Environment

Record high CO2 levels and lack of climate action demand response at UN climate talks – Greenpeace

A strong and shared climate leadership must emerge from the UN climate talks in Bonn next month if the world is to close the 2030 emissions gap and stem the increasing levels of CO2 levels in our atmosphere, Greenpeace International said.

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Under Agreement with the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency, ExxonMobil to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Eight U.S. Chemical Plants

The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), on October 31, announced a settlement with Exxon Mobil Corp. and ExxonMobil Oil Corp., (ExxonMobil) that will...

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Greenpeace launches campaign to create ‘largest protected area on Earth’ - as Antarctic nations fall short on marine protection

Greenpeace has launched a global campaign for an Antarctic Sanctuary, covering 1.8 million square kilometres of ocean, to protect whales, penguins and other wildlife.

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Carbon dioxide levels surge to new high in 2016, UN weather agency reports

Air pollution from an old coal-fired power plant in Kosovo.