Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 22, 2023
Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017, and Hurricane Irma in 2021 were all accompanied by the same question. A 2019 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that temperatures initially considered remarkable are unremarkable about five years later.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
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. This approach holds fuel producers accountable for reducing fossil fuel use and other global warming pollution in their supply chains.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
But the distribution system will be even more important when making a rapid clean energy transition, particularly considering the role distributed energy resources, such as rooftop solar, battery storage and electric vehicles, can play in helping Illinoisans dump fossil fuels. Illinois utilities contributed to that trend. billion.
Corp Watch
JANUARY 17, 2024
Website Summary Repsol is a fossil fuel exploration company that evolved from a Spanish state venture that was set up in the 1920s. The company sued the government of Argentina in 2012 for $10 billion after the country nationalized YPF with the backing of 80 percent of legislators of parliament. Corporation Repsol S.A.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 19, 2023
However, methane reduction efforts have not received the same financial support as CO 2 actions; in 2019 and 2020, only 2% of climate finance was devoted to methane mitigation. Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter Fossil fuels are the main reason for CO2 emissions and, therefore, the main driver of climate change.
A Greener Life
JUNE 13, 2024
For comparison, the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics emitted 3.3 Reusing venues and replacing fossil fuel with renewable energy use is essential to cutting emissions at a large sporting event. It’s time to add another new word to the Olympic motto: Faster, Higher, Stronger, Greener – Together. million tonnes and 3.6
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Farmworkers pick strawberries at Lewis Taylor Farms in Fort Valley, GA, on May 7, 2019. Though Texas hasn’t officially recorded a heat-related prison death since 2012, analysis by the Texas Tribune suggests there have been at least 40 such deaths in this year’s heat alone, including more than a dozen prisoners in their 20s and 30s.
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