greenhouse gas emissions

A man refuels his car in Paris in 2020. Men spend their money on greenhouse gas-emitting goods and services at a much higher rate than women, researchers found.

Men's Spending Habits Result In More Carbon Emissions Than Women's, A Study Finds

1:31pm July 21, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Men spend their money on greenhouse gas-emitting goods and services, such as meat and fuel, at a much higher rate than women, Swedish researchers found.

This 2019 photo provided by NOAA shows the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory in Hawaii. Measurements taken at the station in May 2021 revealed the highest monthly average of atmospheric carbon dioxide in human history.

Environment

Carbon Dioxide, Which Drives Climate Change, Reaches Highest Level In 4 Million Years

9:55pm June 07, 2021

by Eric McDaniel

The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, according to NOAA. Fossil fuel use is driving the increase.

Activists advocate for better climate protection at a demonstration last month in Stuttgart, Germany.

German Court Orders Revisions To Climate Law, Citing 'Major Burdens' On Youth

5:42pm April 29, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Germany's top court rejected some of the activists' arguments but agreed that the country's climate act violates their fundamental rights by not specifying emissions reduction targets after 2030.

An oil and gas processing plant in Lake Charles, La. in October 2020. The Biden administration is expected to announce aggressive new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Science

FAQ: America's New Promise On Climate

6:32pm April 19, 2021

by Rebecca Hersher

The U.S. is planning to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is America's return to the international climate stage. We break it down for you.

To cut carbon emissions, President Biden announced an initiative to further cut the cost of solar installations, like this one being tested at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.

How The U.S. Could Halve Climate Emissions By 2030

2:12pm April 16, 2021

by Lauren Sommer

Environmental groups and business leaders are pushing President Biden to cut U.S. emissions 50% by 2030. The question is: what kind of climate policies will work that fast?

Aircraft largely stayed on the ground in spring 2020, leading to a drop in greenhouse gas emissions.

Pandemic Causes Historic — But Fleeting— Drop In U.S. Climate Emissions

10:01am January 14, 2021

by Lauren Sommer

As Americans stayed home during the pandemic, cars and planes produced less heat-trapping emissions. But the effect is only temporary.

A Portland, Ore., resident wears a respirator to protect himself from wildfire smoke as he jogs in downtown in September 2020.

'We Don't Have To Live This Way': Doctors Call For Climate Action

6:31pm December 02, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

Heat waves, air pollution and extreme weather are making people sick and, increasingly, killing people. A key report by global physicians says fossil fuels are to blame.

The smokestacks of a coal-fired power plant near Emmet, Kan., in September 2020. Global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

Under the agreement hammered out in 2015, the first day that countries can reverse the promises they made is Nov. 4, 2019. It will be another year before the American withdrawal is official.

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