carbon emissions

Which path will the world take? While some warming is guaranteed, there are still changes that can be made to decrease world carbon emissions and slow the impact of climate change. NBCLX climate storyteller Chase Cain breaks down what we should do next.

While organizations make notable progress on reducing the harmful effects of their operations, experts say sustainability claims can be overstated and mask underlying problems.

Many of the world’s largest companies are failing to take significant enough steps to meet their pledges to vastly reduce the impact of their greenhouse gas emissions in the decades ahead

The ocean around Antarctica is doing its best to help Earth’s atmosphere, and it turns out it’s doing a better job than previously thought. A new NASA-sponsored study says the Southern Ocean is a very effective “carbon sink,” meaning the water absorbs much more carbon from the air than it releases. Researcher Matthew Long explains more about the...

Many states in the U.S. are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on as they seek to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels

Let’s face it. Flying usually sucks. Air travel is also contributing to climate change in a pretty significant way. And that sucks for us and the planet. But what if it didn’t? I could tell the flight I was on was a bit different. First, the flight attendants were using real glassware in coach. And second, their boss, United...

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to make the federal government carbon-neutral by 2050, with a 65% reduction in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an all-electric fleet of cars and trucks five years later.

The world’s top two carbon polluters, China and the United States, have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action in a joint declaration at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow

Global carbon pollution this year has bounced back to almost 2019 levels, after a drop during pandemic lockdowns

The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider whether one of the federal government’s plans for reducing greenhouse gases goes too far. The court agreed to take up a challenge from coal companies and energy-producing states, led by West Virginia, that say the Environmental Protection Agency was exceeding its authority to limit carbon emissions. They’re appealing a lower court’s ruling that restored some...

America’s climate summit propelled the world forward on a path toward limiting the worst of global warming

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg testified Thursday at a Congressional committee hearing on the environment and called out the U.S. for being “biggest emitter in history.”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey continue to promote the Green New Deal, and President Joe Biden announced a commitment to reduce carbon emissions. Energy policy analyst Hal Harvey tells LX we’re at an environmental turning point.

As we approach Earth Day, NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway asked three experts to imagine what a carbon neutral future would look like, and how the U.S. would get there. Changes would have to come to the auto industry and home heating, among other things – but we’ll also have to figure out who will pay for the shifts in our...

Facilities can filter carbon from air molecules like filtering a glass of water. They’re called Direct Air Capture (DAC) systems and not only can they remove CO2 from ambient air, but they can also assist with storing carbon safely underground.

The huge pandemic relief and spending bill includes billions of dollars to promote clean energy such as wind and solar power.

A company based in Israel announced that it could be supplying restaurants with plant-based 3D-printed steaks later this year.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced countries around the world to enact strict lockdowns, seal borders and scale back economic activities. Now, an analysis published Tuesday finds that these measures contributed to an estimated 17 percent decline in daily global carbon dioxide emissions compared to daily global averages from 2019, according to NBC News.