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 […]
UN says world likely to miss climate targets despite COVID pause in emissions
Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters The pace of climate change has not been slowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the world remains behind in its battle to cut carbon emissions, the United Nations said on Thursday. The virus-related economic downturn caused only a temporary downturn in CO2 emissions last year and it was not enough to reverse […]
A Sustainable Life: Home-delivered food has a huge climate cost. So which cuisine is the worst culprit?
Having food delivered to the home has become the new norm for many thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Australian academic ROBERT CRAWFORD – in an article first published on The Conversation – weighs up the environmental cost of food that’s delivered to your door…