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The Latest Breaking News from Greenhouse Gases

How climate cooperation turned into a global race for green power

Nearly a decade after the Paris agreement, the world is emitting more greenhouse gases than ever. Global emissions reached a record 53 billion tonnes in 2024 – about 10% higher than in 2015, when the deal was signed. Despite near-universal participation, the international effort to cut emissions is failing.

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Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on a harmful pollutant

The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies and others to reduce powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming

The Independent UK

Global warming is forcing Earth's systems toward 'doom loop' tipping points. Can we avoid them?

Earth may be on the verge of crossing several climate change tipping points that could have irreversible and devastating consequences. Here's everything you need to know about these "points of no return."

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Arctic Ocean methane 'switch' that helped drive rapid global warming discovered

The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, researchers warn.

LiveScience

Record surge in CO2 puts world on track for more long-term warming

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024, reaching the highest concentration ever measured and locking the planet into more long-term warming, the UN weather agency warned on Wednesday.

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CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos

Greenhouse gases from wildfires at sixth highest level on record after blazes in large areas of the Americas and Africa

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UN sees the world entering ‘extremely dangerous’ climate era as CO2 spikes by the most in the history of human civilization

“The heat trapped by CO2 and other greenhouse gases is turbocharging our climate and leading to more extreme weather,” said WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett.

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Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere climb at record rate to new highs in 2024

The annual update by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warns heat trapped by greenhouse gases is ‘turbo-charging’ the climate.

Evening Standard

What is a climate target, and how does Australia’s new one for 2035 stack up against other countries?

Labor’s new goal for 2035 is for emissions to be 62% to 70% lower than in 2005. It’s less ambitious than the UK’s target but higher than in Japan, Canada and NZ

The Guardian - AU

TechnoCarbon Launches Unprecedented Low-Carbon Solar Carport in Provence, Reinventing Renewable Infrastructure

Founded in 2018 by aerospace engineer and climate technologist Stephan Savarese, TechnoCarbon is dedicated to tackling emissions from the construction industry, which accounts for nearly 37% of global greenhouse gases.

International Business Times

Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’

Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases

The Guardian - UK

Shipping companies support a first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed by Trump officials

Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions

The Independent UK

'Super emitter': borehole readings spark audit call

Researchers have discovered an abandoned coal exploration borehole leaking the same amount of greenhouse gases as 10,000 cars, sparking calls for an audit.

AAP

Q&A on the Trump EPA’s effort to curtail regulation of greenhouse gas emissions - Roll Call

A look at the Trump EPA's attempt to rescind the "endangerment finding," which allows the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

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Chevron boss’s gripe about Australia: be more like the US or the Middle East

Mike Wirth, CEO of company responsible for more greenhouse gases than any other independently owned entity, thinks Australia should adopt US policies to attract fossil fuel dollars

Reason

The Department of Energy Just Admitted Climate Change May Not Be Catastrophic

A report affirms that greenhouse gases are warming the planet, but it also found no convincing evidence that U.S. hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or droughts have become more frequent or intense in recent decades.

Space

Astronomers use starlight to measure greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere

Scientists have developed an algorithm called Astroclimes, which transforms stargazing instruments into climate sensors that measure greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere.

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The EPA Says Greenhouse Gases Are A-OK. Here's What It Means For Your Next Car

The EPA wants to undo greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and trucks. Meanwhile TikTok's parent company may be trying its hand at cars.

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NYT: EPA Embarking on Endangerment Finding Fool's Errand

A new report suggests the Trump EPA is not content with cutting off stationary source regulation of greenhouse gases.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re the canary in the coalmine’: when will Russia take action on the climate?

World’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases pays lip service to tackling climate crisis and, with fossil fuels central to regime’s legitimacy, it seems happier with status quo

LiveScience

Melting glaciers could trigger volcanic eruptions around the globe, study finds

Glacial melt could increase volcanic activity in North America, New Zealand and Russia, spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

The Guardian - AU

The Crunch: how Europe’s militaries depend on US supplies; a big inflation burger; and summer holiday trends

Charts on the Australian gas project that will result in more greenhouse gases than some entire countries, plus strangers talking for 30 minutes

The Independent UK

Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy

Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases

The Independent UK

Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come

A team of 60 international scientists report that by early 2028 society will have emitted enough greenhouse gases that the Earth will be pretty much locked into hitting the internationally agreed upon preferred limit for global warming

The Independent UK

EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas

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