Enlarge / We’d like to replace you with a forest. (credit: Peter Cade ) By shifting to more plant-rich diets, wealthy nations could cut their agricultural emissions by 61 percent— and sequester nearly 100 gigatons of CO 2 equivalent if the surplus farmland is left to rewild. The global food system is the second-biggest source […]
Enlarge (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images ) President Joe Biden’s climate ambitions will face a critical test on Monday as a major portion of the $3. 5 trillion reconciliation bill comes up for a vote. If it passes, the sprawling legislation will push the American economic climate to rein in its carbon emissions by spurring advancements […]
Enlarge / Having personal limits on carbon emissions might motivate more people to transition to lower carbon options. (credit: Mike Kemp / Getty Images) In 2008, the United Kingdom’s government evaluated the idea of a personal carbon allowance (PCA) to help reduce emissions. In short, the effort would put caps on the amount of carbon […]
(credit: tanith k) While the United States debates whether or not to put a price on carbon emissions, Canada is getting into the nitty-gritty of how best to do it. The country’s ruling Liberal Party enacted its carbon tax back in 2016 to much controversy. Former Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leader Andrew Scheer decried […]
(credit: MIT News) Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law late last week one of the nation’s most sweeping climate bills, putting the state on a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The law sets emissions limits of 50% below 1990 levels by 2030 and 75% cuts by 2040 with interim limits every […]
Expand / / A petroleum refinery in Alberta. (charge: Kurt Bauschardt) At 2018, Canada passed a national carbon pricing legislation in a bid to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Compensation Act has been created not to interfere with any states which had independently place a cost on carbon, provided that the state’s […]