The Optimistic Climate Report That Might Be Too Good to Be True
Journalists hailed it as proof that we can grow the economy while cutting emissions. But between the lines, there’s a different story.
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Journalists hailed it as proof that we can grow the economy while cutting emissions. But between the lines, there’s a different story.
U.S.’s Kerry Calls for a Global Carbon Market: Energy Update Bloomberg 3/16/2021 Bloomberg News © Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Europe BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 10: A hydrogen pumping station for hydrogen-powered cars stands on June 10, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The German government is to announce a new national hydrogen strategy later today that includes the development of a five gigawatt electrolysis capacity to produce "green" hydrogen by 2030. Hydrogen, which lends itself as a means for storing energy produced by renewable energy sources, is to become an impor...
U.S.’s Kerry Calls for a Global Carbon Market: Energy Update Bloomberg 3/16/2021 Bloomberg News © Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Europe BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 10: A hydrogen pumping station for hydrogen-powered cars stands on June 10, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The German government is to announce a new national hydrogen strategy later today that includes the development of a five gigawatt electrolysis capacity to produce "green" hydrogen by 2030. Hydrogen, which lends itself as a means for storing energy produced by renewable energy sources, is to become an impor...
(CNN) – A new analysis shows U.S. greenhouse gases fell dramatically last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to preliminary estimates by data analytics firm the Rhodium Group, U.S. carbon emissions dropped by 10.3% in 2020. The group said that’s the single biggest plunge in annual emissions in the post WWII era. It means the nation met a key...