Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Zero-emission energy systems have a gigaton-sized challenge: Waste carbon dioxide (CO2) will continue to flow into the atmosphere as long as steel, cement, and chemical plants exist.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The Role of Ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies for Climate Mitigation. The Impact of Microorganisms on Consumption of Atmospheric Trace Gases. The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technologies in a Net-Zero Carbon Future. Green Finance, Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy, and COVID-19.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The ‘Carbon Management Challenge’ is described by the White House as aiming “to accelerate carbon capture, removal, use, and storage technologies so as to deal with emissions that can’t otherwise be avoided.” And it is essential to counter overshoot, by actively reducing atmospheric GHG concentrations. Carbon management?

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Providing government financial support for these false solutions diverts funds from proven, cost-effective climate solutions including electrification and grid modernization, renewable energy generation and storage, and energy efficiency. The technology has a track record of over-promising and under-delivering.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2023

Renewable natural gas (RNG), also known as biogas, is a fast-growing segment of the natural gas industry. Rather than vent it into the atmosphere, companies have turned to collecting and processing the gas and using it to power compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, for power generation, or for other purposes.

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Physics World

MARCH 15, 2022

Sagnik Dey , Dilip Ganguly and colleagues at the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology–Delhi calculate that the successful implementation of India’s National Clean Air Programme would allow the country to generate an extra 6-16 TWh of solar electricity every year.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—to implement the IRA. The IRA allocates significant funding for both new and existing federal grant programs.

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Brag

JANUARY 24, 2023

With atmospheric carbon dioxide levels on the rise, “innovative research that finds ways to transform CO 2 in the atmosphere into something positive is more important than ever.” Hutton The U.S. BETO notes that the long-term challenge of the research will be scaling up scientific findings into commercial applications.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

That 2013 headline resulted from the first effort to quantify emissions from the ‘carbon majors’ —fossil fuel companies and cement manufacturers whose businesses have contributed an outsized amount of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere.

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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.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Planned facilities, such as the European Spallation Source that is being constructed in Lund, Sweden, meanwhile, have integrated sustainability into their design such as diverting waste heat into local heating systems instead of it being vented into the atmosphere. Eager to learn.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

B is for Beyond Petroleum In the 1990s, BP famously rebranded itself as “ Beyond Petroleum ,” then backpedaled from its plans to invest in renewable energy. But these technologies are no substitute for sharp cuts in fossil fuels if we keep the goals of the Paris climate agreement within reach.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

A top-down approach begins with atmospheric emissions as recorded by sensors or satellites which can then, by a variety of methods, be attributed to geographic regions or particular categories of emitters. A rice emissions estimate could consider factors like the area used for rice production and water management method, among many others.

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Nanotech

MAY 10, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), moderator); 10:35 — National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Overview (Kate Beers, Manager, Circular Economy Program, NIST); 10:45 — National Science Foundation (NSF): Overview (Anne-Marie Schmoltner, Program Director, Environmental Chemistry, NSF); 10:55 — U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

One strategy is to counterbalance carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to climate change by drawing an equal amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, such as through planting trees. Reports from these studies and partnerships are found on the DCNR website.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 4, 2022

The researchers applied powerful Earth system models that faithfully recreate the behavior of the ocean, land and atmosphere to game out the future. The science is clear, many technologies are available and the cost of using them continues to drop. And if we do, the future for the ocean is grim indeed. Never miss an update.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

Atmosphere The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth. The dry atmosphere consists almost entirely of nitrogen (78.1% The dry atmosphere consists almost entirely of nitrogen (78.1% In addition, the atmosphere contains water vapor, whose amount is highly variable but typically 1% volume mixing ratio.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2024

Ozone plays a dual role in our atmosphere. Climatically and meteorologically, California has temperature inversions, where a layer of warm air traps cooler air near the ground, preventing pollutants from dispersing into the atmosphere. Ozone, too, poses significant risks to respiratory health.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 30, 2022

First-ever compilation of Canadian data on public subsidies for carbon capture technology documents billions in funding, but meager climate results . Carbon capture is not a climate solution – its use in the energy sector only serves to prolong our dependence on fossil fuels,” says Julia Levin.

