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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

Law Columbia

Scope 3 Emissions SB 253 would direct CARB to develop standards for GHG emissions reporting by January 1, 2025, with covered entities then required to begin annual reports following these standards in 2026 (for scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions) and in 2027 (for scope 3 emissions). [21] 24] SB 253 does not require materiality.

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A new cosmic dawn: peering across the universe with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

Physics World

The JWST’s main exoplanet task will be to probe the atmospheres of these distant worlds as they pass between the telescope and their parent stars. Today we know of thousands of worlds beyond our solar system, and – all being well – the JWST will be in prime position to study their atmospheres.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

ESA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2027 ) directs NSF to research the barriers to increasing participation in STEM education at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and to increase these institutions’ awareness, capacity and participation to compete for federal research funds. Overall, President Biden requested $6.9

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