Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 20, 2023

Two seasons in one The presidential primary season coincides with “ Danger Season ”—the period between May and October when the Northern Hemisphere experiences back-to-back extreme weather augmented by climate change. Candidates are crisscrossing New Hampshire amid climate-related and climate-boosted catastrophes.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Indeed, a peer-reviewed study published in September linked nearly half of all global carbon emissions from the biggest energy companies to just 10 financial institutions, led by Vanguard and BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. Below is an abridged version of our exchange. Consider what has happened at BlackRock.

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Acoel

JULY 25, 2022

To borrow a page from his playbook, let’s consider a bold, “all-in” strategy to combat climate change – one that includes aggressive and timely actions by the states to abate greenhouse gas emissions. EPA is a significant setback for the Biden Administration and its efforts to address climate change.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

[iii] Low-carbon electricity imports – The majority of carbon emissions from airport operations arises from electricity consumption. Adopting low-carbon electricity imports will support the Blueprint’s goal for the aviation sector to reach net zero domestic emissions by 2050.

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Legal Planet

MAY 3, 2022

Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment ( CLEE ) and UCLA Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment are releasing today a new policy report: Branching Out: Waste Biomass Policies To Promote Wildfire Resilience and Emission Reduction.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 28, 2023

to integrate food and farm policy in a way that addresses climate change and helps farmers reduce their carbon emissions. Agriculture needs to be a part of the climate solution, given that it is responsible for about 11 percent of heat-trapping carbon emissions in the United States.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Communities and ecosystems continue to suffer the consequences of human-caused climate change , primarily from the burning of fossil fuels across our economy. One last point about these health results is that they did not include mortalities or health impacts caused by climate change. Source: UCS.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 16, 2022

Countries around the world have increasingly adopted climate change laws over the last two decades. This is partially attributable to the dynamism in international climate negotiations but also a growing appreciation of the crucial role that national laws and policy measures play. Overview of the Climate Change Act 2021.

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Edouard Stenger

JULY 27, 2018

The author was an engineering professor at Cambridge and the Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change and was knighted by the Queen for his work. Verdict: This book shows that reversing climate change is not a technological one as we have the solutions to do so. – .

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 12, 2023

If you’re concerned about climate change and inspired to take action, and are looking for where to begin – you’re in the right place! A piece of wisdom before we dive in – we know that facing climate change is daunting alone. So, what can you do about climate change? Here’s how to get started.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 9, 2021

This is a big subsidy for fossil fuels and a step in the wrong direction, when the government could have chosen to support clean technologies, help customers save money long term, lower capital costs, and cut carbon emissions. Rural, Northern, and Indigenous communities deserve more affordable energy options.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Acknowledging that the United States is a leading contributor to carbon emissions, the Biden administration has committed to cutting US emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. NREL doesn’t consider changes to land use patterns, including climate change impacts on land availability.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Start by shopping fresh —think local fruits, vegetables and grains— and avoiding pre-packaged, plastic-wrapped foods and drinks whenever possible; these items create a lot of waste and often include unnecessary preservatives. Meats make up a big proportion of our carbon emissions, between preparing, shipping and storing.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. There are also financial risks to investments in fossil fuel projects that must be shut down soon in order to address climate change. Read more about the bans here.

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Capaccio

OCTOBER 27, 2022

When you buy local, you are helping to lower carbon emissions by minimizing the distance that your food has to travel. Reduce Food Waste . 30 to 40 percent of the food supply is never eaten, wasting the resources used to produce it and creating many environmental impacts.” Remember, every little bit counts. Buy Local .

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In May, the Committee held its first hearing on hydrogen hubs and climate change, before Pennsylvania was selected for two hydrogen hubs. The Committee held a second hearing on hydrogen hubs and climate change November 13, 2023. Read more here. Read more here.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

It was the first case in which the Court was confronted with the issue of climate change. This gave EPA the power to impose limits on carbon emissions by vehicles and industry. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANC) v. Army Corps of Engineers. After Massachusetts v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

EPA’s legal memo also affirms the reasonableness of Treasury’s proposed use of three pillars-compliant Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) as a proxy for ensuring no induced grid emissions, thereby enabling electrolyzer projects to qualify for the highest-credit tier. But preventing backsliding will be hard.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 39, 30 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP: 86% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply With Waste Disposal, Production (..)

