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Wildfires Had a Bigger Climate Impact Than the Pandemic in 2020

Yale E360

While pandemic-related lockdowns led to a dramatic drop in greenhouse gas emissions last year, the event that had the biggest impact on the climate in 2020 was actually a series of devastating bushfires in Australia, according to a new study.

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Xerox Takes Hacksaw to Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Waste Streams

Environment + Energy Leader

In 2020, Xerox moved up its net-zero goals from 2050 to 2040. Moreover, it expanded its goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions to include Scope 3, which covers its supply chain. The post Xerox Takes Hacksaw to Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Waste Streams appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables

Environment + Energy Leader

Telstra easily hits in carbon neutrality goal in 2020. The post Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Now it wants to bring its suppliers on board.

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First Arrest of a Greenhouse Gas Smuggler Made in U.S.

Scientific American

A California resident faces charges under a 2020 law that seeks to curb powerful planet-warming and ozone-depleting hydrofluorocarbons

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The State of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere Based on Global Observations through 2020

Environmental News Bits

The latest analysis of observations from the WMO GAW in situ observational network shows that globally averaged surface mole fractions(1) for CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) reached new highs in 2020, with CO2 at 413.2 ± 0.2 ppm(2), CH4 at 1889 ± 2 ppb(3) and… Read more →

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Methane Reduction Potential in the EU Between 2020 and 2030

Environmental News Bits

Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas that is 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a twenty year cycle, and accounts for nearly one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. The importance of methane … Continue reading Methane Reduction Potential in the EU Between 2020 and 2030. Download the document.

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Puzzling methane rise in 2020 linked to pandemic lockdown effects

New Scientist

A spike in the greenhouse gas methane in 2020 may be explained in part by a drop in nitrogen oxide emissions during the covid-19 pandemic