PolicySustainability

Economic Expansion Undercuts Global Carbon Reduction Progress, New Climate Analysis Reveals

A comprehensive analysis of global emissions data reveals that significant improvements in carbon intensity have been overwhelmed by rapid economic expansion. According to the report, worldwide CO2 emissions actually increased by 5.6% since the Paris Agreement despite carbon intensity decreasing by 25% during the same period.

Economic Growth Outpaces Carbon Reduction Efforts

Global efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions have been largely offset by robust economic growth since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, according to a new comprehensive analysis of data from 2016 to 2024. The report states that while carbon intensity has improved significantly, rapid economic expansion has prevented the decline in total emissions that climate scientists had hoped to see.

ClimateScience

Wildfire Carbon Emissions Surge 9% as Climate Crisis Intensifies Global Blazes

Carbon emissions from extreme wildfires increased by 9% last year, reaching the sixth highest level on record according to new research. Climate change is intensifying fire conditions globally, with devastating blazes across South America, Canada, and Africa causing massive environmental damage and loss of life.

Record Wildfire Emissions Linked to Climate Crisis

Carbon emissions from extreme wildfires increased by 9% last year to reach the sixth highest level on record, according to a comprehensive global report. The analysis indicates that intense fast-spreading fires devastated huge swathes of South America’s rainforests, dry forests, and wetlands while decimating Canada’s northern forests, significantly pushing up levels of damaging greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

LegalPolicy

Federal Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Lawsuit Against Trump’s Energy Executive Orders

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by young climate activists seeking to block President Trump’s pro-fossil fuel executive orders. While acknowledging climate change evidence, the court ruled it lacked authority to grant the requested injunction against the administration’s energy policies.

Federal Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Challenge to Trump Energy Policies

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by young climate activists seeking to block several of President Trump’s pro-fossil fuel executive orders, according to court documents filed Wednesday. US District Judge Dana Christensen ruled that while plaintiffs presented compelling climate evidence, the court lacked authority to grant the sweeping injunction requested against the administration’s energy policies.