GHG emissions

There is a notion that there is a large group of emissions that are hard to abate, and therefore need either CCS on those emissions (effectively ‘turning the chimneys down’ into the underground) or negative emissions (to suck back CO2 from the atmosphere after it has been emitted). This notion has gone viral in the climate policy discussion. It is now the main justification for CCS.

As the majority shifts to the right, can the Commission still align the EU's 2030-target with the 1.5°C objective?

Over the next months, the EU will negotiate a pathway and set a 2040 target outlining the steps required to meet the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement.

Civil society experts have evaluated existing climate mitigation measures and highlight the best practices and lessons that countries can learn from each other.

The IPCC’s sixth assessment report (AR6) provides crucial information on how to tackle climate change, in particular identifying pathways that limit warming to 1.5°C with zero or limited overshoot. 

The EU has signed the Global Methane Pledge but action to slash methane emissions in the energy and agriculture sectors is lagging behind. Urgent measures are needed to reduce methane emissions while at the same time much more action is also needed to reduce all other greenhouse gas emissions.

Paris Agreement compatible scenarios need the EU to do much more to reduce emissions and increase renewables and energy savings.

With the sustained heat, drought and forest fires that are wreaking havoc across Europe, one would think European countries would be incentivised to increase action to tackle climate change.

Climate Action Network International (CAN) has issued several statements and articles in 2022 outlining how the UN should act on science policy in reviewing the long-term goal of the Climate Convention at COP 27.

In September, the European Parliament voted on several proposals to address the energy crisis. Meanwhile the EU Commission proposed a new law to manage energy prices. 

Whilst corporate leaders pledge to reduce the climate impact of their businesses, too few go the extra mile and tackle the problem of air travel emissions.

What would happen to pollutants and their external costs if we replaced diesel-fuelled vehicles with a different technology? 

A large ongoing EU project demonstrates that the expansion of direct wind propulsion technologies for ships will be an important and impactful step towards cleaner shipping.

Transport & Environment has assessed “…the likely cost increase in seaborne transport in a hypothetical fully decarbonized scenario”. More specifically, the assessment investigated a substantial ...

Greenhouse gas emissions from Ireland’s farming sector must drop by 25 per cent by 2030.