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Greenbuilding Law
JUNE 5, 2022
With proposed federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring GHG disclosure and new state statutes, including a new Maryland law that requires not only disclosure, but also a mandated reduction in GHG emissions, a greater appreciation of the subject of GHG appears in order.
Greenbuilding Law
MAY 1, 2022
With the federal government and state of Maryland each having announced within days of each other, the mandated disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we have received, maybe not surprising, many calls in the last two weeks inquiring “what are GHGs?” Simply put, gases that trap heat in the atmosphere (.
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Real Climate
JULY 10, 2022
Step 1: There is a natural greenhouse effect. This means that there is an upward surface flux of IR around (~398 W/m 2 ), while the outward flux at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) is roughly equivalent to the net solar radiation absorbed (~240 W/m 2 ). Step 2: Trace gases contribute to the natural greenhouse effect.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 11, 2023
Heightened flood risk The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in a recent outlook that about 44 percent of the United States is at risk of floods this spring, equating to about 146 million people. Fuel transport – Spring floods can hinder the transportation of fuels like coal.
A Greener Life
JUNE 3, 2022
If people everywhere stopped burning fossil fuels tomorrow, stored heat would still continue to warm the atmosphere. The radiators are, in fact, cooling down, but their stored heat is still warming the air in the room. Historically, the first climate models represented only the atmosphere and were greatly simplified.
A Greener Life
AUGUST 5, 2022
Human activity adds more than 50 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year. What if scientists could turn back the clock on greenhouse-gas emissions – just a little? What if scientists could turn back the clock on greenhouse-gas emissions – just a little? Basalt is a porous rock formed from cooling lava.
Frontiers
AUGUST 7, 2023
While the main focus has been on operational activities in Antarctica, global warming caused by fossil-fuel burning by these (and other) countries has left Antarctica on the brink of irreversible change. The world’s largest ever heatwave (38.5C In the ocean, 19 marine heatwaves have been recorded between 2002 and 2018.
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