2017 set to be one of top three hottest years on record
Data so far this year points to 2017 continuing a long-term trend of record breaking temperatures around the world, says World...
Global atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high
UN warns that drastic action is needed to meet climate targets set in the Paris agreement Smoke rises from a power plant in Bottrop,...
The irreversible momentum of clean energy
Credit: Ideal Energies Barack Obama The release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) due to human activity is...
Earth on the edge: Record breaking 2016 was close to 1.5°C warming
Annual global air temperature at a height of two metres (left axis) and estimated change from the beginning of the industrial era (right...
US Power Sector CO2 Emissions ‘Almost Down to 1990 Levels,’ Report Says
The largest electric producers in the US continue to reduce emissions of key air pollutants, according to an annual analysis of power...
CO2 Levels Hit Record High As Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low
Last month saw the biggest year-over-year jump in atmospheric levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide on record — 3.76 parts per million....
Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation in 2015 were lowest since 1993
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electricity generation totaled...