Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Unfortunately, we are currently not even on track to meet our 2030 goal of cutting emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels, and the choices made by the next administration will make a big difference in our chances of getting there. Cutting emissions across all sectors and all heat-trapping gases is crucial. to 2.8 °C C this century.
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
The atmosphere for climate litigation in our Supreme Court is decidedly chilly. In a pathbreaking opinion, the German Constitutional Court ordered the government to adopt much stricter emissions targets for 2030. Specifically, the court ordered Shell to cut emissions due to its products and operations 45% from 2019 levels by 2030.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
The pledge is a voluntary agreement to reduce global methane emissions by 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. Although methane doesn’t linger very long in the atmosphere, increasing methane levels are particularly bad news because it packs a big punch. But its short lifetime in the atmosphere is also a reason for hope.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Here are the basics: The Pledge aims to achieve a collective goal of reducing global methane emissions by at least 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. A worldwide methane emission reduction of 30 percent by 2030 could reduce global warming by.22
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 11, 2021
In order to secure universal access to clean water by 2030—the target date for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals—the current rate of progress would need to quadruple, the report found. The world is behind schedule to achieve global water and sanitation goals, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 26, 2025
But when there are really heavy rain events, like atmospheric rivers , these systems often overflow untreated wastewater (raw sewage) mixed with stormwater into surrounding waterways, streets, sidewalks, businesses and even homes.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 10, 2024
Without the considerable carbon absorption capacity of our lands (and oceans), we’d currently have much more CO 2 in the atmosphere and an accelerated timeline of warming. Both gradual and abrupt thaw can release huge amounts of methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, further exacerbating warming.
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