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Greenhouse gases continued to increase rapidly in 2022

Environmental News Bits

Source: NOAA Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide, the three greenhouse gases emitted by human activity that are the most significant contributors to climate change, continued their historically high rates of growth in the atmosphere during 2022, according to NOAA scientists.

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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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The CO2 problem in six easy steps (2022 Update)

Real Climate

Step 1: There is a natural greenhouse effect. Thus there must be a large amount of IR absorbed by the atmosphere (around 158 W/m 2 ) – a number that would be zero in the absence of any greenhouse substances. Step 2: Trace gases contribute to the natural greenhouse effect. The Earth’s Energy Budget (NASA).

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Who Were the Worst of the Worst Climate Polluters in 2022?

Inside Climate News

EPA’s annual greenhouse gas report for large emitters show some facilities slashed their emissions while others polluted more than ever. By Phil McKenna Emissions from the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the U.S. By Phil McKenna Emissions from the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the U.S.

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U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Went Up Again in 2022

Scientific American

power emissions to decline, emissions from buildings and transportation went up in 2022. Though renewable energy surpassed coal generation for the first time in 60 years, causing U.S.

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Taking Stock 2022: US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Outlook in an Uncertain World

Environmental News Bits

In Taking Stock 2022, we focus on a wide range of uncertainties that can affect emissions outcomes. These geopolitical and macroeconomic trends … Continue reading Taking Stock 2022: US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Outlook in an Uncertain World. Download the document.

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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.