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Microsoft, Nike, Unilever team up to combat global carbon emissions

Called “Transform to Net Zero”, the group plans to recruit other members and will work with the Environmental Defence Fund. Reuters Newsagency reports they will…

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Air conditioning curbs could save years’ worth of emissions – study

Up to eight years’ worth of global greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented over the next four decades by setting tougher standards for air conditioning,…

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Studies show global methane emissions rising due to oil, gas, agriculture

Two new studies show United States oil and gas drilling along with agricultural production worldwide are driving up global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse…

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Burger King Begins Using Specific Diet for Cows that Reduces Methane Emissions

Burger King brand has partnered with scientists to develop and test a new diet for cows, which according to initial study results, reduces up to…

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Better food for world’s poor could hike climate-changing emissions

To feed their people a healthy diet, countries from Ethiopia to India may need to hike their climate-changing emissions – a shift only possible if…

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EU overestimates impact of its climate spending, auditors say

The European Union is overestimating the emissions-cutting potential of climate action schemes outlined in its next budget and should change its methodology for assessing their…

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Researchers Say Covid-19 Dampens Long-Term Energy Demand

The economic and behavioral ramifications of covid-19 will significantly reduce global long-term energy demand, according to the authors of DNV GL’s “Energy Transition Outlook.” Covid-19…

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Global oil demand, CO2 emissions likely peaked in 2019: energy consultancy

Global oil demand and carbon dioxide emissions probably peaked in 2019 as the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on both, energy consultancy DNV…

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Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK, says report

The biggest dairy companies in the world have the same combined greenhouse gas emissions as the UK, the sixth biggest economy in the world, according…

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It will take more than a few cycle lanes to make green, pandemic-proof cities

The lockdown emptied the roads and cleared the skies over the world’s largest and most polluted cities. It opened a window on what cleaner cities…

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