Real Climate

AUGUST 12, 2021

In my opinion the press conference on 9 August 2021 didn’t do justice to the vast effort that went into it. The cause of our changing climate is the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations that we have released into the air. This is likely an effect of man-made climate change.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A Future Without Climate Action: Heat-related deaths in homes continue to rise as hot weather events become more common, adding to the more than 600 heat-related deaths that occurred from the 2021 British Columbia heat dome. In the winter, homes are drafty, windows leak in cold air, and heating bills are skyrocketing.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The College’s top ranked environmental science and sustainability major engages students in interdisciplinary research and ignites their passions for making the world more equitable, just and sustainable.

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Real Climate

APRIL 2, 2021

But this also raises other questions: 1) Can we expect the season to continue to lengthen as global warming from increasing concentration of globally well mixed greenhouse gas (GWM-GHG) continues to warm the Atlantic SSTs? Emanuel 2021 ; Hall et al. 2021 ; Knutson et al. 2020 ), many others do not. 2013 ; Sobel et al.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Up in flames After recording Canada’s highest ever temperature on 29 June 2021, Lytton in British Columbia had to be evacuated as wildfires engulfed the town and destroyed most of its buildings. On balance, clouds nearer the stratosphere warm us, whereas low-lying clouds tend to cool us because their greenhouse effect is smaller.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 12, 2021

10 from IPCC (2021). 2 from IPCC (2021). in Canadell et al (2021). Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). estimate of no further CO 2 -induced warming or cooling once global CO 2 emissions reach and stay at next zero.

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Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

2015 ; Connolly et al, 2021 ). And also, let’s be clear, this mysteriously justified temperature series has been created explicitly to demonstrate a connection to the HS93 solar reconstruction – that was the case in the Soon et al (2015) paper, the Connolloy et al (2021) paper and now in this new Soon et al paper.

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Energy and Climate Law

JUNE 26, 2020

On 1 July the rotating presidency of the European Council is moving for one and a half years to Germany (1/July/2020), Portugal (1/January/2021) and Slovenia (1/July/2021). We take a look at their agenda and critically assess whether or not it can bring about a boost for the energy transition in times of COVID-19.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Secretary’s visit to Knouse Foods Cooperative is part of the 2021 Sustainability Tour, which also included an announcement that new solar arrays will take Presque Isle State Park in Erie to net zero energy, and a demonstration of battery-powered and efficient chain saws, string trimmers, and leaf blowers now in place at 20 state parks.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

million plug-in hybrid and full battery-electric cars and light trucks were sold in the United States by the end of 2021, with the majority of those still on the road. In a non-magic scenario, sales will ramp up to 100% electric vehicles between now and 2035 in order to meet state and federal greenhouse gas reduction goals for 2050.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 11, 2022

This transportation package strikes directly at the state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Change Resilience and Mitigation Buildings are the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas pollution in the state , and meaningful action on climate change means curbing this source of pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Lighting, refrigeration, ventilation, and cooling systems contribute to a building’s energy consumption. ESPM also allows you to track water use, waste disposal, and greenhouse gas emissions in your buildings. Posted: November 3, 2021] PA Environment Digest According to the U.S. Register here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The exhaust also pollutes the air and contributes greenhouse gases. This ground water is the source of potable water for many Pennsylvanians with wells, and supplies streams with cool, clean water in the summer dry months. But as with using gas-powered landscaping machines, can come at a cost beyond time and money. Blowers are noisy.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 13, 2024

Freddie Daley is a research associate at the University of Sussex in the UK, who runs The Cool Down, a network encouraging sports to lead the low-carbon transition. Euro 2020, postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic, was co-hosted by 11 countries, and widely criticised for the climate impact of the resulting international travel.

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Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

billion people expected to be residing in urban areas by the year 2050 (United Nations, 2021), the cities of the future will need to be able to accommodate this urban growth, whilst ensuring residences an affordable, healthy and productive lifestyle. With an estimated 2.5 Rojas-Rueda, D., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Perez-Leon, D., & Mudu, P.

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Environmental and Urban Economics

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

My microeconomics research, as sketched out in my 2010 Climatopolis book and my 2021 Adapting to Climate Change books, argues that capitalism accelerates our ability to adapt as market price signals encourage substitution and innovation. Global greenhouse gas emissions will continue to rise. How Does a “Climate “Crisis” Emerge?

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2022

They also provide cooling shade which helps heat-sensitive aquatic organisms survive (such as brook trout), and control algal growth by blocking sunlight. Trees remove carbon dioxide (CO2), a major greenhouse gas, from the air and return the oxygen. Where do we need riparian buffers?

