It’s time for training on ETS directive
South Korea has long developed its own national ETS scheme (KETS), currently under revision. The objective is also to increase its compatibility with the European scheme, in order to foster the creation of a single international carbon trading platform. In this regard, an important workshop was held last week in Seoul with the various stakeholders […]
CDP Report: more than 70% of global GHG emission is produced by 100 companies
50% of global GHG (Greenhouse Gases) emissions is produced by 25 world companies. If we consider the first 100 in the world, we cover 71% of global emissions. This is the different perspectives used by CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), where the center is the market instead of Member States, to map the emissions responsible for […]
IEA: Electric car market continues to grow worldwide
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]In 2016 the number of electric cars in circulation reached 2 millions, still far from the number of 600 million cars that will have to circulate by 2040, which is the target indicated by IEA for the transport sector in order to […]
Alarming signals from the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
The National Snow and Ice Data Centre reports a recent article published on Nature about the growing risk of slowing down of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the ideal oceanic conveyor belt of the equator’s heat to northern Europe. It is in fact thanks to the AMOC that Amsterdam enjoys a milder winter than […]
New York Times: Exxon Mobil contributed quietly to climate science and loudly to raising doubts about it
The New York Times has published the results of a study conducted with the support of Harvard University and the Rockefeller Family Fund, which already promoted a research on the topic of the Columbia University, published by The Los Angeles Times. The object of the controversy is well known and still under investigation by prosecutors […]
Greenland’s ice melts faster than expected
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Scientists show a growing concern about the state of the ice in Greenland, given the ever-faster pace it is melting. The total disappearance of these ice sheets, which are about 3 km thick, would lead to a rise of about 7 meters […]
CHINA-USA: the challenge is now on renewables
The image of China of a country only devoted to devouring the coal resources of the entire planet is now outdated. Today, according to reliable data from Statista published by the World Economic Forum, China is the country that invests more in the world on renewables with $1.9 billion in 2016, followed by Europe with […]
New impressive animation of temperature variation in the world
This animation shows how the temperature has changed (temperature anomalies) from 1900 to 2016. Click here to see the animation!
More fires in Europe due to climate change
According to NASA, climate change has increased fire risk in many regions due to warmer and drier climatic conditions. The WMO, the World Meteorological Organization, said that in May and June some parts of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the southwestern United States recorded extremely high temperatures. In addition, Italy, Portugal and most […]
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the Exxon case
In the US, general attorney Schneiderman continues his investigations started in November 2015 against Exxon, accused of deceiving his shareholders about the financial risk the company was facing with climate change. Schneiderman began his investigations in 2015, after closing the plea bargain with another fossil-based giant, Peabody Coal, with the same charge. Investigations can last […]