China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, driven by the country’s rapid expansion of renewable energy, according to a new study by the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

A new United Nations report highlights that the world’s largest tech companies, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI), have experienced a 150% increase in their indirect carbon emissions between 2020 and 2023.

The United States is hopeful for a resolution regarding the taxation of carbon emissions at COP29, the Senior Advisor to the US President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation John Podesta said at a briefing in Baku today, News.Az reports.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government is planning to reintroduce nuclear energy 35 years after Italy shut down its last atomic plant, in a bid to lower the country’s carbon emissions, News.Az reports citing the Financial Times.

Reducing carbon emissions is among the priorities of Azerbaijan’s energy agenda, the country’s energy minister said on Monday.