After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free
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US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports
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New deadline by which only zero-emission new vans may be sold in Norway will no longer be 2025, but 2027
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Fossil fuels aren’t the biggest source of surging methane emissions
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Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year
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Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland's ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035 – but now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores
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Cement is a big polluter. Heidelberg Materials in Norway is betting it can profit from carbon capture that will reduce the carbon dioxide.
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Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims
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The carbon tax is good for Canadians. Why axe it?
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Bipartisan group of 350 US city mayors commit to electrifying fleets and broadening EV charging infrastructure
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US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania
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Greenhouse gas emissions in US beef production can be reduced by up to 30% with the adoption of selected mitigation measures
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In the quest for electric planes, hybrid may be the answer
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Finland is building the world's largest heat pump – will provide enough heat for 30,000 homes, saving roughly 26,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year
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Three Danish energy tech firms have opened the doors to the first ever green ammonia plant in the world, capable of producing 5,000 tons per year
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Looking for alternatives to flying, Matilda Welin decided to embark on a long-distance cycle from London to Sweden. Here's what she learned.
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What works: Groundbreaking evaluation of climate policy measures over two decades
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AI tech giants hide dirty energy with outdated carbon accounting rules
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Sweden has cut 80% of its net emissions since 1990 – while growing its economy twofold. How have they done it?
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Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Norway will be the first of a handful around the world to capture carbon in the production of cement
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Anger mounts over environmental cost of Google datacentre in Uruguay
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Engineers develop a recipe for zero-emissions fuel: soda cans (aluminium), seawater and caffeine
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Industrial emissions poised to become largest US carbon source
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Only locals should be allowed to attend the Olympics
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Japan's mini kei truck sales surge in US despite safety concerns
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Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years
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Denmark will introduce a levy on farm emissions in what is set to be one of the world's first carbon taxes on agriculture
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AI is exhausting the power grid. Tech firms are seeking a miracle solution.
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Russia’s war with Ukraine accelerating global climate emergency, report shows
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The case for NYC's congestion pricing
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Stockholm is in a race to fix its traffic congestion – but will this $4bn super-deep road tunnel under the Swedish capital work
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'Absolute miracle' breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement
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Carbon pricing works, meta-review finds
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Rice has a methane problem that a startup is promising to fix
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Carbon dioxide pipelines and underground injection can cut greenhouse gas, but community opposition is fierce
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A big new facility built to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere opened up in Iceland. It's a stepping stone to bigger plans in the US.
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Big data reveals true climate impact of worldwide air travel
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New EPA regulation requires coal plants in the United States to reduce 90 percent of their greenhouse pollution by 2039
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Farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice in Vietnam
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European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025
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California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Donald Trump 2.0
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Natural gas is scamming America
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How to escape from the Iron Age? We cannot lower carbon emissions if we keep producing steel with fossil fuels.
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Joe Biden administration commits $6B to cut US emissions from high-carbon industries
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Sulfur dioxide pumped out by the erupting volcano on Iceland is currently traveling across northern Europe – scientists concerned it could impact the ozone layer
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Joe Biden administration announces rules aimed at expanding US electric vehicles
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California, USA must triple its rate of carbon emissions reductions to reach 2030 target, report says
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Potty trained cows are no joke for the climate (2021)
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Industrial-scale thermal storage unit in Pornainen, southern Finland, will be the world's biggest sand battery when it comes online within a couple of years
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Analysis: Donald Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030
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