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Decoupling …… again
If you've been reading our material for long you'll have seen previous articles about the claim that GDP growth can happen without increasing greenhouse gas (chiefly carbon) pollution: the decoupling thesis. Early work focused on debunking claims that were made without evidence. Later on, evidence for some decoupling was provided and we reviewed its implications.  Briefly we questioned its scale, permanence, and the quality of the data underpinning…

Decoupling …… again
If you’ve been reading our material for long you’ll have seen previous articles about the claim that GDP growth can happen without increasing greenhouse gas (chiefly carbon) pollution: …

Decoupling …… again
If you've been reading our material for long you'll have seen previous articles about the claim that GDP growth can happen without increasing greenhouse gas (chiefly carbon) pollution: the decoupling thesis. Early work focused on debunking claims that were made without evidence. Later on, evidence for some decoupling was provided and we reviewed its implications.  Briefly we questioned its scale, permanence, and the quality of the data underpinning…

Decoupling …… again
If you’ve been reading our material for long you’ll have seen previous articles about the claim that GDP growth can happen without increasing greenhouse gas (chiefly carbon) pollution: …

Light pollution: The silent threat to the planet that's easily solved #environment

Light pollution: The silent threat to the planet that's easily solved
New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how "Artificial Light At Night" (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and animals across continents—without any increase in the carbon they absorb. The result is reduced carbon storage in ecosystems—which has major implications for climate models and global carbon budgets.

How the coupling of green finance and green technology innovation affect synergistic effect of pollution and emission carbon reduction: evidence from China
Guoqiang Liu, Ruijun Xie
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09707

How the coupling of green finance and green technology innovation affect synergistic effect of pollution and emission carbon reduction: evidence from China
Amid China's dual-carbon transition, the synergistic alignment of green finance with green-technology innovation is pivotal for co-controlling pollution and CO2 emissions. Using panel data for 266 Chinese prefecture-level cities over 2007-2023, We construct the coupling coordination index system of green finance and green technology innovation via a coupling-coordination model and systematically analyzes influencing mechanism of synergistic effect of pollution and carbon reduction. Four finding…

Decade-long Emission Forecasting with an Ensemble Model in Taiwan
Gordon Hung, Salinna Abdullah
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05548 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510…

Decade-long Emission Forecasting with an Ensemble Model in Taiwan
Taiwan's high population and heavy dependence on fossil fuels have led to severe air pollution, with the most prevalent greenhouse gas being carbon dioxide (CO2). There-fore, this study presents a reproducible and comprehensive case study comparing 21 of the most commonly employed time series models in forecasting emissions, analyzing both univariate and multivariate approaches. Among these, Feedforward Neural Network (FFNN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Random Forest Regressor (RFR) achie…

The global impact of the Trump regime. It took the world decades to get to this point. Now the Saudi / Russia / Trump alliance derails the introduction of a global carbon tax for shipping.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-donald-trump…

Trump sinks global shipping climate tax
The decision to halt action for a year marks a stinging defeat for the EU and its climate change efforts.

In Wisconsin, Alithic is transforming waste into a sustainable future as they develop carbon-negative cement from pollution, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry.
https://www.enn.com/articles/7745…

Methane pollution still rises, but UN reports hope for near future reductions #environment

Methane pollution still rises, but UN reports hope for near future reductions
Global efforts to curb emissions of the potent but short-lived heat-trapping gas methane are doing about as poorly as the more prevalent carbon dioxide, but there's hope for the next five years, U.N. officials said Monday.

"Tiny fee on Minneapolis carbon pollution won't do much for the climate, warns expert"
#US #USA #America #Minneapolis

Tiny fee on Minneapolis carbon pollution won't do much for the climate, warns expert
When Minneapolis City Council Member Robin Wonsley began pursuing a carbon fee in 2022, she saw it as a promising way to cut the city's greenhouse gas emissions and raise revenue for climate-related projects.

Interactions Between Multiple Environmental Markets: Addressing Contamination Bias in Overlapping Policies
Tiantian Yang, Richard S. J. Tol
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.26403 http…

Interactions Between Multiple Environmental Markets: Addressing Contamination Bias in Overlapping Policies
To address the dual environmental challenges of pollution and climate change, China has established multiple environmental markets, including pollution emissions trading, carbon emissions trading, energy-use rights trading, and green electricity trading. Previous empirical studies suffer from known biases arising from time-varying treatment and multiple treatments. To address these limitations, this study adopts a dynamic control group design and combines Difference-in-Difference (DiD) and Arti…

The Global Industry Summit is bringing together an unprecedented coalition to solve a critical challenge: how can developing nations raise living standards without repeating the fossil-fuel mistakes of industrialized countries?
Governments, business leaders, and innovators will collaborate on low-carbon alternatives that deliver prosperity without the pollution. It's about finding climate solutions that work for both people and the planet.