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The article discusses the climate change mitigation and carbon emissions reduction strategies of various countries, based on a study conducted by Climate Action Tracker. Topics explored include the contribution of Chinese industrialisation and reliance on coal power to global carbon emissions, the transition of the U.S. from coal to gas power under the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, and the criticisms earned by the net-zero strategy published by the British government.

China and the US are the world's top two greenhouse gas emitters. Do they have what it takes to cut levels fast enough to slow global warming, asks Adam Vaughan [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the refusal by the British government to release data from its Net Zero Strategy that aims to reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

A major report on the UK's climate future shows how the entire country must change [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers news briefs related to science. Pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the United Nations' (UN's) climate meeting are mentioned. Deaths from tuberculosis (TB) are discussed. The strength of Hurricane Patricia, which struck sparsely populated areas of Mexico, is also discussed.

The article discusses the possible prosecution of Great Britain for failing to meet its targets, or goals, in reducing emissions in the country, including in regard to the impact that British environmental policy has on its emissions and emissions' impact on climate change. An overview of the use of renewable energy in Great Britain, including its use of biomass, is provided.

The article discusses the use of litigation against governments to prevent their citizens from harm resulting from global warming, with a particular focus on the environmental law firm ClientEarth's lawsuit against the Dutch government to reduce emissions. An overview of the head of ClientEarth James Thornton's perspective on the legal role that courts play in reducing emissions is provided.

The article looks at international cooperation on climate change and greenhouse gas mitigation. It reports that several countries and regions including the European Union (EU), the U.S., and Mexico have announced national carbon dioxide emission reduction goals in advance of an international meeting on the subject planned for December 2015 in Paris, France. It notes the disagreement over binding agreements versus voluntary commitments as the outcome of the meeting.

In this article the author argues that promises by China, the U.S., and Japan to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and help poorer countries deal with global warming will not be enough to help keep global warming below the politically agreed threshold of 2 °C. Comments from Niklas Hohne of the New Climate Institute, which participated in the international Climate Action Tracker project (CAT), on the best practical efforts to cut emissions around the world are presented.

The article reports on the opening of the United Nations (UN) climate negotiations in Poznan, Poland. The negotiations are meant to facilitate agreement on a successor to the Kyoto protocol and to consider proposals for compensating tropical countries which conserve carbon-capturing rainforests and for cutting rich-world emissions. Environment minister Maciej Nowicki of Poland warned that greenhouse gas emissions would be global threats of great intensity if no concerted action will be done.

This article reports that such low air fares can not last long if some European government ministers get their way. While the European Union's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3 per cent from 1990 to 2002, emissions from its international air traffic soared by almost 70 per cent. In February, German and French ministers suggested imposing a tax of up to € 300 per tonne of aviation fuel. The strategies being mooted include an emissions trading scheme, which would allow airlines to buy and sell permits for the CO2 they produce.