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How are EV batteries (actually) recycled?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Direct recycling is still in development but has low environmental impacts and recovers the positive electrode intact, meaning this product skips a step in the battery manufacturing process. This results in the minerals dividing with the liquids for accessible collection. In some operations (but not all!),

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Not just another dot on the graph? Part II

Real Climate

All NOAA NCEI surface temperature lines are now using v5.1. However, when we are looking at the climate model ensembles, we are trying to average over all of the individual weather-related phenomena to discern the predictable, forced, response. We discussed reasons for this in a paper last year (Casas et al.,

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We Need an Agreement to Phase out Fossil Fuels at COP28

Union of Concerned Scientists

Why it’s time for a commitment to phase out fossil fuels To meet our climate goals, nations collectively have to cut global heat-trapping emissions roughly in half within this decade and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Yet global fossil fuel production and use continue to expand. There are no escape hatches.

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Something Stinks: California Must End Manure Biomethane Accounting Gimmicks in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. Accounting gimmicks disguise a poorly run offset scheme as a magic carbon negative climate solution.

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Microplastics in Protein Products Concerns All Consumers

Ocean Conservancy

Factors like price, packaging and health value often influence what products people choose when walking down the aisle of a grocery store. For example, terrestrial meats (beef, pork, chicken) have barely been studied, despite making up almost 90% of meat products in an average American diet. adult could consume up to 3.8

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel. Charts and Graphs Included

Union of Concerned Scientists

For this reason, it is important that policy makers, not only at EPA but also in California, are realistic about the sustainably available supply of oils, and implement fuel policies to avoid excessive diversion of vegetable oil into transportation fuel production. Biofuels can play a productive role when used at a sustainable level.

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Fossil Fuel Disinformation Threats Aim to Hinder Meaningful Action at COP28 

Union of Concerned Scientists

It argues that the world can reduce emissions while still burning all the fossil fuel we want in order to divert attention from the urgent need to reduce fossil fuel production and use. This misleading narrative tries to decouple fossil fuels from climate change.