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2024

You can sign petitions like this one to Stop Big Oil or you can write directly to your local, provincial or federal representative and ask them to support policies and plans that meet Canada’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Using the 2021 average of $1.45 Look for ways to embrace clean, renewable energy.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Completed in December 2021, the county installed a 2.5-acre The Township was awarded the grant in May of 2021 and performed water sampling over the summer months. Utilizing manure nutrients efficiently means that risk of loss of nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and greenhouse gas is minimized.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

At RePlanet Nederland, we are delighted that the European Commission has proposed, on December 31, 2021, to include nuclear energy in the sustainable finance taxonomy. Yet, we believe that in its current form the proposal would underachieve the goal of encouraging private investment in nuclear energy as a sustainable activity.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

The trees planted along residential streets and throughout the downtown business district also provide an urban canopy which cools the natural environment and limits the “heat island” effect. The federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement recognized this project with a 2021 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2022

Virginia, for example, was ninth in the nation for new solar capacity in 2021. Studies are also finding that vegetation planted for grazing under solar panels helps keep the panels cool, boosting energy production. The panels provide shelter and shade. Normally, we hired crews with lawn mowers and Weed Wackers.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 17, 2023

While global emissions did drop (by about 7%) in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, they rebounded in 2021. Between 2021 and 2022, global emissions from energy sources and industrial processes grew by nearly 1% and preliminary data suggests that US emissions grew by an estimated 1.3%.

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Legal Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Heat pumps are a highly efficient technology that provides all-electric space and water heating and cooling, acting essentially as a two-way air conditioner. The report captures the progress since our 2021 report Building toward Decarbonization and identifies additional policy solutions to overcome remaining barriers.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Also missing is any realization that clouds also contribute to the greenhouse effect (roughly 25% of the total) and so whether cloud changes warm or cool depends very much on where the clouds are (high clouds have a very different effect than low clouds for instance). Clouding the picture So where does this leave us?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 5, 2023

billion over the 2021–2022 period. While there is not enough research on the direct effects of high vapor pressure deficit in people (likely due to many other variables affecting the body), we know that higher temperatures increase the risk of heat-related illnesses because it makes it harder for the body to cool itself through sweating.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

A second bill would require annual reporting of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by a covered firm’s operations. On April 21, 2021, the European Commission adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, which substantially expands the climate information that must be reported by covered companies.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 20, 2023

Buildings are one of Colorado’s top five sources of greenhouse gas emissions. As directed by a state law enacted in 2021, as HB 1286, the Colorado Health Department’s Air Pollution Control Division developed the newly finalized standards. Last week, Colorado established mandatory energy performance standards for large buildings.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Gas plants proposed as of the close of 2021 were estimated to result in up to $74 billion in health costs over their lifetime, and that’s just from the burning of gas at the power plant, ignoring all of the polluting upstream impacts from drilling and transporting gas.

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Real Climate

MAY 12, 2021

The CPDW is thought to be affected by the shift in the westerly winds around Antarctica which have increased in recent decades due to a combination of greenhouse gas forcing and the polar ozone hole ( Miller et al, 2006 ). Antarctic contributions to sea Level scenarios from DeConto et al (2021). eabf7787, 2021. Recent advances.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The trees will hold the streambanks in place, reduce erosion, provide shade and cool the water needed by aquatic organisms, Lauver told the assembled volunteers before they got their hands dirty. During the Treelay, volunteers added a buffer along that stream, as well as a feeder stream that was breathing steam into the chilly night air.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Year in Water, 2021. Water Crises Take Center Stage By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 9, 2021. Communities rich and poor bore witness to horrific devastation in 2021. Too little. Too polluted. For years these compact phrases, mantra-like in their repetition, have come to define the world’s water problems.

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

On December 8, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability (EO), which aims to set the federal government — the largest purchaser in the country with an annual purchasing power of $650 billion — on a path to net zero emissions by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Tom Wolf announced the Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021 and called for statewide action on climate change by all sectors: legislative, government, industry, business, agriculture, and community organizations. “As Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021 is where to start. Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions In 2019, Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2022

Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant For Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions -- EPA Proposes ‘Cross-State Air Pollution Rule To Cut Smog-Causing Air Pollution From Power Plants, Industrial Sources, Pipelines In 25 States [Including PA] -- EPA Proposes Stronger Standards For Heavy-Duty Vehicles To Promote Clean Air, Support Transition To Zero-Emissions Future -- (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

One, greenhouse gas emissions will be significantly reduced, as will other forms of pollution that harm Pennsylvanians' health and drive up healthcare costs and absenteeism. There is broad consensus in this legislature on the subject of aggressively pursuing reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Read more here. **The Read more here.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. or 2 degrees without a radical reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and electrifying many of the things that currently run on fossil fuels. degrees or try to cool the planet back down through the massive use of CDR.

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