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Taxing carbon | The duty
The author is an astronomer, scientific communicator and professor of science education at UQAM. Back in the days when our distant hunter-gatherer ancestors roamed the savannah in small family groups…
Carbon pricing | Charette sees “significant progress” for Quebec
“Significant progress” for Quebec could emerge from the Glasgow conference on the climate, affirms the Quebec Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change, Benoit Charette. Posted on…
Environment | Reduce your carbon footprint at home
After the publication of a file on the fight against climate change, many of you wanted to read and exchange concrete tips to limit greenhouse gas emissions in your household.…
Nine people poisoned by carbon monoxide in Toulon
Nine people from an IT company in downtown Toulon were transported to Sainte-Musse Hospital early Monday afternoon after complaining of headaches. The intervention of firefighters equipped with carbon monoxide detectors…
Carbon neutral planes are already taking off
The commercial aviation sector accounts for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It’s not much, but it’s also huge, considering that only a small fraction of the world’s population flies…
The price of carbon is making its inflationary effects felt
There is one certainty that hides another. The price of carbon is too low, and its upward revision raises issues of economic growth and inflation. Carbon pricing is already making…
carbon emissions are on the rise
Posted the 04/11/2021 22:05 FRANCE 2 Article written by C. Rougerie, JJ. Buty, J. Cohen-Olivieri – France 2 France Televisions The drop in CO2 emissions in 2020 will not have…
carbon emissions are on the rise
Posted the 04/11/2021 22:05 FRANCE 2 Article written by C. Rougerie, JJ. Buty, J. Cohen-Olivieri – France 2 France Televisions The drop in CO2 emissions in 2020 will not have…
The carbon footprint of COP26 participants
From the opening of this climate summit, the great leaders of the planet have displayed the same ambition: to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. And for that, to conclude…
The carbon footprint of COP26 participants
From the opening of this climate summit, the great leaders of the planet have displayed the same ambition: to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. And for that, to conclude…
carbon emissions in 2021 close to the levels reached before Covid-19
Posted the 04/11/2021 09:34 France 2 Article written by Global emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas, rebounded in 2021, to such an extent that levels are close to the…
global carbon emissions will increase 4.9% in 2021 and approach pre-Covid-19 levels
Global carbon emissions will rebound in 2021 and approach the levels reached before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the 16th study of the Global Carbon Project, published Thursday, November 4,…
India to achieve carbon neutrality in 2070, Modi promises
The Indian Prime Minister made the announcement at the opening of COP26 in Glasgow. He also specified other objectives to fight against global warming. Article written by Posted the 03/11/2021…
COP26 | Justin Trudeau calls for a global carbon price
(Glasgow) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged heads of state and government to cover 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions with a price on pollution in 2030, during a speech on…
the protection of the world’s forests, carbon sinks and the planet’s lungs, the first agreement in sight in Glasgow
Global forest governance is the first agreement announced on November 2, 2021 at the climate conference (Cop 26) in Glasgow.Over 100 world leaders representing 85% of the world’s forests have…
Justin Trudeau speaks in favor of a global carbon price at COP26
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged the world to cover 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions with a price on pollution in 2030, during a speech on Tuesday as part of…
COP26 | Trudeau will advocate for a global carbon price
(Glasgow) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will urge other countries around the world to negotiate a minimum price on pollution during COP26 climate talks in Glasgow on Tuesday. Posted on November…
help Africa adopt a low carbon development model
Africa today contributes only 4% of greenhouse gases, but this figure is set to increase sharply if the continent does not quickly opt for a strategy based on solar and…
The G20 commits to carbon neutrality and the reduction of coal financing
G20 leaders pledged on Sunday to achieve carbon neutrality “by mid-century,” after a two-day summit paving the way for the United Nations climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow. According to the…
When will the carbon budget day be?
Budget day is a real ritual in Quebec. The government sets out the state’s financial situation, but also its objectives for the future and how to achieve them. Posted on…