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Frontiers

JUNE 29, 2023

Over the past several months, readers have explored climate change through an economic lens (SDG 13), stabilization and peaceful policymaking (SDG 16), marine science and gender equality in the fisheries sector (SDG 14), and environmental philosophy and alternative hedonism (SDG 12).

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If the government of Ontario hoped that abolishing the Environment Commissioner, and transferring the position’s responsibilities to the Auditor General would free it from accountability on climate change, wilderness conservation, pollution and species at risk protection, it must surely be disappointed. . HAZARDOUS SPILLS.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

Those scenarios showed that the IRA would accelerate solar and wind deployment and reduce carbon emissions to 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Municipal solid waste incineration adds to the pollution burdens borne by environmental justice communities. One area where the bill could do better?

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 18, 2022

A carbon tax could cover the economy without the need for scores of regulations tailored to each industry. It wouldn’t require placing bets on what zero carbon technologies will win out. It would provide an incentive for cutting carbon emissions, with the byproduct of cutting air pollution everywhere.

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Environmental Progress

JUNE 29, 2020

On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years. Climate change is happening. I have been a climate activist for 20 years and an environmentalist for 30. Lire en français ici. Leer en español aquí. It’s just not the end of the world.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 6, 2021

An article in Nature Climate Change found that regional drought can be found on most continents. In Case You Missed It: Waste-To-Energy Tech Could Slash U.S. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Cody Pope, Vector Center.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Coal and coal production waste contain valuable rare earth elements that can be used to manufacture clean energy technology components, creating high-quality jobs in communities that have historically produced fossil fuels and helping to combat climate change. PA-Related Projects -- Tetra Tech, Inc. Of Energy Awards $1.95

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

By Patrick McDonnell, Secretary Of DEP This Guest Essay originally appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on November 11, 2021 -- Pennsylvanians whose homes, businesses, crops and roads have been damaged by intense flooding events in recent years might well ask, “What are our leaders doing to lead on climate change in Pennsylvania?”

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Climate Change Brings Water Risks. Is Michigan Ready for Climate Change? Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: 2 Comments / November 2, 2021 Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. Climate Change Brings Water Risks.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2022

“With the IRA, our elected officials have finally taken significant action to begin addressing climate change. on a path to significantly reduce carbon emissions within the next decade. These investments will put the U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 24, 2023

As we sing Auld Lang Syne to 2023, a pivotal year for global sustainability efforts, it’s time to reflect on the strides made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the realm of the built environment, all as described in our top 10 most read blog posts of the year.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Though it does likely include transportation expense, it does not include the carbon footprint or the waste cost related to the landfilling or alternative disposal of the garment. This is, for example, evident in viewing the relationship between economic growth and carbon emissions over the past few hundred years.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

It’s not surprising to see companies lobbying to try to optimize this lucrative credit for their profits rather than ensuring the produced hydrogen is genuinely low-carbon, but it is astounding to see regulators at risk of following suit. That would be a colossal, indefensible waste of time and money both.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

These new protections will include updates to power plant standards on carbon emissions , mercury pollution , and toxic coal ash pollution , just to name a few. The models also show those plants operating very infrequently in the future, and that further, alternatives to these gas plants exist and more alternatives may be coming.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

conference would be worse, for multilateralism and for global action on climate change. Glasgow was about ratcheting up ambition and closing the gap between what has been committed to and what is needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. . Because the collapse of a U.N. Some baby steps, some backward steps.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2022

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. British Columbia was a welcome exception due to initiatives like the province’s clean car standards , plastic waste policies and climate plan. . Learn more here.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 30, 2021

The letter details that vegan catering would save far more water than the missed showers, as animal agriculture wastes a third of the world’s freshwater. It takes 15,415 litres of water to produce just one kilogram of beef, and that metric doesn’t even account for all the greenhouse gases that animal agriculture generates.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

April 10, Allegheny Courthouse, 4:00 p.m. -- Center For Climate Integrity: PA Municipalities Face $15 Billion In Costs By 2040 To Protect Infrastructure From Climate Change -- Delaware County Hosts 3rd Annual Sustainability Conference May 30 At Widener University [PaEN] -- Reading Eagle: Forested Land In Robeson Twp.

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