Brag

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has postponed the webinar originally scheduled for December 13, 2022 , on the “SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap: Soaring Towards Sustainable Fuel Production Goals.” ” According to BETO, the webinar will take place in early 2023.

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Brag

AUGUST 12, 2022

” BETO partnered with T2C-Energy, LLC (T2C) to validate pilot-scale production of drop-in biofuels with a price of $3 per gallon of gas equivalent (GGE) and at least 60 percent lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than petroleum, using T2C’s TRIFTS ® process. .” Bergeson and Carla N.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2023

On July 10, MethaneSAT , a subsidiary of the Environmental Defense Fund , announced it has successfully tested methane detection technology to be used to measure and track methane emissions from oil and gas operators and other sectors across North America. In 2022, Europe became the primary destination for U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

Pennsylvania’s power generation sector is one of the nation’s largest — and thus, also, one of the biggest emitters of climate-changing greenhouse gases. Worse, the latest increase reverses a decade-long pattern of gradually but steadily declining emissions. In fact, as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently reported , it’s getting worse.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 12, 2022

Each year since 1995, with the exception of 2020, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) has hosted a Conference of Parties (COP), where members of the UNFCCC negotiate issues relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other matters relating to climate change. The Pact committed to maintain the 1.5°C

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2022

By Jeff Mulhollem, Penn State News Amid the frequent bad news about climate change, some potentially good news has emerged: Existing technologies, diligently applied, could enable the world to meet the target set for reducing agricultural methane emissions by 2030. Posted: May 11, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The scoping process has been key to California’s success in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The State of New York most recently adopted the scoping process as part of an aggressive new scheme to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The 2022 Revision. b) The range of projected air pollution reductions that result from the measure. (c)

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2022

On October 4, Pittsburgh-based UPMC announced they intend to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% within the next eight years across its footprint. UPMC will lead by example to develop approaches to health care that rapidly reduce our contributions to greenhouse gas emissions,” said Boninger. “We To Host A Virtual Symposium Oct.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 5, 2023

The potential contribution of the BBNJ agreement to strengthen environmental protection in the development of marine renewable energy technologies in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Pollution from different sources as well the rising greenhouse gas emission levels are some of the main drivers of the degradation of marine ABNJ.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 25, 2022

Aug 4, 2022, noon CDTRegister here. Consumers and shareholders demand meaningful reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and resource consumption, while receiving the same high-quality, reliable service that turns a profit.

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Law and Environment

APRIL 11, 2022

Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Nonetheless, here are some of what seemed to me to be important takeaways: Firstly, and most importantly, we’re not doing a very good job at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Photo credit: Beijing 2022. China is intent on using the Winter Olympics to showcase how they’re at the forefront of implementing low-carbon technologies and thereby tackling climate change. Natural CO2 refrigeration at the ice rinks to 100% renewables-powered venues are just some of the technologies implemented.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Governor Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force, charged with making recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions originating in Louisiana, recently took another step towards that goal. This document contains proposed strategies and specific actions across several priority areas to be considered in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 5, 2022

New Solid Carbon technology might be able to lock climate-warming carbon dioxide below ocean bedrock. What if scientists could turn back the clock on greenhouse-gas emissions – just a little? That means the Solid Carbon technology could be used at sea anywhere. By Dr Kate Moran. But Solid Carbon is no get-out-of-jail-free card.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

The Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update takes an all-of-the-above approach to decarbonize California. On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Brian McCall.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Research shows there are enough explored or prospective reserves to electrify the global transportation sector using current technology if a high amount of battery recycling occurs. Reserve estimations are therefore much less than total resources and fluctuate based on material value, mineral exploration, and technological development.

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

Understanding Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The greenhouse effect is a popular name for the earth’s warming effect which occurs naturally when gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. 2022: What Does the Latest IPCC Report Say? C above pre-industrial levels.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In a paper published to Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution , researchers in Spain wanted to understand what role light pollution has in the mortality rates of Cory’s shearwater fledglings using new GPS tracking technologies and taking note of everything from a bird’s body mass to how long they were flying. Article link: [link].

