Environmental News Bits

JUNE 28, 2022

by Ralph Sims, Massey University After decades of avoiding inclusion in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), New Zealand’s primary production sector has begrudgingly acknowledged that reducing on-farm emissions of greenhouse gases is an imperative.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 3, 2021

Like all other industries, the clock is ticking for the sector to cut its carbon pollution, given President Joe Biden’s goal to halve the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

The Pittsburgh 2030 District , a project of the Green Building Alliance , has released its 2022 Progress Report , revealing District property partners have reduced carbon emissions by 44.8% This achievement moves the District within range of reaching its target goal of 50-65% reduction in carbon emissions before the 2030 deadline.

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Environmental Leader

MARCH 1, 2022

The technology is expected to reduce each vehicle’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2,000 pounds annually and lower both fuel and maintenance costs. The post DHL Is Adopting This Innovative Technology To Reduce Its Carbon Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

greenhouse gas emissions—one of the largest of the past decade—is still not enough to meet the country’s commitments under the Paris climate accord A projected drop in U.S.

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Environmental Leader

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill has set science-based targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. . The post How Chipotle Will Reduce its Carbon Emissions 50% By 2030 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental Leader

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill has set science-based targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. . The post How Chipotle Will Reduce its Carbon Emissions 50% By 2030 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 14, 2024

Similar projects to significantly reduce carbon emissions at four of Unilever’s U.S. Read the full story in Food Processing. ice cream factories won a $20.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy, the company announced March 25.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2024

The RISE PA Program will create a statewide industrial decarbonization incentive program and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions from Pennsylvania’s industrial sector, the highest-emitting sector in the Commonwealth. Shapiro will join EPA Administrator Michael Regan to announce these grants in Pittsburgh at 2:30 today.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 5, 2024

By providing public transit operating funding, encouraging housing density near public transit, setting zero-emission bus procurement requirements and providing incentives for cities to speed up public transit service with dedicated bus lanes, Canada can cut polluting carbon emissions by 65 million tonnes from 2024 to 2035.

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Legal Planet

JULY 21, 2022

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the West Virginia case left many people with the impression that it eliminated the government’s power to regulate carbon emissions. Here’s the EPA authority the Court hasn’t touched: EPA’s jurisdiction over greenhouse gases. EPA , which gave EPA authority to regulate greenhouses gases.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 5, 2024

The chemical manufacturing sector is also the industrial sector for which the least progress has been made toward setting a path to zero carbon … Continue reading Decarbonize and Defossilize: Transformative Policies to Reduce Chemical Industry Carbon Emissions

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 7, 2024

Recent data suggest that remote work could speed along companies’ plans to zero out their carbon emissions, but businesses don’t seem to be considering climate change in their decisions about the future of office work. Read the full story from Grist.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2022

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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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 10, 2022

Telstra easily hits in carbon neutrality goal in 2020. The post Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Now it wants to bring its suppliers on board.

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Scientific American

JULY 26, 2021

The invasive animals uproot soil, exposing it to microbes that release greenhouse gases. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) and the REMADE Institute announced more than $16 million in research and development funding for 23 projects that will reduce energy use and carbon emissions associated with industrial-scale materials production, processing, and recycling.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

An assessment of almost 940 kinds of Brazilian cat and dog food has found that producing wet food creates 690 per cent more greenhouse gas emissions than making dry food

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Inhabitant

AUGUST 26, 2021

Countries around the world are in a race to find solutions for these types of greenhouse gases, which are a result of human activities like driving cars and manufacturing goods.

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The UK government says a proposed new coal mine in Cumbria will have a "broadly neutral" effect on greenhouse gas emissions, but its climate change advisers disagree

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New Scientist

JUNE 30, 2022

In a major environmental case, the US Supreme Court has ruled to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Here's what you need to know

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set standards for greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) new vehicles. Required state to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and gave broad authority to CARB to implement the standard. Required zero carbon emissions from power grid by 2045. AB 1493 (Pavley Act).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2021

"As we pursue our goals, we're investing in the research and development of clean energy solutions that will enable us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, and we're committed to ensuring a balanced, responsible and just transition to economy-wide decarbonization."

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Denmark’s Lego said on Monday that it remains committed to its quest to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions, even after an experiment by the world’s largest toymaker to use recycled bottles did not work.

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 27, 2022

National plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to avert catastrophic climate change, the UN Environment Programme warns

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Few things are more foreseeable or more environmentally significant than the environmental effects of greenhouse gases. EPA, the Supreme Court held almost twenty years ago that increases in climate change would be fairly traceable to failure to regulate carbon emissions from cars. Applying this test in Massachusetts v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

Previous IPCC reports have concluded that human activities such as burning fossil fuels are the primary cause of climate change: about 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from burning fossil fuels for electricity, transportation, and industry. 1) It starts with tracking emissions. degrees C. .”

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 17, 2024

From her first word, Rippy … Continue reading Q&A with Kerry Rippy: Why you should be optimistic about industrial carbon emissions: And other answers from an expert in asking “why?” Even as a baby, she was not so interested in simply naming her favorite parent, pet, or sticky breakfast treat.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 23, 2023

Signed into law … Continue reading Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. The new “cap-and-invest” program is designed to follow in the footsteps of California, where a cap-and-trade system began in 2013, while trying to learn from its missteps. Here’s how it works.

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Inside Climate News

MAY 26, 2024

Proponents say carbon emissions from a process to produce hydrogen from fracked natural gas would be sequestered. Environmentalists counter that carbon capture technology is unproven, expensive and, at best, of minimal benefit.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The 45Y and 48E credits are foundational to that effort , enabling the widespread deployment of clean electricity resources to drive down carbon emissions in the power sector—and in so doing, unlocking the ability of the power sector to decarbonize vast swaths of the rest of the economy.

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NRDC

AUGUST 8, 2023

We now have a standard that limits carbon emissions from homes. Addendum f requires an accurate calculation of how much a home’s energy consumption increases global greenhouse gas emissions, and sets an upper limit to this metric, ASHRAE Standard 90.2,

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Related Articles: -- PPL On Track To Achieve 70% Reduction In Greenhouse Gases By 2035, 80% Reduction By 2040 On The Way To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050 -- The Hershey Company Announces New Renewable Energy Agreements Aligned With 2030 Goal To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By More Than 50% [Posted: September 9, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 19, 2023

Together, the leaders stressed the urgency of reducing carbon emissions. The post G7 Moving Towards Renewable Energy and Zero Carbon appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Specifically, New York is statutorily required to achieve: An economy-wide 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; 70% renewable energy consumption by 2030 followed by a 100% zero-emission electric system by 2040; and.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 4, 2023

million multifamily units were constructed before energy efficiency standards, resulting in poor performance and high greenhouse gas emissions. Over half of California’s 3.2 Yet…

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2024

All political parties can and should adopt strong policies to reduce our province’s greenhouse gas emissions, while building a robust green energy sector that supports Albertans and their communities.

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