Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Paris Agreement 
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2024
Fossil fuels are the main driver of climate change and the terrifying effects of it that we see happening across the world. That makes this dataset a powerful tool for understanding how each of these entity’s heat-trapping emissions have contributed to climate change. The fossil fuel industry knew that too.
Inside Climate News
MAY 23, 2022
By Phil McKenna Climate policies that rely on decarbonization alone are not enough to hold atmospheric warming below 2 degrees Celsius and, rather than curbing climate change, would fuel additional warming in the near term, a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes.
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Law Columbia
JANUARY 5, 2023
Support for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is growing globally. Governments are, it seems, beginning to listen to the growing chorus of scientists who have warned that deploying CDR is essential to avoid catastrophic climate change. The Paris Agreement did not reference or define CDR, nor did it define the term “removals.”
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Plans countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement would lead to an increase in overall emissions by 2030 and that trend desperately needs to be reversed. Methane gas has devastating effects on the climate system and its extraction and combustion generate numerous harms to human health. Science shows that keeping the 1.5
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Despite all the work, all the dedication, of thousands of people around the world, there’s a good chance we’ll blow past the Paris Agreement’s targets. In the long run, warming will be determined by how much carbon we pump into the atmosphere before we stop. Suppose we do miss those targets?
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Their study examined the carbon dioxide and methane emissions from these companies’ products, as well as from the extraction and production processes of the largest gas, oil and coal producers and cement manufacturers. Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
It is urgent to implement the Methane Pledge as soon as possible given methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, already has devastating effects on human health and the climate, which will continue for years to come. It is 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide (CO2) at trapping heat on short timescales.
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