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Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Drought That Snarled Panama Canal Was Linked to El Niño, Study Finds
The low water levels that choked cargo traffic were more closely tied to the natural climate cycle than to human-caused warming, a team of scientists has concluded.
Energy Dept. Releases New Efficiency Rules for Water Heaters and Other Appliances
The Biden administration is tightening efficiency rules for water heaters, stoves and other appliances, and conservative politicians are dialing up their criticisms.
Hydrogen Offers Germany a Chance to Take a Lead in Green Energy
A subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp, Germany’s venerable steel producer, is landing major deals for a device that makes the clean-burning gas from water.
Winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize Use Courts to Contest Oil Projects
Around the world, grass-roots organizers and Indigenous communities are taking proposed coal, oil and gas projects to court — and winning.
Biden’s New Power Plant Rules: 5 Things to Know
The administration issued a major climate regulation aimed at virtually eliminating carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels and a driver of global warming.
Energy Dept. Aims to Speed Up Permits for Power Lines
The Biden administration has expressed growing alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are quickly expanded.
Three Places Changing Quickly to Fight Climate Change
Paris is becoming a city of bikes. Across China, people are snapping up $5,000 electric cars. On Earth Day, a look at a few bright spots for emission reductions.
Earth Day 2024: A Look at 3 Places Adapting Quickly to Fight Climate Change
Paris is becoming a city of bikes. Across China, people are snapping up $5,000 electric cars. On Earth Day, a look at a few bright spots for emission reductions.
Scotland Made Big Climate Pledges. Now They’re ‘Out of Reach.’
Despite significant progress, Scotland was falling short on cutting vehicle emissions, switching to heat pumps and even restoring peatland, the government said.