A Greener Life

APRIL 25, 2025

At a moment of unprecedented uncertainty for net zero, biochar-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is set to reshape the global carbon market. Driven by integrity concerns around avoided-emissions credits, the value of the global carbon market plunged from $1.87 billion in 2023 to $723 million in 2024.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 9, 2024

I reviewed ExxonMobil’s two most recent reports (2023/2024) to evaluate the scientific rigor of its claims. Put another way—earlier this year, ExxonMobil released its annual greenwashing report, outlining its purported progress towards addressing climate change, a problem the company helped to create. Who needs units anyway? Double yikes!

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Geologic carbon sequestration—i.e., the storage of carbon dioxide in underground rock formations—has been the subject of much debate in recent years. It is also needed for some carbon dioxide removal (“CDR”) approaches, such as direct air capture, which pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Gasoline use per person has also fallen, from 445 gallons per year per person in 2005, to under 350 gallons per year per person in 2024. Burning gasoline in an automobile produces carbon dioxide, the primary cause of climate change. pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per gallon.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, estimated to be 80 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide but not as long lasting. Note: So far in 2024, DEP has issued 823 notices of violation to conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning their wells, a routine business practice to avoid plugging liability.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2024

Breakthrough innovations in carbon dioxide mineralization for a sustainable future. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology (2024).

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 5, 2022

Human activity adds more than 50 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year. New Solid Carbon technology might be able to lock climate-warming carbon dioxide below ocean bedrock. Large-scale solutions are urgently needed. Photo credit: Francisco Anzola, Flickr CC BY 2.0. By Dr Kate Moran.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Each credit one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent pollution below the standard. I’ve written recently about why a Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard , which addresses the bio-based diesel credits. Source California Air Resources Board.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Sept 12, 2024, 2-3:30 pm CDTWatch the livecast and download the speaker slides. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) invite you to a briefing about effective policy-making for carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 26, 2024

Carbon capture and sequestration is a promising technology that can play a key role in reaching global climate goals, by capturing carbon dioxide emissions and storing them deep underground in identified geologic formations.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 11, 2024

degrees Celsius warmer than in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period, when humans began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale, pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The Copernicus Climate Change Service added, that in 2023 the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere rose to the highest level ever recorded at 419 PPM.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

million tons of methane into our atmosphere each year. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is roughly 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, fuels extreme weather across the country by trapping heat in the atmosphere. natural gas pipelines leak as much as 2.7

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

However, the methods we use to measure and model soil carbon are still evolving, and the variability in our estimates can be quite significant, changing across different regions, conditions, and methods used.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2024

Carbon capture is still in experimental stages, and no one knows for sure the consequences that it could have on the environment. There is potential for leakage, which could lead to the release of stored carbon back into the atmosphere, negating any short-term benefits.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Guest Post by Sam Leuthold , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University Over the course of the last two decades, there has been a shift in the general popularity of agricultural soils. So why the hype around agricultural soils?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2024

Dr. Leubke will explain the basics of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and how both point-source CCS and direct air capture (DAC) can help the U.S. reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) atmospheric levels.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

Equitrans provided emission estimates that indicated approximately 1.037 billion cubic feet of natural gas was released into the atmosphere, violating Pennsylvania’s Air Pollution Control Act. The impact of methane is over 25 times greater than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

link] Abstract Direct air capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) is crucial for lowering the concentration of atmospheric CO2 and preventing global climate change. Samanta, A. N., & Sarkar, N. Direct Air Capture of CO2 by Amino Acid-Functionalized Ionic Liquid-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 24, 2024

link] Abstract Direct Air Capture (DAC) offers a promising pathway for combating climate change by removing carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the atmosphere. McQueen, N., & Drennan, D. The use of warehouse automation technology for scalable and low-cost direct air capture. Frontiers in Climate, 6.

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Law Columbia

MAY 24, 2024

On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) released its long-awaited advisory opinion on climate change. The first, known as greenhouse gas (GHG) removal , seeks to mitigate climate change by pulling GHGs – most commonly carbon dioxide – out of the atmosphere and durably storing them.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 27, 2024

” Atmosphere, 15(2). link] Abstract Given the global pressure of climate change and ecological equilibrium, there is an urgent need to develop effective carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology. Guo, S., & Li, Y. “High Gravity-Enhanced Direct Air Capture: A Leap Forward in CO2 Adsorption Technology.”

