Global CO2 Emissions From Energy Combustion and Industrial Processes, 1900-2022

After a brief dip during the coronavirus-induced lockdowns, global emissions climbed to a record high in 2022. Or as the IEA put it, “the world has not heeded the call for a sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.” Clean energy technologies are being developed and coming on stream all the time but they need to be rapidly deployed and scaled up if the world it is to achieve the goal of net zero by 2050.

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This chart shows the total amount of man-made emissions created by the world's biggest polluters.
The amount of atmospheric CO2 has charted a steady climb higher. The Mauna Loa Observatory on the north flank of volcano of the same name
Blue hydrogen is produced using steam methane reformation in the same process as grey hydrogen, except the greenhouse gas emissions are captured and stored underground.
In recent years, the voluntary carbon market (VCM) has come under fire in the media on the basis that some projects may not have reduced
Afforestation refers to the practice of planting new forest cover to create a carbon sink.

30 September 2024

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Blue Hydrogen

Blue hydrogen is produced using steam methane reformation in the same process as grey hydrogen, except the greenhouse gas emissions are captured and stored underground.

24 September 2024

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What’s Being Done to Fix the Perceived Shortcomings of Carbon Credits?

In recent years, the voluntary carbon market (VCM) has come under fire in the media on the basis that some projects may not have reduced greenhouse...

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Afforestation

Afforestation refers to the practice of planting new forest cover to create a carbon sink.

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