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China's greenhouse gas emissions have been decreasing since last year but have not yet reached its peak, with the country's policies still not fully aligned with long-term goals to limit temperature increases, a research report said on Monday.

While more than 34% of the world’s largest companies are now committed to net zero goals, 93% will fail to meet their targets, if they don’t at least double the rate of emissions reduction by 2030, according to a new report from Accenture.

Google Maps is expanding its “eco-friendly” route to users in 40 countries across Europe.

A study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment shows that lifetime carbon emissions of a car are so high that investing in carmakers funds almost as much as carbon dioxide per euro as investing in an oil company.

Activists filed Russia’s first-ever lawsuit in the Supreme Court on Sep.13, demanding the government take stronger actions on emissions reduction to meet its obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Germany’s €9 monthly tickets scheme for unlimited travel on regional train networks, trams, and buses has saved 1.8 million tons of CO2 emissions since its launch on June 1.

Numbers of gas emissions in Europe’s source sectors such as energy industries and industrial processes have fallen, showing a significant progress in the bloc’s air pollution and climate change efforts since 1990.

Vietnam has reviewed its greenhouse gas emissions since 2010. However, the data on emission reduction has yet to be completely collected owing to the lack of requirements on reporting and evaluating results.

Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union in the first quarter has increased since 2020, but they remain below pre-Covid levels, according to data released by Eurostat.

Amazon emitted 71.54 million tonnes of carbon emissions in 2021, up 18% from 2020 and a jump of 40% from 2019, according to its sustainability report issued Monday.