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2024

Josh Shapiro announced last week he signed House Bill 1032 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) and Senate Bill 831 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) into law, establishing the Solar for Schools program and creating a regulatory framework for carbon capture, utilization, and geologic sequestration (CCUS) in the Commonwealth.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Orphan wells can leak methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere and pollute groundwater. DEP Issued 763 Violations For New Well Abandonments So Far In 2024] DEP is aggressively going after operators who are walking away from wells and stepping in with emergency plugging contracts where needed to protect public health. [So

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

Planting native trees and shrubs is an act of hope, faith, and healing will contribute to sequestration of the excess carbon dioxide in our atmosphere that is changing our global weather. 1 [PaEN] [Posted: January 12, 2024] PA Environment Digest The deadline for ordering is January 20. 19 & Feb.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 6, 2024

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advisory opinion on April 21, 2024 in response to a request submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS).

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Law Columbia

MAY 22, 2024

On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered a long-awaited Advisory Opinion on climate change and international law. This marks the first time that an international tribunal has issued an advisory opinion on State obligations regarding climate change mitigation.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2024

A response from the owner to DEP on February 19, 2024 said all but the well abandonment violation would be cleared by June 30, 2024. On July 1, 2024 , DEP did follow-up inspections on five more conventional wells owned by Timberline Energy, Inc. DEP originally issued violations for abandonment, venting gas (Lumber Co.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

Set the Stage for Robust Carbon Capture and Storage Management Carbon capture and storage (CCS) could play a meaningful role in decarbonization of Pennsylvania’s industry and electric generation, and even help reduce existing atmospheric carbon dioxide through direct air capture.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

This spring, Environmental Defence Canada submitted a motion to Enbridge shareholders for their 2024 Annual General Meeting on May 8th. This spring, Environmental Defence Canada submitted a motion to Enbridge shareholders for their 2024 Annual General Meeting on May 8th. Can you help us fight back against the climate villains?

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A Greener Life

APRIL 4, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen The emissions from methane , a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) with 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2) rose in 2023 despite several pledges and initiatives to reduce emissions. Graph credit: IEA.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 19, 2024

Until April 2024, Farmer held shares in the fossil fuel giants Shell and BP, each worth more than £100,000. The GWPF – a group founded to contradict established climate science – has in the past expressed the view that carbon dioxide has been mischaracterised as pollution, when in fact it is a “benefit to the planet”.

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Vermont Law

JULY 31, 2023

Military Pollution is a Reason for Agencies to Implement the Global Social Cost of Carbon By Mariah Bowman , J.D. Candidate, 2024, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law July 31, 2023 The social cost of carbon (SCC) has been the basis for policies such as tax credits for carbon capture technology and zero-emissions credits.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 7, 2024

Creator: George Stoyle The oceans absorb large quantities of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activities. In its advisory opinion rendered on 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) avoided this ambush.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Robert B. Each ton of carbon dioxide emitted causes permanent damage to the atmosphere and other public natural resources. McKinstry, Jr. and John C. Thus, the broad grants of rulemaking authority provided in the Act should be read as they were written.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 11, 2024

Jul 23, 2024, 6 pm CDTRegister here. In this talk, our speakers will discuss how the widespread adoption of regenerative farming can help stop the climate crisis by drawing down existing atmospheric CO2 into the soil where it is vitally needed to help maintain soil health, and grow healthy food.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2024

On July 11, the House-- by a vote of 127 to 75 -- and the Senate-- by a vote of 37 to 12 -- passed and sent to the Governor Senate Bill 831 (Yaw-R- Lycoming) establishing a framework for authorizing the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide through injection wells. This practice could be widespread in a carbon-constrained world.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal Pennsylvania is ideally suited to help the nation fight global warming by becoming a leader in the effort to capture and store emissions of carbon dioxide, state officials say. In the battle to slow global warming, carbon dioxide is the chief target. Studies by the U.S. from 1990–2019.

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