Carbon footprint

The soil beneath our feet holds enormous, yet often overlooked, potential for addressing the climate crisis. In its natural state, soil stores extraordinarily large amounts of carbon. As a result of the intensification of (more…)

Metropolitan areas play a central role in the context of global climate change. More than half of the world's population now lives in cities, and these urban areas are responsible for more than 70 % of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels, as well as for (more…)

Modern armed conflicts and military activities bring horrors, especially in the form of human casualties and destroyed cities. But the silent and long-term sacrifice that we all share – our planet and its climate – is often forgotten. From the daily operation of military bases (more…)

When we think of air pollution, most of us picture towering factory chimneys spewing smoke or endless traffic jams in the city. These images are powerful, but they are only part of a much more complex and often surprising reality. Real threats to quality (more…)

When we talk about solutions to the climate crisis, solar panels, wind turbines and electric cars usually come to mind. We focus on the energy transition and reducing emissions from industry. While we rightly focus on decarbonization (more…)

The gaming industry, the largest entertainment industry today, has the potential to reach over three billion players. With this enormous reach comes the responsibility to address its own carbon footprint. The effort to “untangle” (more…)

The aviation sector, which before the COVID-19 pandemic represented approximately 2.4 % of annual CO2 emissions caused by human activity and is responsible for approximately 4 % global warming, faces an urgent need for accurate (more…)

Achieving the Paris Agreement goals of keeping the increase in global temperature well below 2°C, pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C, requires rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. This effort is directly (more…)

Governments around the world have embraced biofuels – bio-based alternatives to fossil fuels for the transport sector – as a means to achieve policy goals in the areas of climate, agriculture, industry and trade. In response to various policy instruments such as quotas, tax (more…)

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), an international financial institution with a public mandate, continues to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practices into its operations. A message on the carbon footprint for 2024 represents (more…)

Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – are often described as the silent architects of suffering because they take a toll on human lives and health, and not just at the moment they are burned. Their entire life cycle, from initial extraction, through (more…)

Climate change is a purely scientific but also a deeply social problem, with the majority of the world paying the heaviest toll, while the economic elite are constantly increasing this toll. Studies clearly show extreme disparities (more…)

Professional football, despite its global popularity, faces a huge environmental challenge: it creates a significant carbon footprint. This footprint comes from a variety of sources – from equipment manufacturing, through energy needed to operate stadiums, until after travel of clubs and fans around the worldAlthough (more…)

Climate change mitigation requires large-scale lifestyle changes by individuals and public support for transformative climate policies. The UK Climate Change Committee estimates that at least 32 % of emissions reductions will be needed by 2035. (more…)

Database Carbon Majors, originally launched by Richard Heed of the Climate Accountability Institute (CAI) in 2013 and updated by InfluenceMap, serves as a key tool for linking historical greenhouse gas emissions to specific (more…)

Climate change represents one of the most urgent challenges of our time, requiring rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. While international agreements and broad policies are key, individual decisions also play a significant role in achieving (more…)

Bełchatów is often cited as the largest coal-fired (lignite) power plant in Europe and one of the world's largest sources of coal-fired electricity emissions. Its installed (achievable) capacity ranges from (more…)

Bitcoin, the world's most famous cryptocurrency, has broken records again, climbing above $120,000 earlier this week. The price surge is being driven by a wave of investor enthusiasm, political momentum and institutional (more…)

The construction industry is one of the largest contributors to global carbon emissions, accounting for 37 % environmental emissionsfrom which 10 % comes directly from building construction. (more…)

Born between 1997 and 2012 and aged 13 to 28, Generation Z (Gen Z) is a receptive and digitally savvy group that grew up with the internet and is highly dependent on social media and trusted (more…)