Shipping is responsible for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, far less than road transport. But its emissions are notoriously hard to abate, and growing fast.
The Shanghai auto show, the largest in China since before the pandemic, had one theme: The dominance of electric vehicles in the world’s largest car market is here to stay.
The iconic lights of the historic Bund district in Shanghai will be switched off for two days as China tries to reduce electricity use amid a power crisis sparked by prolonged drought and heat that has shut down factories and impacted crop production.
Just 25 cities globally are responsible for 52 percent of urban greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study that highlights the role that cities must play in reaching the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
