Environment

The 35 new homes will use very low energy building design and consist of technologies such as thermal and electrical storage. onsite solar panels and ground source heat pumps.

It has also set near term goals to cut emissions in Norway by 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2040.

The new non-governmental body would ‘pave the way for decarbonisation of shipping’ and help develop clean propulsion technologies.

The water level at Lake Urmia. northwestern Iran. currently stands at an elevation of 1.271 meters above sea level. which is 71 centimeters more than the water level on the corresponding date of last year.

A new study suggests 830.000 tonnes of CFC-11 stored in foam products created up until 2017 could have a warming effect equivalent of almost four billion tonnes of carbon dioxide.

The Airport Carbon Accreditation programme has awarded its highest accreditation in recognition of the airport’s work in managing. reducing and offsetting all the carbon emissions under its control.

The German parliament on Friday formally approved a wide-ranging package of climate policy reforms. in a relief to Chancellor Angela Merkel'.s government as it faces growing pressure to take environmental action.

Building the amount of solar farms. wind turbines. and other sustainable infrastructure required to cut emissions in half within a decade will be extremely expensive.

The oil and gas giant has set a goal to reduce the net carbon footprint of the energy products it sells by around 20% by 2035.