The most notorious greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide (CO2) Carbon dioxide is part of the natural cycle that keeps Earth liveable. It helps to act like a blanket, trapping heat to keep temperatures ...

The claim: CO2 from humans represents 3.2% of total CO2 in the atmosphere and 0.12% of all greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. A June 14 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) uses pie charts ...

A team of 60 international scientists report that by early 2028 society will have emitted enough greenhouse gases that the ...

Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits ...

Caltech scientists convert CO2 into tough industrial plastics using a dual-loop system powered by renewable electricity.

A 2021 study also found the carbon capture process emits significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that’s ...

Earth is just three years from exhausting its 1.5°C carbon budget as emissions stay high and climate impacts accelerate ...

Carbon dioxide made up most of the greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, at nearly 80%, according to the report. This is consistent with data dating back to 1990. The U.S. does not set individual ...

For 67 years, the observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano has been taking these measurements daily  — tracking the invisible gas that is building up in our atmosphere and changing life on Earth.

Reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, which the UK is legally bound to, will require a great deal of change — from how ...

Over the last 150 years, scientists have established a direct correlation between the release of certain levels of carbon dioxide, along with other greenhouse gases like methane, and specific ...