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 28, 2022

link] [open access] Abstract: Digital twins can transform agricultural production systems and supply chains, curbing greenhouse gas emissions, food waste and malnutrition. Tzachor, A., Richards, C.E. & & Jeen, S. Transforming agrifood production systems and supply chains with digital twins. NPJ Science of Food 6, 47.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While EVs already result in less greenhouse gas emissions than the gasoline alternative, using these recycled materials substantially lowers impacts associated with material sourcing. Technologies are advancing and several new recycling companies state a 95% material recovery rate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

EPA : when it comes to prodding progress from coal- and gas-fired power plants, the nation’s second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, the agency is constrained, but it’s not out. Enter the late-July announcement of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022—our chance to get back on track.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 12, 2023

California has set ambitious climate goals, which include reducing state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 40 percent by 2030 and reducing GHGs 85 percent (and achieving statewide carbon neutrality) by 2045. state and federal) funding to support those expanded measures).

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. AB 32 authorized CARB to adopt a market-based compliance mechanism with “declining annual aggregate emission limits for sources or categories of sources that emit greenhouse gas emissions” through 2020.

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Nanotech

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) announced on November 28, 2022, that the kickoff workshop for Nano4EARTH will be held January 24-25, 2023.

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Ivy Protocol

MAY 18, 2023

While challenging, this could also create an opportunity to build co-benefits including job growth, biodiversity benefits, and equitable growth” (as cited in McKinsey & Company, 2022). These nature-based solutions actively contribute to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and harnessing the immense potential of forests as carbon sinks.

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Brag

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO) Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium (ChemCatBio) will hold a webinar on December 14, 2022 , on what is ahead for the consortium. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Draft Scoping Plan) for public review and comment. Transportation technology and fuels both implicate the LCFS Program. CARB doubles down on LCFS Program and liquid transportation fuels. By Joshua T.

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Legal Planet

MAY 11, 2022

For full disclosure, prior to joining the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law, I worked for CARB for more than a decade, although I did not have a role in writing the draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update. The views presented here are my own. ]. What is a Scoping Plan?

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Brag

AUGUST 22, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 18, 2022, that it is accepting nominations for the 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from companies or institutions that have developed a new green chemistry process or product that helps protect human health and the environment. Nominations are due to EPA by December 9, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2022

Here is a summary of the findings-- Americans continue to favor reducing greenhouse gas emissions as their preferred approach for staving off the worst impacts of climate change, according to new public opinion findings. These findings emerge from the Winter 2022 National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE). & 7:30 p.m.

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Brag

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will hold a webinar on December 13, 2022 , on the “SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap: Soaring Towards Sustainable Fuel Production Goals.” Mark Shmorhun: Technology Manager, Systems, Development, and Integration, BETO. Registration is now open.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 2, 2024

GHG emissions in 2022 were the lowest they have been in 25 years, with the exception of the pandemic years. The oil and gas industry has been unwilling to reduce its emissions voluntarily, instead banking on ineffective technology like carbon capture and storage (CCS).

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Real Climate

JUNE 25, 2022

2022 ) that have proved so useful in building credibility (or not) for the shifts predicted by current climate models. We could learn an enormous amount using existing technology with only minimal additional investment. Much progress was made with the technology, with the IO, and with the performance of the climate model.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In response to this challenge, public and private sector actors around the world are researching and deploying a variety of technologies designed to remove greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from the atmosphere. law surrounding CO 2 pipelines is characterized by glaring governance gaps.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

In December 2022, the U.S. The regulations, for the first time, embrace recent advances in new methane detection technologies. The toolkit supports a variety of detection technologies, including Optical Gas Imaging (OGI), aerial surveys, drone surveys, and continuous monitoring systems and can model hybrid programs (e.g.,

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Acoel

JANUARY 5, 2022

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Adam P. Each year since 1995, with the exception of 2020, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) has hosted a Conference of Parties (COP), where members of the UNFCCC negotiate issues relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other matters relating to climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 21, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency issued for public input a draft white paper on control techniques and measures that could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new stationary combustion turbines. EPA is asking for public comment for 45 days, through June 6, 2022. Posted: April 21, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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