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Annual GMSAT predictions and ENSO

Real Climate

This pattern was important for recent record or near-record years like 2016 or 2020 which started with El Niño, as well as below-trend years like 2017, 2021 etc. 2017 1.06 ± 0.13 2020 1.21 ± 0.14 that started with La Niña. 2018 1.05 ± 0.14 2019 1.18 ± 0.15 2021 1.16 ± 0.14 2022 1.23 ± 0.14 2023 1.22 ± 0.14

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GM Has Become an ‘Energy Star’ with Efficiency and Circular Programs

Environment + Energy Leader

In 2010, GM committed to a 20% reduction in carbon intensity by 2020. It achieved that goal in 2017. And in January 2021, it said it would source 100% renewable energy to power GM facilities in the U.S. by 2030 and globally by 2035.

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Climate Change Is Turning California’s Wildfire Season into Wildfire Year

Union of Concerned Scientists

Until 2017, winter wildfires in California didn’t burn much area. Between 1950-2020, an average of 9,923 acres burned annually across December, January, and February (Fig. In 2017, however, a record number of fires burned during the winter months. Winter wildfires. Fires were sorted by their ignition or discovery date.

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New Analysis Suggests We Have Already Hit Peak Internal Combustion Engine

Yale E360

A new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that global sales of gas-powered cars likely peaked in 2017, marking a major milestone in the shift to electric vehicles. Demand for conventional vehicles fell in 2018 and 2019 before dropping sharply in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

2017 256
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Great Barrier Reef Is Hit by Another Mass Bleaching Event

Yale E360

Mass beachings have grown more frequent with rising temperatures, afflicting the reef in 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020, and again this year. The Great Barrier Reef is undergoing its sixth mass bleaching event, as unusually warm waters stress corals, authorities say. Read more on E360 ?.

2002 152
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What’s Up With Water -January 24, 2022

Circle of Blue

The New York Times reports that a top secret special operations unit in the Defense Department bombed the Tabqa Dam on March 26, 2017. Six months later, in October 2017, Syrian forces regained control of Raqqa. In 2020, Circle of Blue researched a dozen large cities and found 1.5 million households behind on their water bills.

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PPG Recognized For Environmental, Social And Governance Practices; 2020 Sustainability Report

PA Environment Daily

Released in April 2021, PPG’s 2020 Sustainability Report highlights the company’s progress in achieving its 2025 sustainability goals and progress in key ESG areas. To learn more about PPG’s sustainability efforts and progress, visit PPG’s Sustainability webpage.

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