Keywords: EMISSIONS


UN urges action to limit the impact of crossing the 1.5°C climate threshold

The United Nations has issued a renewed warning over the accelerating pace of global warming, urging governments to focus on limiting the scale and duration of any breach of the critical 1.5°C temperature threshold above pre-industrial levels. According to the latest assessment from the United Nations......

UN warns global warming threshold could be breached by 2030

The United Nations has warned that keeping global warming within the 1.5°C limit set against pre-industrial levels is becoming increasingly difficult, with current trends suggesting that the threshold could be exceeded as early as 2030. Global temperatures are already around 1.4°C above pre-industrial......

Mitsubishi Pajero: The Legendary 4x4 Makes a Comeback, but Europe May Close Its Doors

After several years of absence, the Mitsubishi Pajero is set to return to the spotlight. An iconic model from the 1980s and a pioneer of 4x4s that became more accessible to the general public, it comes back with a philosophy that may clash with the demands of the European automotive market. A Legend......

EU carbon rules reshape competition between Tanger Med and southern European ports

New European Union rules aimed at reducing emissions from maritime transport are becoming an increasingly important factor in competition between ports on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. As carbon costs become part of shipping companies' calculations, operators are reassessing routes, transshipment......

Amazon plans massive gas power plant in Texas to supply data centers

Amazon is facing growing environmental scrutiny over plans for a large data center in West Texas, where the company is investing in an on-site natural-gas power plant that could become one of the largest individual sources of carbon emissions from a US power facility. The project in Pecos County reflects......

Amazon builds massive Texas gas power plant to fuel AI data centers

Amazon is turning to natural gas to meet the extraordinary electricity requirements of its expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure, with the technology giant developing a vast power plant in Texas dedicated to supplying electricity to new data centers. Known as GW Ranch, the project is designed......

Methane emissions from Siberia have doubled over the past decade, scientists find

A new international climate study has found that annual methane emissions from Siberia have nearly doubled over the past decade, raising fresh concerns about the accelerating effects of climate change and the growing role of natural greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers from China, Japan, and Europe......

Republican senators seek to overturn California's vehicle emissions authority

A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at eliminating California's long-standing authority to enforce vehicle emissions standards that are stricter than federal requirements, escalating a political and legal battle over environmental regulation in the United States. The......

European Union records worst wildfire season on record as burned area surpasses 435,000 hectares

The European Union has recorded its most severe wildfire season for this point in the year, with nearly 435,000 hectares of land destroyed by fires since the beginning of 2026. According to data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), the affected area has already exceeded the levels......