Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
It stressed the need to reduce the release of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, and to limit global warming to 1.5 It’s also an essential consideration as countries plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris agreement. degrees Celsius. More water news and analysis await you at circleofblue.org.
Law Columbia
JANUARY 5, 2023
While countries generally do not explicitly reference CDR in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the Paris Agreement, many include the CDR approaches of increasing soil and forest carbon. In the US, the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorized the Department of Energy to spend $3.5
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 17, 2023
C above preindustrial levels, the limit that island nations and allies fought for so hard in the Paris Agreement. (It C limit in the Paris Agreement refers to the long-term average temperature, rather than the temperature in any one year.) Image via Ed Hawkins and National Centre for Atmospheric Science.
A Greener Life
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The UN body the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) explained that the economic downturn brought on by nationwide lockdowns only caused a temporary downturn in emissions and was not enough to reverse the rising levels of greenhouse gasses (GHG) in the atmosphere. Not going in the right direction. It now looks like a distant pipedream.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – September 15, 2021. That report, in the technical language of probabilities and scenarios, underscored the urgency of the moment and the need not only to reduce the release of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere and limit global warming to 1.5
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — November 8, 2021. ” A growing body of scientific research shows that even if society were to halt emissions overnight, a certain amount of atmospheric warming—and accompanying environmental risks— would still occur. report found. According to the U.N And we need it now.”
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 18, 2022
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2021 followed the distressing trend of excessive heat, as the sixth hottest year on record (a tie with 2018). degrees Celsius, in line with the Paris Agreement. Photo is author’s own.
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