Tag: greenhouse gas emissions

Here's how you can make air travel a little better for the climate

Is it not an option to cut out air travel this year? Then there are a few things you can do to reduce emissions, according to a researcher.

Is green growth possible?

OPINION: Increases in economic growth contribute to one-for-one increases in carbon emissions. Energy system decarbonization and economic productivity gains are the most effective carbon emissions mitigation mechanisms for sustainable economic development.

Are you going on a road trip? It may harm the environment

In Norway, the government is planning to expand and improve roads for a staggering 120 billion Euros. How does it affect the environment?

Exhaust gas is to blame: Ground-level ozone is damaging crops

Exhaust gas emissions have doubled the amount of ground-level ozone. Vegetation is being destroyed. Food production is decreasing. Researchers now fear that the damage is greatest in the Arctic regions.

What’s the best way to implement carbon capture technology?

An Oslo-based researcher has a plan.

Aerosols are wild cards in climate models

Tiny airborne particles in the Earth’s atmosphere affect its climate. But uncertainties regarding their impact can be greater than reckoned in climate models, according to new Norwegian research.

The well-heeled leave biggest carbon footprint

A new study shows that more affluent households have a greenhouse gas effect from travel and transport that is 250 times greater than individuals in the lowest economic classes of society.

Dream houses without emissions

Can buildings that emit no carbon dioxide over the course of their lifespan make up more than a just handful of projects and icons in Norway’s housing future?