EU climate goals at risk as ailing forests absorb less CO2, scientists say

July 30, 2025 10:22 PM

EU climate goals at risk as ailing forests absorb less CO2, scientists say

Damage to European forests from increased logging, wildfires, drought and pests is reducing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, putting European Union emissions targets at risk, scientists warned on Wednesday. The European Union has committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. The target includes the expectation that forests will suck up hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions and store it in trees and soil, to compensate for pollution from industry. But that assumption is now...

Carbon Capture Technologies in West asia

November 18, 2024 6:36 PM

Carbon Capture Technologies in West asia

As COP29 unfolds in Baku, Azerbaijan, the global spotlight is firmly on nations’ efforts to tackle the escalating climate crisis. Following the successful COP28 summit in Dubai, West Asia has emerged as an unlikely leader in carbon capture technology, signaling a transformation from a region known primarily for oil production to one pioneering innovative climate solutions. UAE’s Bold Commitment and Action The United Arab Emirates (UAE), host of COP28 in 2023, has set an ambitious target of...

New study links CO2 increase to rainfall changes, impacts on biodiversity hotspots

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

New study links CO2 increase to rainfall changes, impacts on biodiversity hotspots

A new study has revealed that rising greenhouse gas levels could significantly alter rainfall patterns in equatorial regions, potentially transforming India's biodiversity hotspots. The research, conducted by scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), suggests that evergreen forests in the Western Ghats, northeast India, and the Andaman Islands may be replaced by deciduous forests due to these climate shifts. The study, published in Geoscience Frontiers, examined foss...

Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on farms, government says

June 25, 2024 4:49 PM

Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on farms, government says

Denmark, a major pork and dairy exporter, will introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions from 2030, making it the first country to do so and hoping to inspire others to follow, the government said on Tuesday. A tax was first proposed in February by government-commissioned experts to help Denmark reach a legally binding 2030 target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels. The centrist government late on Monday reached a wide-ranging compromise with farmers, indus...

Study details huge emissions resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

June 13, 2024 10:45 AM

Study details huge emissions resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has directly caused or paved the way to the emission of 175 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, a joint report said on Thursday. The report, published by Ukraine's environment ministry and climate NGOs, said their estimate included both emissions that had been released and those that would be produced during repair work following the destruction caused by the February 2022 invasion. It laid out some of the main carbon-emitting activities cau...

Carbon removal needs to quadruple to meet climate goals, researchers say

June 5, 2024 10:35 AM

Carbon removal needs to quadruple to meet climate goals, researchers say

Governments need to plant more trees and deploy technologies that will quadruple the amount of carbon dioxide removed each year from the atmosphere in order to meet global climate goals, a team of researchers said in a report published on Wednesday. "Carbon dioxide removal" (CDR) refers to a range of interventions that sequester CO2 already in the air. It includes conventional methods such as reforestation as well as potentially large-scale solutions like biofuels, cultivating algae in oceans a...