satellite imagery analysis provider Kayrros launched a free version of its global methane tracking map Nov. 29 to […] Click here to view original