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To offset emissions from rides with projects combating climate change

LyftIncislaunchingaprogramonThursdaytooffsetemissionsfromthe1.4millioncarsthatdrivefortheUSride-hailingservicebyinvestinginprojectstoreduceothersourcesofgreenho

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WB Report: Private partnership in low carbon projects doubles

Thenumberofnewlowcarbonprivatepartnershipinitiative(PPI)projectsnearlydoubledinthelastsevenyears.Theseclimate-friendlyprojects,mostlyintherenewableenergysector,

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China meets carbon target three years earlier, sets eyes on 2030

Chinaannouncedmeetingcarbonintensitytargetthreeyearsaheadofschedule.Theworld'slargestemitterofcarbondioxidehadpledgedtocurtailemissions,duringCopenhagenclimates

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Arctic permafrost may unleash carbon within decades: NASA study

AUSstudyshowedthatpermafrostinthecoldestnorthernArctic,previouslythoughttobetemporarilyshieldedfromglobalwarming,willthawenoughtobecomeapermanentsourceofcarbont

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Future technology ‘cannot rescue’ mankind from climate change : experts

Technologywillnot“cometotherescue”andreversegreenhousegasemissions,expertshavewarned.Inanewreport,agroupofprominentEuropeanscientistshasemphasisedtheimportanceo

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The Belt and Road Initiative could become a vehicle for environmental

TheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)isanambitiousstrategyinitiatedbyChinaandwillbeimplementedinregionswiththegreatestdevelopmentpotential.BRIcountriesaccountfor30perce

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Survey backs China carbon trading to help cap emissions

WiththeeyesofenvironmentalistsworldwideonthecarbontradingschemethatChinaisexpectedtolaunchsoon,anewsurveyhasshowncautiousoptimismaboutitsprospectsforloweringemi

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Can China's carbon trading scheme save the world?

AsrevealedattheUnitedNationsClimateChangeConferenceinBonn,Germany,recently,greenhousegasemissions,amajorcauseofglobalwarming,arerisingafterremainingflatfornearl

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Study says better land use could slash carbon emissions

Plantingmoretrees,farmingmoresustainablyandconservingwetlandscouldsignificantlyslashtheamountofcarbonemissionsthathumanityspewsintotheatmospherethroughfossilfue

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Huge spike in global carbon emissions linked to El Nino

Ahugespikeincarbonemissionsseeninthepastcoupleofyearshaspuzzledscientists,sincetherewasnoevidenceofariseinhumanactivities,likefossilfuelburning,thatmightexplain

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Chinese scientists make breakthrough in replacing WiFi with faster LiFi

Chinesescientistshavemadeabreakthroughincreatingfull-coloremissivecarbondots(F-CDs),whichbringsthemonestepclosertodevelopingafasterwirelesscommunicationchannelt

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Forest loss means tropics emit more carbon than they trap: study

Thewidespreadlossofforestsinthetropicsmeanstheregionemitsmorecarbonthanitcaptures,reversingitslongtimeroleasasafeguardagainstclimatechange,researcherssaidThursd

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China completes successful in-orbit tests of satellite

Allin-orbittestsofChina'sfirstorbitingcarbonobservatorysatellite,TanSat,whichmeans"carbon"inChinese,havebeensuccessfullycompleted,accordingtotheChinaMeteorologi

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Earth likely to warm more than two degrees by 2100 – experts

Worldtemperaturesarelikelytorisebymorethan2degreesCelsiusthiscentury,surpassinga"tippingpoint"thataglobalclimatedealaimstoavert,scientistssaidonMonday.Astudypub

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Scientists: Suck CO2 out of atmosphere or face the consequences

Weneedtostartremovingcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereassoonaspossible.Ifwedon't,futuregenerationswillhavetochoosebetweenbiblicalweathereventsorspendingtrillionsof

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Fifth National Low-carbon Day focuses on clean industrial development

June13,TuesdaymarksChina'sfifthNationalLow-carbonDayunderthetheme"Low-carbonIndustrialDevelopment".TheintroductionoftheNationalLow-carbonDaybeginning2013isaimed

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Elastic yet hard as diamond: Scientists develop new carbon form

ChineseandAmericanscientistshavejointlydevelopedaformofultra-strong,lightweightcarbonthatisashardasadiamondyetelasticlikerubberandelectricallyconductive."Insimp