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Twenty years of blogging in hindsight

Real Climate

It shows the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and tells a story about the carbon cycle, involving Earth’s crust, the atmosphere, land surface, the biosphere, and the oceans. An enhanced understanding of climate change has been a force behind the growth in solar panels, wind power, and electric cars.

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Reforming Oceanic Governance: A Department of Oceans 

Vermont Law

The largest and most important agency is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Notably, the Biden Administration seeks to build 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. In total, 131 million square kilometers (~50 million square miles) is under United States jurisdiction.

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Investment Models for Climate Infrastructure Implementation

Legal Planet

Offshore wind infrastructure: Offshore wind turbines and supporting systems that generate electricity through oceanic wind power transmitted to the electrical grid. Direct air capture (DAC) infrastructure: A form of carbon dioxide removal that directly extracts CO 2 from the atmosphere and permanently stores it.

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What’s at Stake in the Budget Reconciliation Process (And What You Can Do About It)

Union of Concerned Scientists

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Now, a leaked Trump budget memo described in news reports indicates that NOAA will face further drastic cuts in staffing and budgets soon, including potentially getting rid of the entire Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) division.

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Why is EPA at War with Its Own Employees?

Legal Planet

Some reporters like Arcelia Martin at Inside Climate News drew the climate connection by the second graph, writing that climate scientists said the torrential downpours on July 4 exemplify the devastating outcomes of weather intensified by a warming atmosphere.

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IEA Unveils Ambitious Path to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

Yale E360

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Statement in Response to New Hydrogen Handouts From the Federal Government

Enviromental Defense

A much better use of new wind power would be to replace coal with clean, affordable wind power. But that hides hydrogen’s dirty secret – when it leaks into the atmosphere it actually does contribute to global heating. Hydrogen’s global warming potential is 33 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.