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Inside the gigafactory producing the greenest batteries in the world

27 June 2023

Northvolt says that its massive factory in Sweden will soon produce enough batteries each year to power a million electric cars, with a much smaller carbon footprint than those made in China


Shell can't say it backs net zero while still betting on fossil fuels

14 June 2023

Like its rival BP, Shell claims it is committed to reaching net zero by 2050 despite planning to increase its output this decade, but experts say this doesn’t add up


Wildfires across Canada have emitted record-breaking amounts of carbon

2 June 2023

Carbon emissions from wildfires in Canada were the highest ever recorded in May, highlighting the growing risk of blazes earlier in the year


The ice sheet near Pituffik, Greenland

Next 10,000 years of Greenland ice sheet could be decided this century

29 March 2023

Carbon emissions within the next 50 years could lead to a tipping point where large parts of the Greenland ice sheet melt over the next 10,000 years


This aerial picture taken from an airplane on July 27, 2021, shows the smoke rising from a forest fire outside the village of Berdigestyakh, in the republic of Sakha, Siberia. - Russia is plagued by widespread forest fires, with the Sakha-Yakutia region in Siberia being the worst affected. According to many scientists, Russia -- especially its Siberian and Arctic regions -- is among the countries most exposed to climate change. The country has set numerous records in recent years and in June 2020 registered 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the town of Verkhoyansk -- the highest temperature recorded above the Arctic circle since measurements began. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Northern forests released a record amount of carbon dioxide in 2021

2 March 2023

Heatwaves and droughts in Russia and Canada resulted in a big jump in carbon emissions from boreal forests in 2021, on the back of a rising trend since 2000


Eggs boiling on an electric stove

Is it greener to use gas or electricity to heat your home and cook?

14 February 2023

An analysis of carbon emissions caused by gas and electric cooking and heating in 25 countries finds that the climate-friendly choice depends on where you are


Aerial view of tractor in wheat field harvesting straw for biomass power generation

China can make staple crops carbon-negative by adding biochar to soil

14 February 2023

Researchers calculate that alternative farming practices could turn staple crop production into a carbon sink and boost crop yields in China if adopted en masse


Close up of Burning gas cooker

Gas stoves harm our health and the climate - should they be banned?

11 January 2023

US authorities are reportedly considering a ban on new gas stoves in light of research claiming they are linked to one in eight cases of childhood asthma


Madison Thomson a forester with The Conservation Fund measure a Redwood tree in the Big River Forest near Fort Bragg, California

California's carbon offsetting may actually be increasing emissions

22 December 2022

The state's ambitious plan to be carbon-neutral by 2045 relies on carbon offsets through the state’s forests. But scientists say it may be causing more harm than good


Credit: NOAA

Mauna Loa eruption interrupts key record of atmospheric CO2

29 November 2022

The Mauna Loa Observatory has kept a nearly uninterrupted record of atmospheric carbon dioxide for more than 60 years, but a volcanic eruption has cut off power


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