Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high in 2023 – report
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year, exacerbating climate change and fuelling more destructive extreme weather, scientists said. The Global Carbon Budget report, published on Tuesday during the COP28 climate summit, said that overall CO2 emissions, which reached a record high […]
Your body
If you are eating modestly, most of the food you eat doesn’t exit the body where you think it does. It exits the body from your nose when you breath. PICTURE: Ali Inay/Unsplash Really? You inhale oxygen. You exhale carbon dioxide. Where does the carbon come from? Your food. Food is carbon. Your stomach breaks […]
Global carbon dioxide removal totals two billion tonnes per year – report
London, UKReuters About two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide are being removed from the atmosphere every year, according to a report published on Thursday, but nearly all of it is accomplished through forests, despite growing investments in new technologies. The independent report, led by the University of Oxford, is the first to assess how much […]
Multi-national companies account for nearly a fifth of global CO2 emissions, researchers say
Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation The global supply chains of multi-national companies such as BP, Coca-Cola and Walmart are responsible for nearly a fifth of climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study. But the businesses outsource many of these emissions to poorer parts of the world by investing in production in developing countries, said […]
MIDDLE EAST: CAN QATAR’S LOW-CARBON CITY SHOW A GREENER FUTURE?
Gas-rich Qatar emits more carbon dioxide per person than any country in the world but, as HEBA KANSO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports, a new urban district is experimenting with lower-emission living…