More than half of the digital data firms generate is collected, processed and stored for single-use purposes. Often, it is never re-used. In 2020, digitisation generated 4% of global greenhouse emissions.
The increase in global CO2 emissions of over 2 billion metric tons in 2022 is the largest in history in absolute terms, more than offsetting the previous year's pandemic-induced decline.
Make every building Passivhaus, need less, keep it simple, buy less, electrify everything. But ultimately we have to collectively change our thinking and lifestyle.
The environmental audit committee in UK will investigate the social and environment impact of this type of short-lived clothing and the wider industry.
According to the latest study by the Norwegian researchers - Seoul (South Korea), Guangzhou (China) and New York City leads the world in its global carbon footprint.
The global comprehensive tourism footprint is about four times greater than previous estimates, is growing faster than international trade and is already responsible for almost a tenth of global greenhouse emissions.
JetBlue airlines has just announced the success of their 10-year mission to reduce their carbon footprint and promote sustainability by fighting the effects of climate change.
In Berlin, an effort to cut CO2 emissions is underway with a year-long living lab experiment. 100 households are aiming to cut their carbon footprints 40 percent over the course of this year.
Creating lighter yet powerful engines is just one way the aviation industry is trying to reduce its environmental impact.
China’s new carbon market, announced earlier this month, is expected to manage over 3 billion tons of carbon.
Over the last 800,000 years, pre-industrial atmospheric CO2 content remained below 280 ppm, but it has now risen to the 2016 global average of 403.3 ppm.
Without tax subsidies, 6 billion tonnes of CO2 could be avoided in USA over the next several decades.
A new study published today finds that less eye-catching human impacts are more harmful than has been assumed, and are actually causing tropical forests to now emit more carbon than they capture—making them a carbon source rather than a carbon sink.
A type of bacteria accidentally discovered during research could fundamentally reshape efforts to cut the huge amount of electricity consumed during wastewater clean-up. The discovery has upended a century of conventional thinking.
Do our individual actions matter anymore? Are the lifestyle suggestions actually meaningful? Do they still make any sense?
