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These Attorneys General Are Defending the Fossil Fuel Industry, Not Their States

Union of Concerned Scientists

Attorneys general (AGs) in the five states most vulnerable to climate change, however, are doing the exact opposite: Instead of defending their constituents, they are defending the fossil fuel industry. Here’s a roundup of what these AGs have been doing to make a bad situation worse.

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Investors Need to Know the Full Scope of Corporate Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

They’re called Scope 3 emissions, and they are key to understanding the big picture of a company’s impact on the environment. First, let me explain the three “scopes” of carbon emissions. Scope 1 emissions come from power plants, oil rigs and other sources directly owned or controlled by a company.

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How Does Carbon Pollution Impact Our Ocean

Ocean Conservancy

Carbon pollution from fossil fuel use and land development have heated the atmosphere and ocean, leading to sea level rise, stronger storms, fisheries’ moving poleward, and widespread loss of sea ice and glaciers. Do you know what our ocean will look like if we DO cut carbon pollution swiftly?

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3 Questions to Ask After the New IPCC Climate Report

Ocean Conservancy

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. As the CEO of Ocean Conservancy, I naturally look to our ocean. There, we can tackle shipping emissions, which are projected to generate 18% of all global emissions by 2050. You can take action with Ocean Conservancy today. Enter Your Email.loading. In the U.S.,

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Ask a Scientist: ‘Danger Season’ Summers Disproportionately Harm Disadvantaged Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

To some extent, our predictions have been conservative,” Penn State University climatologist Michael E. For example, Phoenix is taking heat mitigation seriously by establishing one of the first heat mitigation and response offices at the municipal level. Mann told the British public television network Channel 4 in mid-July.

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On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare

Environmental Progress

In reality, the above facts come from the best-available scientific studies, including those conducted by or accepted by the IPCC, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and other leading scientific bodies. Partly that’s because I was embarrassed.

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Smoke in Our Eyes: National Park Grandeur Degraded by Global Warming

Union of Concerned Scientists

Without major reductions in the carbon emissions fueling global warming, the impacts on the parks would be endless. Even under a scenario of drastic emissions reductions, Gonzalez’s 2018 study found that more than half of national park area would exceed the 3.6-degree The act authorized Congress to spend up to $6.65