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

The greenhouse effect is a popular name for the earth’s warming effect which occurs naturally when gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. Technological Innovation Offers Hope. The report attributes this to technological innovation and a shift towards renewables.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 31, 2022

Yet even as communities across the country were fleeing their homes – because of heat domes, atmospheric rivers, wildfires, droughts and floods – t he Government of Canada provided $8.6 But carbon capture is not a climate solution – its use in the energy sector only serves to prolong our dependence on fossil fuels.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 11, 2021

After studying physics at Royal Holloway , Majainah did a Master’s in renewable energy and sustainability at the University of Reading , UK. OVO also looks at kitting people’s homes out with electric vehicle chargers, using vehicle-to-grid technology that allows cars to export energy back into the grid when local demand increases.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gases produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere – with net zero meaning that there are no net greenhouse emissions from the entire energy system. Nuclear is also capable of supporting the decarbonization of other sectors, such as heating and transport.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2021

In this blog, we’ll take a look at the technologies that are being sold as climate saviours when their real objective is to prolong the life of the polluting fossil fuels which are driving climate change: carbon capture, offsets and ‘blue’ hydrogen. There are many, many concerns with carbon capture technology. degrees is narrowing.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2023

Many studies, including ones from the David Suzuki Foundation and Toronto Atmospheric Fund have shown that Ontario can easily meet its growing electricity demand with renewable sources like wind and solar. When paired with existing long-term storage technologies, these renewable sources can provide electricity during peak times.

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A Greener Life

MAY 20, 2022

Currently, both plants are operating satisfactorily, contributing a great deal of renewable energy, ” said Rodrigo Corrales, general manager of ENDE Guaracachi, the state-owned electricity company that operates the complex. We are making progress in changing the energy matrix towards clean and renewable energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

However, make no mistake: Technological advancement did not create the production boom by itself. Further, while gas emits less carbon dioxide than coal, its main component is methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas that is released into the atmosphere when gas is burned—a fact that ConocoPhillips conveniently left out on its website.

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Earthava

JULY 27, 2021

Electric cars are energy-efficient. Electric cars are a good example of green technology as it not only reduces emissions but also it uses energy efficiently. Being energy-efficient means that a vehicle will only spend the amount of fuel source needed, thereby preventing you from wasting your fuel source.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 9, 2024

A word about CCS : this technology has existed for decades but is only used at a handful of fossil energy facilities. C to 2°C,” and, “Implementation of CCS currently faces technological, economic, institutional, ecological-environmental, and socio-cultural barriers.”

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Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As air sunk through the atmosphere, it got squeezed and heated. Companies and organizations (including the IOP) are not shy in boasting about the green credentials of their premises, from green roofs and ground-source heat pumps to smart lighting and renewable energy. Courtesy: Canadian Press/Shutterstock).

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 7, 2022

Keynote speakers will include: -- Crystal Chissell , senior director of Project Drawdown , a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown” — the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. The event is presented in part by the U.S

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 13, 2023

pic.twitter.com/fXDWyVggUr — Wopke Hoekstra (@WBHoekstra) December 13, 2023 The core elements of the deal call for: ‘Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner … to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science.’ With that, we have achieved what we set out to do: keep 1.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 26, 2022

My research evolved over time, but initially focused on trying to understand how ice sheet collapse—specifically Antarctic ice sheet collapse—could impact climate change around the world through changes in the oceans, sea ice and atmosphere.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

Dr. Susan Avery, a physicist and atmospheric scientist, is the former director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts. The corporation’s “low carbon” roadmap relies heavily on unproven and unscaled technologies. She’s also professor emeritus at University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

Decarbonizing the industrial sector is key to achieving these targets, as it is responsible for around 20% of the EU’s total emissions (not including emissions associated with energy consumption by industry). Specific technological solutions are therefore needed to reduce these process emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2021

million kilowatt hours of electricity from solar energy. Mill 19 not only boasts a record-setting rooftop solar array and numerous energy- and water-saving features, but also houses companies that are leading the way in developing transformative technologies that are redefining our region,” said Dr. Donald F.

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Edouard Stenger

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If renewables are booming and energy efficiency is gaining some traction, greenhouse gases emissions are still growing and the atmospheric concentration of carbon is still rising. That is a lot for just one technology. Other renewable energy sources could help complement that all that.

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