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European Council Agrees on Legislative Proposals for EU “Fit for 55” Package: Promising or Still Not Ambitious Enough?
On June 29, 2022, the European Council came together to discuss the EU’s “Fit for 55” package, which is a...
China to Step Up Climate Efforts with Monitoring Pilots and Enhanced Policy
In past articles, we discussed the importance of data monitoring, availability, and quality in order to track emissions developments resulting...
The Arctic is Warming at More Than Twice the Global Average Resulting in Wildfires and Thawing Permafrost
For the second year in a row, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) scientists (April 2022) report a record annual...
Burns in the Amazon are 30% Above the Historical Average
The destruction of the Amazon by fires has greatly accelerated and is 30% above the historical average. The alert system...
Results of Federal Election in Australia Bode Well for Climate Action
Australia has endured a series of devastating climate events over the past three years. The horrific bushfires of 2019-2020 captured...
United States: Climate Progress Indicators
Little change in preponderance of fossil fuel usage as compared to renewables between 2020 and first few months of 2021;...
United Kingdom: Climate Progress Indicators
Renewable energy sources are not optimally being used yet; carbon emissions are rising but at a lower rate than in...
Spain: Climate Progress Indicators
After a decade of meager development in renewables onset by policy miscalculations in 2008, Spain has begun to once again...
South Korea: Climate Progress Indicators
Between March and May 2022, Slight update in renewable energy use; decline in number of coal-fired power plants; no information...
South Africa: Climate Progress Indicators
Small increases in installed renewable energy capacity while significant increases in fuel consumptionThe Climate Progress Report for South Africa was...
Saudi Arabia: Climate Progress Indicators
Saudi Arabia steadily raised gasoline prices per liter since 2015 to SAR 0.90, where the price continued to increase and...
Russia: Climate Progress Indicators
Coal production in Russia in May 2022 is lower by 4.2 million tons than in March 0f 2022; the share...
Japan: Climate Progress Indicators
Almost no change in the number of coal-fired power plants; upward trend in share of renewable energy in the overall...
India: Climate Progress Indicators
Coal production up, a spike in fuel energy production and consumption, and the phasing out of diesel and petrol run...
Germany: Climate Progress Indicators
Increases in overall energy sector emissions, industrial and transport sector emissions (annual statistics); increases in monthly purchases of hybrid vehicles;...
Nigeria: Climate Progress Indicators
16% increase in fossil fuel use between 2015 and 2020; lack of recent data. According to the 2022 Environmental...
France: Climate Progress Indicators
Data show rise in emissions between 2020 and 2021 Using EU Quarterly Emissions Data (No Data available as for 2022...
EU: Climate Progress Indicators
Increase in amount of air emissions between Q3 and Q4 of 2021; lack of data for changes in installed wind...
China: Climate Progress Indicators
Significant improvement in air quality index (AQI) in eight Chinese cities from March to June 2022; slight decrease in coal...
Canada: Climate Progress Indicators
Primary energy production increased slightly from November; coal production increased slightly with coal exports increasing more so; slight increase in...