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Penn State Task Force Unveils Recommendations To Eliminate 100% Of Carbon Emissions By 2035

PA Environment Daily

By Penn State News Last spring, at the request of President Eric Barron, a team of more than 20 faculty members, staff members and students began to formulate a plan to address climate change, one of the most complex and urgent issues of our time, by significantly lowering the University’s greenhouse gas emissions on all its campuses.

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Scope 4 GHG Emissions

Greenbuilding Law

Scope 4 greenhouse gas emissions are not new. They date to 2013 when the Greenhouse Gas Protocol identified “avoided emissions” as emission reductions that occur outside of a product’s lifecycle or value chain, but as a result of the use of that product.

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Getting physical with the climate crisis

Physics World

Extreme heat is not just an abstract notion: if we can’t cool our bodies enough, we’re in danger of neurological failure, organ failure and even death, with the risks highest for children and the elderly. Overall, cement accounts for 3% of the world’s carbon emissions. Where are they most likely? Limiting warming to 2?°C

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

creating ice in off peak periods to supply cooling in peak periods. A facility in Minto, Ontario will soon be using solar panels and flywheel technology to supply peak power. Efficiency programs are the best and cheapest way to reduce carbon emissions because they both lower energy costs and carbon emissions.

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21 Projects Honored With The 2023 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

Utilizing manure nutrients efficiently means that risk of loss of nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and greenhouse gas is minimized. Manure Expo combines 1) Educational Sessions, 2) Technology Demonstrations, and 3) an Industry Trade Show. The project is reducing emissions and Phoenix Contact’s carbon footprint.

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Making Heat Pumps Accessible and Affordable to Decarbonize Buildings

Legal Planet

As the state moves toward all-electric buildings, replacing older gas-powered furnaces and air conditioning units with heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions and indoor air pollution while increasing efficiency, comfort and resiliency, especially as extreme heat events increase. This is not only a California issue.

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University Of Pittsburgh Names 5 Finalists In Pitt Sustainability Challenge

PA Environment Daily

From freezer upgrades in labs to geothermal heating and cooling at Johnstown, the winner will move the University of Pittsburgh toward its carbon neutrality goal. Excessive food waste and dying soils are having a profoundly negative global impact, notably in creating extreme atmospheric carbon levels.

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