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Four South Asian cities show the way for collaborative, low-emission development

A Greener Life

To do this, the city government identified a mitigation potential of 133,346 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2026-27 while addressing local climate risks through initiatives around solid waste, buildings, transport, water supply, street lighting, wastewater and drainage, urban biodiversity and air quality.

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The AMOC: tipping this century, or not?

Real Climate

Even if there were just (say) a 40% chance that the Ditlevsen study is correct in the tipping point being reached between 2025 and 2095, that’s a major change to the previous IPCC assessment that the risk is less than 10%.

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DEP Blog: Ten Tools To Take On Climate Change In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

In 2019, the governor set a state goal for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced 26 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2050.? We emitted about 269 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2018 (the latest year for which data are available), with industry, electricity production, and transportation the largest sources.

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What is COP26 and why does it matter? The complete guide

A Greener Life

Analysts say China could cause emissions to peak by 2025 , with some additional effort, and that this would be enough to keep the world on the right path. above pre-industrial levels, and greenhouse gas emissions are still on an upward trend. The latter pledge is regarded as insufficient, and could lead to the world breaching 1.5C.

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

Law Columbia

billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The Obama Administration set the first vehicle GHG emissions standards in 2010 for vehicles manufactured in model years 2012 through 2016, and set revised standards in 2012 for model years 2017 through 2025.

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152 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Million Grant To The Energy Innovation Center Institute In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- WHYY: As Sea Levels Rise, Philly, Camden At Risk Of Being Inundated With Raw Sewage, Study Finds -- WHYY: Philadelphians Missing Out On Flood Insurance Discounts, The City Could Cash In Next Year -- Scranton Times: Scranton Nears $2.7

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4