Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
of the observed rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide and 52 percent of the rise in global average temperatures between 1880 and 2015. The best solution: Replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. The transition to 100-percent renewables is possible. Renewables are a readily available solution.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 13, 2024
come from reactions of industrial pollutants (nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides) with sunlight and unfinished fuel combustion. Ozone plays a dual role in our atmosphere. Coarse particles (PM10, that is particulate matter that is 10 micrometers or less) include dust and pollen, fine particles (PM2.5)
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2024
Most notable of these polluting emissions are nitrogen oxides (NOx). Leaks in gas pipelines and wells also release methane into the atmosphere, a much more potent heat-trapping emission than CO 2. Elevated exposure to NOx emissions is linked to asthma, lung, and heart damage, and affects pregnancy and birth outcomes.
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Instead of subsidizing these polluting waste and fossil-burning projects, the government should invest in truly renewable energy, which is a cleaner and more affordable source of power. Given its tiny size, it is very hard to keep hydrogen from leaking into the atmosphere.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 3, 2022
Had the court ruled fully in favor of the EPA— or not taken the case at all —a much more meaningful dent in power plant carbon emissions would be within reach, while also delivering much greater reductions in other dangerous co-pollutants from burning fossil fuels such as particulate matter, mercury, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 3, 2021
Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen approximately 47 percent since 1750, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Strategies for capturing carbon from fossil fuel power plants, to prevent it from entering the atmosphere, have long lingered on the sidelines. from 1990–2019.
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2021
The SCC is a metric that seeks to capture all of the costs that emitting a ton of carbon dioxide (or equivalent amounts of other greenhouse gases such as methane) imposes on society by contributing to climate change over the hundreds of years it remains in the atmosphere. What Are the Key Variables Affecting the SCC Amount?
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