Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

Extreme droughts affecting agriculture and ecosystems are already more frequent and intense than they were last century. This trend will continue as glacial melting, decreased rainfall, and a “thirstier” atmosphere jeopardize sources of freshwater in some parts of the globe. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue. But this is no longer accurate.

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Physics World

AUGUST 1, 2021

Sprinkling powered basalt over natural ecosystems would remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere while also improving soils. Worldwide, nations are pledging to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, if not earlier. An obvious option is to plant more trees, which brings other ecological benefits.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Candidate in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University Growing up in Latin America, food was at the center of many family gatherings. Scientists have become more aware of the impacts of agriculture on Earth’s changing climate. It is estimated that agriculture was responsible for 11% of the total U.S.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 12, 2021

Another clue indicating a shortcoming is if you look at the atmospheric CO 2 -concentrations over time to see how much impact the IPCC reports have had on the real policy-makers in the world (Figure below). The cause of our changing climate is the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations that we have released into the air.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Guest Post by Sam Leuthold , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University Over the course of the last two decades, there has been a shift in the general popularity of agricultural soils. Why the investment? What’s the catch?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

But those laws primarily focused on the industrial sector, leaving agriculture largely alone. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has been ringing the alarm bell about agricultural pollution for years. That was—and still is—a major oversight. Big Ag is a major polluter. EN: First, welcome to UCS.

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Manning Law

JUNE 15, 2022

Under most emissions trading systems, regulated industries, which fail to meet their greenhouse gas emission target must make up the shortfall either with a punitive payment or by purchasing emissions trading credits. Regulated parties whose emissions are less than their target will receive credits for that emissions saving.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 16, 2021

It finds more evidence that severe weather events are linked to carbon in the atmosphere and that those weather events are becoming more extreme. Natural influences, such as volcanic activity or sunlight intensity, account for a mere sliver of atmospheric warming. The report paints an alarming picture of the future of fresh water.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 17, 2021

Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, responsible for fully 25 percent of warming. It is also known as natural gas – a product with economic value, estimated to be $30 billion — that we are squandering in massive quantities into the atmosphere. Some Methane Facts.

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HumanNature

MARCH 30, 2021

My love for food and agriculture is undoubtedly a result of my upbringing on a small ranch in northern California. I participated in both 4-H and the Future Farmers of America (FFA), which I credit with developing my drive, passion, and interest as a scientist in the food and agriculture sector. Credit: S.C. McClelland.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

Along with the wind and the sun, the raw materials for a significant portion of that energy is directed at agriculture — from corn fermented into more ethanol, and methane from the billions of gallons of liquid and millions of tons of solid manure produced by big dairy, swine, and poultry operations. And in September the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2023

Click Here to watch live. -- March 22: House Budget Hearing - Agriculture 1:00 p.m. Watch live. -- March 28: Senate Budget Hearing - Agriculture 1:00 p.m. The proposed Department of Agriculture budget includes $2.5 for DCNR and 2.11% for Agriculture. . -- March 22: Senate Budget Hearing - DEP 9:30 a.m. DEP 1:00 p.m.

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Testimony before the House Agriculture Committee for a Hearing on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors” Written statement provided by Michael D. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S. land used for agriculture. [15]

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Countries that commit to the pledge are asked to take comprehensive domestic actions to achieve that global target, focusing on standards to achieve all feasible reductions in the three main methane emitting sectors: energy, waste, and agriculture. A worldwide methane emission reduction of 30 percent by 2030 could reduce global warming by.22

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 28, 2022

The agriculture industry accounts for 10% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, a big driver of climate change. Some farmers, like Bishop, are turning to an inexpensive solution to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: cover crops. Read the full story from St.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 5, 2023

The increase regional VPD is mostly attributed to human-cause climate change (68%) and the rest (32%) is attributed to variations in the atmospheric circulation. As temperatures continue to rise and the air becomes drier, the implications for the state’s people, agriculture, forests, and ecosystems are becoming increasingly evident.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Although atmospheric warming has made severe droughts and heat waves more likely worldwide, the report found that the recent dry spell in Madagascar falls within the natural fluctuations of the country’s weather, which is highly variable.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

The 2021 New Hampshire Climate Assessment states unequivocally: “Without significant reduction in atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG), extreme precipitation events are projected to increase a minimum of 20%, leading to an increase in freshwater flooding regionally.”

