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Why Were 2023 and 2024 So Hot?

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to recent data from NOAAs National Center for Environmental Information, 2024 is likely to be even warmer than 2023. But why were 2023 and 2024 so warm? In other words, 2023 and 2024 have been much hotter than scientists’ predictions. What could be a potential explanation for the record-breaking warmth?

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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

As it turns out, 2024 has provided a whole lot of clean energy progress as fodder for that stock-taking. New heights for US clean energy The United States entered 2024 with a lot of momentum , and that momentum carried us to greater heights by many metrics. 2024s growth was led by Texas, Florida, and California.

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Arctic Report Card 2024: How Did the Region Fare? Ask the Caribou

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOAA Arctic Report Card 2024 Grade A: Amplified warming in the Arctic, a dubious distinction This year logged the eleventh year in a row when the Arctic warmed faster than the global average ( Ballinger et al., in Arc2024 )quite a feat given the Earths global average temperature is on track to being the hottest on record. in Arc2024 ).

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A Grim Signal: Atmospheric CO2 Soared in 2024

Inside Climate News

By Bob Berwyn The latest anomaly in the climate system that cant be fully explained by researchers is a record annual jump in the global mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere measured in 2024.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

📆 November 20th, 2024 at 11:00 AM PST, 2:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM GMT

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Tropical forest loss doubled in 2024 as wildfires rocketed

New Scientist

A record 67,000 square kilometres of primary rainforest was lost from the tropics in 2024, with global warming and El Nio contributing to a massive jump in fire-driven damage

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CPUC Should Set a Date for Closing Aliso Canyon

Legal Planet

Notably, SCG has actually reversed course on its projections for gas demand between the 2022 and 2024 California Gas Reports, projecting in 2022 that gas demand in SoCal would decrease at an annual rate of 1.5 percent between 2024 and 2040, despite a significant expansion in building decarbonization policies between 2022 and 2024.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

📅 May 16th, 2024 at 9:30am PDT, 12:30pm EDT, 4:30pm BST . 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Energy, where we'll explore how leveraging data-rich energy management solutions can drive operational excellence in the evolving landscape of energy intelligence and sustainability in manufacturing!