Reduction of CO2 emissions — latest ecology news
![Europe reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 5% last year](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1521398171-500x334.jpg)
At the same time, in the world in 2023, carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels increased to approximately 37 billion tons
![Switzerland's Climeworks opens the world's largest plant to extract CO2 from the air](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/climeworks-mammoth-plant-unveiling-500x281.webp)
This is the company's second direct air capture (DAC) commercial operation in Iceland
![Draft Law "On Ratification of the Danube Regional Program" is registered in the Verkhovna Rada](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/shutterstock_1402311419-500x375.jpg)
The agreement is aimed at creating conditions for attracting international technical assistance
![FEU appeals to the government with recommendations to resolve CBAM issues](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/shutterstock_1913420443-500x334.jpg)
More than 2.7 thousand Ukrainian companies are subject to SVAM when exporting products
![The US allocates $28 million for the development of iron and steel cleaning technologies](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cd10e9e-5257561-azovstal690-500x280.jpeg)
The funding will support some of the most advanced decarbonisation developments in the steel industry
![Europe's environmental funds are losing billions due to lower carbon prices](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1921442591-500x282.jpg)
The decline resulted in a loss of potential revenue of €4.1 billion
![Apple plans to become a carbon-neutral company by 2030](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock_1465045169-500x334.jpg)
Apple plans to work with clean energy and use recycled materials for production
![Germany may introduce a nationwide ban on weekend driving](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1832923744-500x334.jpg)
A weekend driving ban may become necessary under current climate legislation
![The level of greenhouse gases in the air reached record levels in 2023](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/shutterstock_1930905959-500x333.jpg)
NOAA announces 2023 carbon dioxide emissions rise to third highest in 65 years of record keeping
![Germany closes 7 thermal power plants after the end of the heating season](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1903690807-500x333.jpg)
Germany's plans to reduce coal use to combat climate change have suffered after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
![Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK decreased by 5.4% in 2023](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/shutterstock_1064889809-500x333.jpg)
This was achieved due to the reduced use of gas for electricity generation and heating of buildings
![The Federation of Employers of Ukraine presented the Office of Green Economic Transition](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1606190653-500x351.jpg)
The office is an independent body that provides support in the implementation of reforms aimed at the green transition in Ukraine