Carbon Dioxide Cooling Electricity Fossil Fuels 
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Responsible for 12 percent of all US global warming emissions from human activities, methane traps significantly more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide, making it 86 times more harmful for the first 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere. EN: What needs to be done to make the electric grid more equitable—and reliable?
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 12, 2023
She knows methane emissions have as much as 80 times the heat-trapping effect over a 20-year period as carbon dioxide. They continue to cater to the best interests of the fossil fuel industry,” she says. Muse isn’t buying it. In Muse’s mind, there’s a clear winner in the TVA’s decision to double down on gas.
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Greenbuilding Law
JUNE 5, 2022
volume mixing ratio), together with a number of trace gases, such as argon (0.93% volume mixing ratio), helium, radiatively active greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (0.035% volume mixing ratio), and ozone. The dry atmosphere consists almost entirely of nitrogen (78.1% volume mixing ratio) and oxygen (20.9%
Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Ontario’s plan to ramp up gas In 2022, the Ontario government mandated the Independent Electricity Service Operator (IESO) to solicit proposals for 1500 MW of new gas electricity generation by 2024. Burning fossil fuels is a main contributor to climate change.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 27, 2023
Fossil fuel power plant owners are facing increased accountability for their air and water pollution, including from a new round of environmental and public health protections that are being rolled out by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We’ve heard these lazily disingenuous narratives before.
Greenbuilding Law
MAY 1, 2022
EPA tells us succinctly, Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities. In 2020, carbon dioxide accounted for about 79% of all U.S. Surprising to some, carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. Simply put, gases that trap heat in the atmosphere (. emission trends. emission trends.
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 1, 2023
To increase awareness in Ontario about eco-friendly solutions like heat pumps, electric stoves, solar panels and more, Environmental Defence is launching #MyGreenFlags. Just 34 per cent of Ontarians have heard about electric heat pumps and know what they do. The science is clear that we need to stop building new fossil fuel projects.
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