The life expectancy of a Chinese citizen has gone up by half a year due to a significant drop in the air pollution level in the country, a study has claimed.
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Sustainability: “China plans more nuanced anti-coal pollution measures in 2019” – ministry
China will adopt more efficient and targeted measures during its campaign against pollution next year, but will not relax the targets or ease the crackdown on violators, the environment ministry said in a statement on Monday night. The push for new measures follows an annual meeting of top leaders last week which noted that the world’s second-largest economy is facing downward pressures. “We will coordinate environmental protection with economic development and avoid simple and brutal…
Read MoreIndustry Analysis: Energy efficiency is the cornerstone for building a secure and sustainable energy system
A global effort to deploy the right energy efficiency policies could, on its own, see greenhouse gas emissions peak quickly and then fall even as the global economy doubles between now and 2040, according to the IEA’s latest analysis on energy efficiency.
Read MoreSustainability: Scientists weigh call for much deeper cuts to coal pollution
A panel of the world’s top climate scientists is preparing to recommend much deeper cuts in fossil-fuel pollution than currently suggested as a pathway to stave off a dangerous increase in global temperatures.
Read MoreEnergy & Sustainability: Obama Warns of “Mass Migrations” If Climate Change Is Not Confronted
President Obama used his final address to the U.N. General Assembly yesterday to warn that climate change would worsen the kind of unrest and inequality that has spurred a global refugee crisis, according to the Scientific American magazine.
Read MoreFrom Oilprice: Political Climate Shifting Against The Oil And Gas Industry
Oil and gas companies have had a tough time over the past year trying to weather the storm of falling oil prices. But the political and financial winds are moving in the wrong direction for the industry, raising more “above ground” problems at a time that they can ill-afford it.
Read MoreMining & Environment: China smog at ‘record’ levels as coal burning for heating begins
Heavy smog blankets Liaoning Province and neighbouring regions. Image by @CCTV_English Air quality reached extremely hazardous levels, about 50 times World Health Organization maximums, in the northeastern Chinese industrial city of Shenyang, as locals began burning coal to heat homes for winter. Over the weekend, Shenyang endured PM2.5 readings that exceeded 1,000, even 1,400 micrograms, per cubic meter, at some measuring stations, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Read MoreEnergy & Environment: Exxon investigated over possible climate change deception
The state of New York is investigating whether Exxon Mobil misled the public and investors about the risks of climate change, a move sought by environmentalists that could signal a broader reckoning with the conduct of big energy companies.
Read MorePress Release: IEA Ministerial Focuses on Innovation for a Clean, Secure Energy Future
2015 IEA Ministerial Focuses on Innovation for a Clean, Secure Energy Future Ministerial Meeting to Take Place on November 17-18 in Paris Ahead of COP21 Climate Negotiations On 17-18 November, just two weeks before the start of the United Nations COP21 climate negotiations, the International Energy Agency will host its 2015 Ministerial meeting in Paris. Ministers and representatives from IEA and non-IEA countries will discuss collaborative efforts to foster innovation for a clean, secure energy…
Read MorePress conference: International launch of World Energy Outlook 2015
Press conference with participation of Fatih Birol Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA) For the international launch of World Energy Outlook 2015 on Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 10:00 a.m. London time Church House Conference Centre Dean’s Yard, Westminster, SWIP 3NZ London Big questions abound across global energy markets in 2015: · Could oil prices stay lower for longer? What would it take for this to happen and what would it mean for energy security and…
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