Mastodawn

https://theconversation.com/why-the-electric-suv-boom-is-a-problem-for-climate-health-and-equity-284262. "SUV #emissions are now so large that, if all #SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s 5 biggest CO₂ #emitters. The problem with SUVs is not only their tailpipe emissions. It is also their size, weight, cost & the way they reinforce car-dependent lifestyles." "In #China, #electric SUVs accounted for >60% of electric car sales in 2025. In #Europe, SUVs accounted for ~75% of electric models in 2025. In the #US, the figure was even higher, at >85%."

Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity

If SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s five biggest CO₂ emitters.

The Conversation

CBC Nova Scotia 2d ago

How air quality regulations are changing in Nova Scotia
The province is rolling out its first major update since 1995, addressing 26 air pollutants. Frank Dunn, CEO and president of Lung NSPEI, shares the toxins he's pleased to see on the list and whether he thinks the new rules will keep emitters accountable.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7222297?cmp=rss

Richard Michael Blaber Apr 7

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/07/iran-war-global-dependence-fossil-fuels-biggest-emitters-reaping-rewards. "Simon Stiell, the UN #climate chief, said in March: 'Fossil fuel dependency is ripping away #nationalsecurity & #sovereignty & replacing it with subservience & rising costs.' ... the #war in #Iran, & the #Ukraine war before it, have also exposed a sobering reality. Many of the world’s most powerful countries & biggest #emitters are beneficiaries of high #fossilfuel prices. The US #oil & #gas sector is set for a $60bn windfall from the war."

As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards

Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables

The Guardian

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PaperLouse Apr 28, 2025

@festal

„The dispute came to a head earlier this month when the #SouthernEnvironmentalLawCenter revealed that #xAI had quietly moved in at least 35 portable #methane gas turbines without air permits to help power its #supercomputer. The group says this many generators have the capacity to #power an entire city and are enormous #emitters of #toxic and #carcinogenic #pollution. The law center made the discovery by taking satellite images of the xAI facility.“

Nicolas Wöhrl Apr 3, 2025

New paper out: „Plasma-induced optically active defects in hexagonal boron nitride“. We show that purely physical argon #plasma treatment is the most promising route for creating optically active #defect #emitters in #hBN by plasma exposure.

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/apl/article/126/4/043103/3332361/Plasma-induced-optically-active-defects-in

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Mar 29, 2025

Could a new kind of #carbon budget ensure top #emitters pay their dues?

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2474091-could-a-new-kind-of-carbon-budget-ensure-top-emitters-pay-their-dues/

Could a new kind of carbon budget ensure top emitters pay their dues?

Some researchers propose that countries should start to rack up a carbon debt once they exceed their carbon budget, obliging them to do more to draw down carbon dioxide, but the idea is unlikely to form part of international climate agreements

New Scientist

Eric Maugendre about carbon Jul 15, 2024

'Even in those economies with lower historical and per capita emissions, there is a significant gap between most of the population’s emissions and the highest emitters. The economist Lucas Chancel finds that “carbon inequality” is greater within countries than between them, and that it tracks inequalities in income and wealth.'

Laurence Tubiana : https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/tax-fossil-fuels-pollution-wealth-revenues-for-climate-change-just-transition-by-laurence-tubiana-2024-04

#fossilFuels #fossil #emitters #emissions #CO2 #GHG #pollution #pollutionTax #taxes #LaurenceTubiana #Tubiana #France #FRPol

Taxing Polluters Is the Key to Climate Justice | by Laurence Tubiana - Project Syndicate

Laurence Tubiana makes the case for new levies to finance green investments in developing countries.

Project Syndicate

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Eric Maugendre about carbon Jul 10, 2024

The #Pantanal is the world’s most extensive tropical wetland.

Threats include:
• Export-driven cattle ranching
• Monoculture, including soy plantations
• Mining, road construction, hydropower
• Extreme heatwaves and droughts, driven by climate heating
• Wildfires, including many set intentionally to clear land for agriculture.

#EJF: https://ejfoundation.org/what-we-do/protecting-the-pantanal @food

#globalHeating #wetlands #agribusiness #Brazil #Bolivia #Paraguay #meat #cattle #methane #emitters #climateChange #wildfires

Protecting the Pantanal

The Pantanal is the world’s most extensive tropical wetland, but it is threatened by agribusiness and global heating. EJF is working to protect this biome.

Environmental Justice Foundation

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Eric Maugendre about carbon Jun 14, 2024

It is a matter of national sovereignty:
“Chinese officials view coal as the primary guarantee of energy security,” said Anders Hove, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies cited at https://colombogazette.com/2024/06/05/chinas-coal-surge-threatens-climate-goals-despite-xis-pledge/

#China #coal #footprint #GHG #CO2 #carbon #economy #production #industry #energy #anthropocene #emissions #emitters #expellents #climateChange