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Waste-To-Energy Tech Could Slash U.S. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped

Circle of Blue

Like all other industries, the clock is ticking for the sector to cut its carbon pollution, given President Joe Biden’s goal to halve the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Using biogas for energy is not carbon neutral because burning the methane-rich gas still releases carbon dioxide.

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What’s the Role of the Land Carbon Sink in Achieving US Climate Goals?

Union of Concerned Scientists

I dug into this complexity with my energy colleagues in the context of their recent analysis of pathways for how the US can meet its goals to cut heat-trapping emissions 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, and achieve net zero emissions no later than 2050. That analysis assumed the U.S.

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War in Ukraine and the Climate Crisis Are Connected: Our Future Depends on Solutions that Address Both

Union of Concerned Scientists

Fossil fuels are the root cause of climate change, of long-standing environmental injustices, and are also frequently connected to geopolitical strife and violent conflicts. Other countries are dependent upon these fossil fuels, they don’t make themselves free of them. This is a fossil fuel war.

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Report: Heading into COP26, Canada is hiding more than 80 million tonnes of carbon emissions from logging

Enviromental Defense

Failing to measure and report emissions related to logging roads and seismic lines. Adopting an arbitrary and generous “reference level” baseline for the forest sector that gives Canada a free “accounting contribution” towards its 2030 emission reduction goals.

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Big Oil can’t increase production and pretend it’s part of the climate solution

Enviromental Defense

There are an increasing number of companies and countries that are pledging to reach Net Zero carbon emissions–or carbon neutrality–by 2050. What the IEA found was that the world should not invest in or approve new fossil fuel projects. degrees , the “safe” threshold for global warming.

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Disinformation Alert: Fossil Fuel Interests Preparing to Deploy False Claims about New EPA Rules

Union of Concerned Scientists

Fossil fuel power plant owners are facing increased accountability for their air and water pollution, including from a new round of environmental and public health protections that are being rolled out by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We’ve heard these lazily disingenuous narratives before.

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Stepping Up to the Challenge: US Can Meet Climate Goals if Policymakers Take Immediate, Concerted Action

Union of Concerned Scientists

New UCS study shows how we can accelerate US clean energy ambition An interdisciplinary team of UCS experts set out to explore how the US can meet its goals to cut heat-trapping emissions 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions no later than 2050. Coal is phased out of the power sector by 2030.