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Canada’s New Carbon Management Strategy Jeopardizes its Chance of Meeting its Climate Targets

Enviromental Defense

We are disappointed that Canada’s Carbon Management Strategy , released by Minister Wilkinson, doubles down on the federal government’s risky approach of over-reliance on speculative and dangerous technologies being promoted primarily by oil and gas companies. per cent of global carbon emissions (under 40 million tonnes).

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

In its Nationally Determined Contributions ( NDCs ), updated in 2022, India has made three major promises: a 45% reduction in its carbon emissions intensity (CO2 emissions per unit of electricity) based on 2005 levels, by 2030; 50% of installed electricity coming from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2030; and national carbon neutrality by 2070.

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Pittsburgh International Airport, CNX Announce Strategy To Reduce Emissions, Costs For Transportation, Other Industries

PA Environment Daily

We feel that natural gas and derivative products provide a path for the transportation industry both to reduce carbon emissions in the short-term while working toward a goal of net-zero in the long-term as hydrogen and other potential solutions mature," said Christina Cassotis, CEO, Pittsburgh International Airport. "We

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Senate Hearing On Electric Grid Reliability: Natural Gas Continues To Have Reliability Problems; Renewables Aren’t Coming Online Fast Enough; Energy Office To Be Proposed

PA Environment Daily

Natural gas had the same problems during a cold weather event in 2014 and the polar vortex in 2018. Renewables could, if long duration battery storage or other technology is deployed at scale. -- Independent Energy Office Proposal: Sen. Renewables could if long duration battery storage or other technology is deployed at scale.

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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

Black carbon’s lifetime is on the order of days to a couple weeks, which is about 0.004% of the lifetime of other pollutants like CO 2 (which has a lifetime of 300 – 1000 years). This means that if we focus on limiting black carbon emissions, we will see very fast improvements in our atmosphere and health. Arctic Council.

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IMO Fails Duty to Protect Climate and the Arctic

Ocean Conservancy

The easiest is to slow the vessel down, reducing both fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Plenty of other tweaks are on offer, including the installation of wind shipping technology that can cut emissions by 20% or more. On the average ship, there are many ways to improve this. C warming scenario.

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Analysis: Can Inner Mongolia reach peak carbon this decade?

A Greener Life

billion) over the three years 2014–16. Yang Fuqiang thinks it is unreasonable to make energy-producing provinces such as Inner Mongolia solely responsible for cutting carbon emissions. If it benefits, it has to help cut carbon. Yet the industry still causes pollution and carbon emissions. billion yuan (US$1.7