Tag: emissions
Government urged to make £2 bus fare permanent to cut congestion and emissions
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email The government has been urged to make its temporary £2…
Fog of emissions, ‘greenwashing’ choking India’s most vulnerable
As India pushed for a “phase down” compromise on coal at the COP26 summit, a toxic fog enveloped New Delhi, highlighting pollution concerns in the world’s third-largest carbon emitter. While…
Xi Jinping warns Boris Johnson China’s cuts to carbon emissions will be ‘gradual’
China’s president Xi Jinping has warned Boris Johnson in a phone call ahead of next week’s climate change summit that cuts to greenhouse gases produced by the world’s biggest carbon…
Brexit shift in trade away from EU ‘could double UK carbon emissions from shipping’
A post-Brexit shift in trade links away from the UK’s EU neighbours to far-flung partners like Australia, China and the US could almost double Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions from shipping,…