At the UN COP25 Climate Change conference, held in Madrid just before Christmas, IMPEL was very well represented by our Board member Horst Buether, who is also a specialist member of the LIFE-ENPE Air Pollution Working Group. He and Antonio Vercher, Board member of ENPE, delivered presentations during the session focusing on urban pollution, including… [Read more]
Climate change: Significant drop in EU emissions in 2018 but further effort needed to reach 2030 target
The European Union (EU) cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2 % in 2018, according to preliminary estimates released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). However, rising energy consumption continues to hamper progress on the share of energy generated by renewable sources and on energy efficiency. As in previous years, the transport sector… [Read more]
New report shows just 100 companies are source of over 70% of emissions
Groundbreaking ‘Carbon Majors’ research finds 100 active fossil fuel producers including ExxonMobil, Shell, BHP Billiton and Gazprom are linked to 71% of industrial greenhouse gas emissions since 1988. Carbon Majors Database is the most comprehensive dataset of historic company greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ever compiled; 100 active fossil fuel producers are linked to 71% of… [Read more]