HumanNature
MARCH 31, 2021
When fuels are burned to create energy in a process called combustion, black carbon along with carbon monoxide and other compounds are created because there is not enough oxygen in the atmosphere for the reaction to go to completion. But there’s a bright side to our black carbon problems: it doesn’t live very long.
Physics World
OCTOBER 6, 2021
As air sunk through the atmosphere, it got squeezed and heated. Extreme heat is not just an abstract notion: if we can’t cool our bodies enough, we’re in danger of neurological failure, organ failure and even death, with the risks highest for children and the elderly. Overall, cement accounts for 3% of the world’s carbon emissions.
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A Greener Life
DECEMBER 3, 2022
Due to the heat challenges in the Gulf, extensive air conditioning systems have been required to keep the stadiums cool. And as Qatar’s energy system is mainly fossil fuel-based, the emissions per unit of energy used are considerably higher than they would have been in most other countries.
A Greener Life
JULY 21, 2022
And with gruelling heatwaves becoming more common , the nights can be sweltering, with no cooling breeze to relieve the discomfort. We must cut carbon emissions – or future summers will be long, hot and sleepless. By Stephen Burt. Sleeping at the height of summer can sometimes feel impossible. Warm nights double in 50 years.
Legal Planet
JUNE 17, 2021
I didn’t use to think that eliminating methane emissions should be a priority. But it’s also a short-lived one, which only stays in the atmosphere for twenty years or so. In contrast, CO 2 emissions cause warming for 2-3 centuries or more. That warming could trigger other greenhouse gas emissions.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 12, 2023
From freezer upgrades in labs to geothermal heating and cooling at Johnstown, the winner will move the University of Pittsburgh toward its carbon neutrality goal. Excessive food waste and dying soils are having a profoundly negative global impact, notably in creating extreme atmospheric carbon levels.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Previous research shows urban trees have significant positive benefits for both cities and their residents including slowing stormwater runoff, reducing energy use, reducing carbon emissions, boosting student achievement, and reducing crime. In Philadelphia, urban trees address a wide variety of goals for multiple city agencies.
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