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WMO: Greenhouse gases will keep rising

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen On the eve of the COP28 UN climate summit, The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations (UN) body, has warned that the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) is forecast to continue the trend that resulted in record-high CO2 measurements last year.

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Unforced Variations: Oct 2021

Real Climate

and the World Economic Forum has proposed and Earth Operations Center to monitor greenhouse gases and climate change. The post Unforced Variations: Oct 2021 first appeared on RealClimate. LandSat9 successfully launched to continue an almost 50 year long series of remote sensing (since 1972!),

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NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index, 2021

Environmental Law Reporter

NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index, 2021. Rachel Jean-Baptiste. Fri, 07/01/2022 - 05:52.

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2021 Rated One of the Hottest Years Ever as CO2 Levels Hit Record High

Yale E360

2021 was the fifth-hottest year on record and close to 1.2 The last seven years were the hottest ever "by a clear margin," the analysis found, thanks to rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses, which hit new highs last year. degrees C (2.1

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Lowe’s Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 42% Using Renewables, Energy Efficiency

Environmental Leader

In 2021, Lowe's cut its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gases by 42% over the last five years beating its goal of cutting those emissions by 40% by 2025. The post Lowe’s Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 42% Using Renewables, Energy Efficiency appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Measuring and Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions will be “the” Environmental Issue of 2024

Greenbuilding Law

Governments across the United States are for the first time regulating greenhouse gas emissions. If it is January 1, 2024, most commercial building owners not already measuring greenhouse gas emissions for reporting to the government under the Maryland Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, may be in violation of law.

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Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture grew 14% in 20 years

Environmental News Bits

Livestock accounted for slightly more than half of the 14 percent increase in global greenhouse gas emissions by agriculture from 2000 to 2021, said a Food and Agriculture Organization report on Wednesday.