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India Has Seen Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increase by a Staggering 335% Since 1990
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Levels: 2307.78 MtCO2e in 2018, an Increase of 335.33% from 1990 (Source: IEA) Despite being among...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decreased in Germany by 42% Compared to 1990 Levels
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Emission Level: 805 Metric Tons in 2019, a Decrease of 42% Compared to 1990 Level (from...
France Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decreased by 16.9% From 1990 Levels
Recently Reported Total Greenhouse Gases Emissions Level in 2018: 462.8 MTs, a Decrease of 16.9% from 556.9 MTs in 1990...
European Environmental Agency Estimates a 24% Decrease in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Compared to 1990
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level: 3737.36 MT in 2019, a Decrease of 24% Compared to 1990 Level (European Environmental...
China’s CO2 Emissions Have Been Constantly Increasing Over the Past Two Decades With a Steep Increase of 3.4% From 2018-2019
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level: 9,528.21 Megatons in 2018 Compared to 2088.85 Megatons in 1990 (IEA) 9,825.8 Megatons in...
Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased by 20.9% Since 1990
Canada’s Latest Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level: 729 MT in 2018, a 20.9% increase compared to 603 Mt in 1990...
120.24% Increase in Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels in Brazil Since 1990
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level: 406.25 Metric Tons in 2018, an increase of 120.24% from 1990 (IEA) As the...
Australia’s Greenhouse Gas Levels Have Decreased 15% from 1990
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Level: 515 Mt in 2020, a Decrease of 15% from 1990 (Source: Australian Department of Industry,...
Several States Pass 2050 Net-Zero Carbon Emission Laws While the US Federal Government Continues to Drag its Heels
Several American states recently strengthened their carbon emissions reductions targets. In August, Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards, signed an executive...
UK Government Talks About Climate Change But Isn’t Taking Substantive Action
Paris Agreement COP26, initially scheduled for November 26th of 2020 in Glasgow, has been pushed back a year due to...
Thailand Prepares Its First-Ever Climate Change Legislation
A Bangkok Post report from October 21, 2020 discussed the Thailand Government’s recent plan for finalizing the country’s first-ever Climate...
Spain Shuts Down 30 Coal Mines
In July 2020, the government of Spain announced the closure of 15 coal-fired power plants, arguing the production of electricity...
South Africa’s Establishment of a Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission
The cabinet of South Africa has approved the establishment of the Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission on the 9th of...
Saudi Arabia: Hotter Summers, Fossil Fuel Bailouts, and the Production of Blue Ammonia
September 2020 It’s a race against heat, and humanity is losing Saudi Arabia has increased their air pollution amidst heat...
Russia Takes Baby Steps in Climate Mitigation
President Putin has finally admitted Russia has been facing environmental and climate-related issues for years. A REGNUM correspondent reported that...
Nigeria: Floods, Droughts, and a Lack of a Plan
These past few months have proven to be deeply challenging for the world as it reckons with the impacts of...
Mexico City Among the Latin American Capitals Committed to Climate Neutrality
According to Jorge Rickards, Director of WWF Mexico, urban centers are key for the creation of solutions and environmental policies...
New Prime Minister Declares Japan will Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Zero by 2050
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, Japan has since experienced several significant climate disasters and adopted new policy...
COVID-19 Sets Back Indonesia’s Progress on Climate Change Mitigation Goals
COVID-19 has been the focus of a majority of countries around the world this year and rightfully so. The virus...
New Federal Air Quality Guidelines, a Rise in Extreme Weather Events, and New Climate Research Studies in India
Listed below are some of the notable events that took place in India between July and October 2020, offering glimpses...