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The IPCC and the Need for Actionable Science

Union of Concerned Scientists

The panel did confirm the inclusion of a special report on climate change and cities (for which a scoping meeting will take place later in 2024) and a methodology report on short-lived climate forcers— such as methane—both slated to be published in early 2027.

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Innovators in 2023 Carbon Removal Landscape

Ivy Protocol

The year 2023 stands as a testament to this synergy, with a plethora of companies innovating in the carbon removal terrain with a shared goal of fighting climate change. Meeting the recent pathways laid out by the IPCC will require total cumulative net carbon dioxide removals of 20–660 GtCO2 by 2100. McKinsey & Company.

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Fighting Climate Change and Unhealthy Air, California Wants to Electrify Trucks, Too

Union of Concerned Scientists

Compared to a baseline business-as-usual scenario, CARB estimates the ACF will reduce climate-warming emissions from the state’s truck fleet by more than 40 percent by 2050, equating to a reduction of about 300 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over this timeframe. The rule would also reduce NOx and PM2.5 Public Agency Fleets.

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Analysis: Is hydrogen the new oil?

A Greener Life

Saehoon Kim, the head of Hyundai’s fuel cell division told a British trade association webinar last year: “In the past, our technology and industry was all about collecting oil, delivering oil and using oil. Grey is made from natural gas or coal, and has a large carbon footprint. Others are much more sceptical. “It

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Stronger Fuel Economy Standards Are Needed to Clean Up Combustion Vehicles

Union of Concerned Scientists

leader in cleaning up the light duty fleet quietly released its own proposal in August: the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed to improve fuel economy of passenger cars and trucks steadily from 2027 through 2032 and heavy-duty pickups and vans from 2030 to 2035.

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

Physics World

That is because before it can push the envelope of what science and space technology can achieve, it had to first overcome a dangerous deep-space unpacking: its 6.5 If it continues to succeed without a hitch, it should transform astronomy – all thanks to several technological marvels that make the JWST a unique and powerful instrument.

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit

Legal Planet

The coalition includes NGOs including the American Lung Association, NRDC, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, and many others; California and 19 other states (including Michigan); clean technology firms and power companies; and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, whose members include all the major motor vehicle manufacturerss.