A pileup of ancient logs nearly as big as Manhattan is trapping millions of tons of carbon in northern Canada — and much of that stored material could be released into the atmosphere due to climate change, according to a recent study. The fallen, jumbled-up wood has in some cases been sitting for more than […]
Read MoreA single new oil and gas field in the North Sea would be enough to exceed the UK’s carbon budgets from its operations alone, analysis has shown, as the government considers fossil fuel expansion despite the legally binding commitment to net zero. Rosebank is the biggest undeveloped oilfield in the North Sea, with the potential […]
Read MoreMinisters are warned of danger of missing legally binding carbon reduction targets – and that Brexit will ‘make the problem even worse’ Investment in wind and solar power has crashed since the Government slashed the help available, new figures show – while much of the world powers ahead. The dramatic slump – a 56 per […]
Read MoreA major new report suggests that with a handful of strategies New England’s 32 million acres of forests, which cover about three-quarters of the region, could eventually come close to absorbing 100 percent of all the carbon produced by the six states. The report, “New England’s Climate Imperative,” commissioned by the conservation nonprofit the Highstead Foundation and led […]
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