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Nitrous oxide levels are on the rise

Envirotec Magazine

Widely known as “laughing gas”, used for its anesthetic effects, nitrous oxide (N2O) is also regarded as the third most important long-lived greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane. TgN y-1 (approximately 10% of the global total) between 2000–2005 and 2010–2015.

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Global Briefing: China suspends climate talks with US over Taiwan stand-off

Business Green

Pelosi visited Taipei as part of a tour of Asia this week, arguing her visit to the contested territory was justified as a means of pushing back against Beijing's attempts to "isolate" the island. The bill is set to enshrine Labor's pledge to cut emissions 43 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030 before reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

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Major Animal Pharma Industry Group Forced to Remove UN Logo from ‘Misleading’ Briefing on Livestock Climate Impact

DeSmogBlog

More recently, the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released in August highlights the urgent need to tackle one particular livestock-related gas: methane. About 44 percent of livestock emissions are methane, the FAO has found. Reducing livestock numbers could, however, threaten the profits of HfA members.

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How India’s Renewable Energy Sector Survived and Thrived in a Turbulent 2020

GreenTechMedia

“India has reduced its emission intensity by 21 percent over 2005 levels,” he said at the virtual event, which marked five years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. ” “Oh, and by the way, it doesn't emit carbon dioxide or methane,” he added.

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The Uncertain Future of Gas Exports on Louisiana’s Vanishing Coastline

DeSmogBlog

“But four hurricanes since 2005 and sea level rise — it really decimated this coastline.” Rita was really, really bad,” he said, referring to the 2005 hurricane that decimated Cameron Parish. Entire sections of wetlands are being filled in and paved over to build LNG export terminals, which will ship fracked gas to Europe and Asia.

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Global Briefing: UN summit sees $400bn pledged towards clean energy

Business Green

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including fresh WHO air pollution guidelines and global coal, methane and HFC commitments. More countries join global methane and coal power pledges. Study: Renewable energy could deliver 25 million jobs in Africa and Asia.

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How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss’s Cabinet?

DeSmogBlog

In the message, addressed to the advisory council of the Southern Gas Corridor initiative, which brings gas into Europe from Asia, he said the “cleanest fossil fuel” had “served us well” but would “not serve the interests or wellbeing of our children or our grandchildren”. Graham Stuart – Climate Minister.