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EU #CARBON neutrality: Leaders agree 2050 target without Poland

December 13, 2019: The bloc sets a target for carbon neutrality but Poland, which relies heavily on coal, is exempted.

The European Commission President Announced a European Green Deal, Targeting a #CARBON Neutral E.U. by 2050

December 12, 2019: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a European Green Deal on Wednesday to make the E.U. carbon neutral by 2050 but not everyone's on board.

EU leaders meet to try to agree on #CARBON neutrality by 2050

December 12, 2019: Greenpeace activists unfurl climate emergency banner on Brussels venue before eventEuropean leaders meeting at a summit in Brussels will make a new attempt to set the European Union on course for carbon neutrality by 2050, in a test of the bloc’s credibility on the climate emergency.Hours before EU leaders were du...

#CARBON’s new CEO discusses local manufacturing, funding and a potential IPO

December 12, 2019: Last month, Carbon announced its first new CEO in the company’s history. With 60 million worth of investments and a .5 billion, it’s a big job. But Carbon’s 500-person headcount is small potatoes compared to Ellen Kullman’s last gig. For six years, Kullman headed up DuPont, the culmination of a nearly 30-yea...

Drax owner plans to be worlds first #CARBON-negative business

December 10, 2019: Energy firm once labelled western Europe’s top polluter sets ambitious 10-year targetAn energy company once labelled western Europe’s biggest polluter is planning to become the world’s first carbon-negative business within 10 years.The owner of the Drax power plant, once a coal-fired behemoth, is the first com...

The #ARCTIC may have crossed key threshold, emitting billions of tons of #CARBON into the air, in a long-dreaded #CLIMATE feedba

December 10, 2019: A new federal report on the Arctic finds the region is in the midst of drastic and sudden changes as a result of human-caused warming.

Thanks To Laboratory Evolution, E. Coli Can Eat #CARBON Dioxide

December 10, 2019: E. coli can now eat carbon dioxide, thanks to new genes and laboratory evolution. This scientific development holds promise for climate change mitigation.

Will #CARBON Capture And Storage Ever Take Off In Europe?

December 9, 2019: A new report launched today by the think tank Global CCS Institute shows that carbon capture and storage has seen growing momentum in 2019, but Europe remains behind the US.

#CLIMATE scientists try to cut their own #CARBON footprints

December 9, 2019: For years, Kim Cobb was the Indiana Jones of climate science. The Georgia Tech professor flew to the caves of Borneo to study ancient and current climate conditions. She jetted to a remote South Pacific island to see the effects of warming on coral.

First US steel plants powered by wind, #SOLAR, are coming for industry with big #CARBON footprint

December 8, 2019: A Nucor steel plant in Missouri will be the first powered by wind, while a Colorado steel plant is going to solar. Recycled steel using renewables will make a dent in the climate challenge, but steel contributes 6%–7% of greenhouse gas emissions.

Ottawa accepts Albertas new 0-per-tonne #CARBON plan for large emitters in 2020

December 6, 2019: The federal government will accept the Alberta government's latest plan to price the greenhouse-gas emissions of large industrial facilities at a rate of 0 per tonne in 2020.

Periodic’s #CARBON Earphones Have All The Elements For A Diamond Performance

December 5, 2019: Periodic Audio is an offbeat company producing specialist earphones with a mission to please your ears. Each model features a diaphragm made from a material from the periodic table of elements.

UN #CLIMATE talks aim to pave way for global #CARBON market

December 5, 2019: Officials at this year’s U.N. climate talks are hoping to achieve a breakthrough in long-running efforts to agree rules for a global carbon trading system

Heres how much the Ford governments anti-#CARBON tax ad campaign cost Ontario

December 5, 2019: The Ford government's advertising campaign attacking the federal Liberals' carbon pricing system cost Ontario taxpayers million, the province's auditor general revealed.

Global #CARBON #POLLUTION continues to rise, but more slowly, studies say

December 4, 2019: The world continues to increase the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide it pumps into the air, but it's not rising as fast as in the previous couple of years, new studies say.

The World’s Top 10 #CARBON Dioxide Emitters

December 4, 2019: When it comes to global carbon dioxide emissions, as goes China, so goes the world.

#CARBON Monoxide Poisoning From Portable Generators Proves Predictable, And Deadly

December 4, 2019: Portable generator use increases in winter, raising the risk of deadly carbon monoxide exposure. Safety advocates say the issue transcends user error, but legislative and regulatory efforts stall.

Anna Faris feels very fortunate after #CARBON monoxide emergency scare

December 4, 2019: Anna Faris is counting her blessings after enduring a carbon monoxide scare at her home last week.

Global #CARBON #POLLUTION Continues to Rise, But More Slowly

December 4, 2019: The world continues to increase the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide it pumps into the air, but it’s not rising as fast as in the previous couple years.

28 Years Ago, Big Oil Predicted It Would Take A High Price On #CARBON To Stop Warming

December 3, 2019: And yet it continued to fight it.

Why IBM Is Joining the Corporate Chorus Calling for a #CARBON Tax

December 3, 2019: 'It Applies Equally to All.'

U.N. aims to put a price on #CARBON at critical #CLIMATE talks

December 2, 2019: At around 3 a.m. on Dec. 12, 2015 — essentially the very last minute — U.N. negotiators added a critical element to the historic Paris climate accords, the agreement aimed to dramatically reduce civilization's emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. This late-night addition, called Article

SAP BrandVoice: Three Industries Where Technology Is Reducing Our #CARBON Footprint

December 2, 2019: The science is in. We need to significantly reduce our carbon emissions to limit the amount of warming our planet undergoes as a consequence of climate change. The good news is, technology is rising up to meet this challenge. The bad news is it needs to do far more, and do it faster.

Its almost pointless to go there: Conservatives unmoved to support a #CARBON tax

November 30, 2019: The federal election result may encourage the federal Conservatives to elevate their climate change policies, but at least for now, the anti-carbon tax position of many supporters will not change, even in the face of the latest research on the issue.

#CARBON Dioxide Reaches Highest Recorded Levels In Human History

November 30, 2019: We are in an unprecedented era, at no point in human history has carbon dioxide levels been this high, presenting concerning questions over what lies ahead.
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