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

Physics World

Layered protection: A test model of the giant sunshield that will keep the JWST cool. But the sunshield engineers were not the only ones biting their fingernails about keeping the JWST cool. Keeping cool. Keeping the helium refrigerant cool on its journey though the telescope’s plumbing is therefore vital.

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

Law Columbia

It would require standardized reporting of GHG emissions (primarily carbon dioxide and methane) by firms doing business in California with total annual revenues more than $1 billion. [19] Scope 2 emissions” means “indirect” GHG emissions from “consumed electricity, steam, heating, or cooling purchased or acquired by a reporting entity.”

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President Biden Outlines Comprehensive Plan for Federal Sustainability

Clean Energy Law

This electricity must include “24/7 carbon pollution-free electricity” that matches “actual electricity consumption on an hourly basis” and is “produced within the same regional grid where the energy is consumed.”