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"Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions"
#Google #Emissions #Climate

Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions
As AI data centers spring up across the country, their energy demand and resulting greenhouse gas emissions are raising concerns. With servers and energy-intensive cooling systems constantly running, these buildings can use anywhere from a few megawatts of power for a small data center to more than 100 megawatts for a hyperscale data center. To put that in perspective, the average large natural gas power plant built in the U.S. generates less than 1,000 megawatts.

Although the growth rate (%) of global CO2 emissions has gone down, the increase in absolute terms is still pretty much a straight line:
On average, we're increasing the amount of CO2 that we dump in the atmosphere by around 450 million tonnes every year. Making the climate crisis worse faster.
#emissions

"Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions reduction target ‘by a country mile’ unless it ramps up climate policies"
#Australia #Emissions #Climate

"When customers choose faster #shipping and earlier delivery dates, the system shifts from optimized routing to whatever gets the package out fastest, and that means higher #emissions, said Sreedevi Rajagopalan, a research scientist at MIT’s Center for

Finally, a more modest increase in atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa: based on daily values, the December average was 427.5 ppm, that's 2.1 ppm more than last year
#emissions #co2 #climatechange…

"Adopting low-cost ‘healthy’ diets could cut food emissions by one-third"
#Diet #Emissions #Food

Adopting low-cost ‘healthy’ diets could cut food emissions by one-third - Carbon Brief
A new study, published in Nature Food, compares prices and emissions associated with 440 local food products in 171 countries.

"Hydrogen emissions are ‘supercharging’ the warming impact of methane"
#Hydrogen #Emissions #Methane

Hydrogen emissions are ‘supercharging’ the warming impact of methane - Carbon Brief
The warming impact of hydrogen has been “overlooked” in projections of climate change, authors of the latest “global hydrogen budget” say.

"Economic growth without emissions? More countries are proving it’s possible"
#Emissions #Finance

Another big jump in atmospheric CO2, (still) measured at Mauna Loa: Based on daily values, the November average was ~426.5 ppm, that's around 2.7 ppm higher than last year!
#ClimateChange #CO2 #emissions

"World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Emissions

"German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on record"
#Germany #NorthSea #Emissions

German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on record
Germany's greenhouse gas emission cuts slowed sharply in 2025 as the North Sea experienced its warmest year on record, piling pressure Wednesday on the conservative-led government to boost climate protection efforts.

"Scientists Warn of Emissions Risks from the Surge in Satellites"
#Satellites #Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange

Scientists Warn of Emissions Risks from the Surge in Satellites
With hundreds of satellites launched each year and tens of thousands more planned, scientists are increasingly concerned about an emerging problem: emissions from the fuels burned in launches and from the pollutants released when satellites and rocket stages flame out on reentry.

"New calculator shows exactly how much environmental damage is behind your internet searches"
#Technology #Internet #Emissions

New tool reveals the hidden environmental cost of every website
9,000 monthly searches on YouTube.com uses 10 litres of water – enough for a capuchin monkey to survive for 77 days.

"The hidden carbon cost of reality TV shows like The Traitors"
#TV #Media #Emissions

The hidden carbon cost of reality TV shows like The Traitors
Reality TV isn’t the villain of the climate story – but it is a powerful amplifier of taste.

"Denmark tops ranking of most ambitious countries on climate with 85% emission reduction target"
#Denmark #Emissions #Climate

Why Denmark is the most climate ambitious country
Denmark announces incredibly ambitious climate targets at this year’s COP30

Carney is a carbon industry plant.
nothing says environmental “blank cheque” to industry like: “voluntary certification program”.
"But operators have another compliance option, which some may find controversial because it could give industry players some more leeway. Operators can design their own approaches, providing a facility meets "methane intensity thresholds" that are on par with standards from "leading international voluntary certification programs.””
That's what private forest companies (Mosaic) on Vancouver Island use to claim they are following ‘best practices' as they clear cut whole sides of mountains and leave a 10m ‘riparian zone' around streams while falling trees right over them.
It's a license to make up their own rules and do whatever they want, wider impacts be damned.
#ClimateEmergency #CdnPoli #CanPoli #Carbon #Methane #Emissions #Oil #Gas

"Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says"
#Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange

"Luxury fashion giants strive to ease decarbonisation for suppliers"
#Fashion #Emissions
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"Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty"
#UN #UnitedNations #Emissions

Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty - Carbon Brief
The US, which has announced plans to withdraw from the global climate treaty is more historically responsible for climate change than any other country

"13 years of detailed US CO₂ emissions data released"
#US #USA #America #Emissions

13 years of detailed US CO₂ emissions data released
New research from Northern Arizona University shows detailed CO2 emissions for the United States from 2010 to 2022.

"US carbon emissions rose in 2025 as coal produced more power"
#US #USA #America #Emissions

US carbon emissions rose in 2025 as coal produced more power
The new data bucked the general trend of declining emissions, as booming electricity demand and higher natural gas prices gave coal a temporary opening in…

"France climate goals off track as emissions cuts slow again"
#France #Climate #ClimateChange #Emissions

France climate goals off track as emissions cuts slow again
France's cuts to greenhouse gas emissions slowed for a second straight year in 2025 and remain well off track to meeting its climate goals, according to provisional government-commissioned estimates published Tuesday.

"Canada sets new methane rules to curb oil and gas emissions by 75 percent by 2035"
#Canada #Methane #Emissions #Climate

"Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Emissions #Pets

"China’s Emissions Have Been Trending Down for 18 Months"
#China #Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange

China's Emissions Have Been Trending Down for 18 Months

"Revealed: how aviation emissions could be halved without cutting journeys"
#Aviation #Aeroplanes #Emissions #Climate

"Private jets and first-class passengers could be charged extra to fly"
#Aviation #Aeroplanes #Emissions #Climate

Private jets and first-class passengers could be charged extra to fly
Several countries are eyeing new taxes on premium air travel. The revenue could fund climate solutions.

"Meta Wants Data Center in Sunny El Paso to Rely on Natural Gas"
#Meta #Facebook #Technology #Emissions

Meta Wants Data Center in Sunny El Paso to Rely on Natural Gas - Inside Climate News
EL PASO—In October 2025, local officials celebrated the groundbreaking of a 1-gigawatt, $1.5 billion data center for the tech giant Meta.  El Paso Electric had previously stated that existing infrastructure would support the data center and that Meta was looking to tap into a new solar farm. El Paso gets more than 300 days a […]