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Rundown The EPA proposes elevating PFAS and greenhouse gas emissions as enforcement priorities for the next four years. News Briefs Enforcement Priorities The EPA proposes elevating PFAS and greenhouse gas emissions as enforcement priorities over the next four years, beginning in 2024. Studies and Reports Avian Influenza A U.S.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Methane is essential to control, since stabilizing climate requires reducing all anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions to net-zero. Atmospheric concentrations. That small concentration of methane in the atmosphere makes an outsized contribution to global heating. And more methane initiatives are surely on the way.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 3, 2022

If people everywhere stopped burning fossil fuels tomorrow, stored heat would still continue to warm the atmosphere. Historically, the first climate models represented only the atmosphere and were greatly simplified. Today’s models can more explicitly represent the behaviour of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, raising livestock, making cement, and using synthetic fertilizers are among the actions that have increased the amount of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere to the point that the planet’s basic functions are coming undone. These impacts are not linear — they accelerate with more warming.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 4, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen The emissions from methane , a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) with 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2) rose in 2023 despite several pledges and initiatives to reduce emissions. Methane is emitted in oil and gas production, agriculture and landfills. Graph credit: IEA.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 9, 2023

Over a 20 year period, methane is estimated to be more than 80 times as potent as carbon dioxide in terms of trapping heat in the atmosphere. This makes methane reduction crucial for addressing the urgency of climate change and buying time for the development and implementation of longer term greenhouse gas strategies.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

CARB’s use of the LCFS as a cash cow to fund manure digesters is bad transportation fuel policy and bad agricultural policy. Under the LCFS each fuel pathway gets a unique carbon intensity (CI) based on a lifecycle analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of the fuel.

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HumanNature

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Before I make such a controversial claim, let’s get some facts straight… There is far too much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are already causing severe climate change, and the worst is yet to come.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This shift is good news because tackling methane is crucial to the fight against climate change due to its significantly higher global warming potential than CO2, the disposal of relatively cheap methods of controlling emissions, and its short atmospheric lifespan. The agriculture and waste sectors share the remaining 60% of emissions.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2023

At CLEE, we are doing quite a bit of work to promote reduction of methane emissions from all sectors (agriculture (livestock and rice), energy (oil & gas and coal), waste (landfills and sewage)). Methane is primarily released by humans through agriculture, energy production, wastewater, and landfills.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—to implement the IRA.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This is a direct result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), and the exploitation of natural resources for capitalistic gain. This can happen naturally, as growing trees and plants turn CO2 into biomass—this is the foundational premise of Natural Climate Solutions.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2023

People should be celebrating, not demonizing, modern increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). In other words, the Earth came within 30 ppm in CO2’s atmospheric concentration of witnessing the extinction of most land-based plants and all higher terrestrial life-forms – nearly a true climate apocalypse. Read more here.]

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Wild Weather Threatens Farm Viability Although the IRA funds are directed at greenhouse gas mitigation, many forms of agricultural climate mitigation also increase farm resilience. Keeping nitrous oxide out of the atmosphere is not the only conservation contribution of practices like these, though.

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A Greener Life

JULY 15, 2022

Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have affected crop yields, and with the blistering heatwave across large parts of India in March, April and May affecting the wheat crop, Singh is worried about the future of agriculture. million) to the Climate Resilient Agriculture Initiative in the 2021-22 budget, which was reduced to INR 408.7

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Acoel

JANUARY 16, 2024

This is the first of four blogs explaining how American agriculture can be more resilient and climate friendly. More detail can be found in my book, Farming for Our Future; The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture , and related Columbia , Harvard , NYU , and Yale Law School blogs). agriculture policy.

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Brag

JANUARY 24, 2023

BETO states that methanol has “rich potential for uses that contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions and help in the fight against climate change.” According to BETO, the goal is to identify catalysts that can make beneficial products, such as sustainable aviation fuel, efficiently and selectively.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A stable climate affords us a predictable environment where people can plan for the future with confidence, such as for agriculture, housing, or economic stability. The right to a stable climate is intricately linked to our well-being, safety, and the prosperity of future generations.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 29, 2023

The encroaching saltwater has decimated agriculture, infrastructure, and ecology in and near Diogué Island. According to the UNDP , Senegal produces less than one tenth of one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, which are a driving factor of global ice melt, which causes seas to rise around the world.

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