Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2022

Deadly heatwaves, extreme drought, food and water shortages, catastrophic flooding, rapidly intensifying tropical storms, raging wildfires—around the world, climate change is exacerbating extreme conditions and their harsh toll on people and ecosystems. The fearsome toll of climate impacts is already clear, leading U.N.

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Scientific American

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

On the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, a group of researchers is racing to fight drought as the climate changes rapidly around them. Their defense is a new approach to a very, very old technology from nature.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 8, 2023

“Implications of Green Technology for Climate Change Mitigation Minimizing Waste and Pollution.” ” International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology 8(3). link] Abstract: Climate change is the long-term alteration of temperature and weather patterns.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 5, 2022

Scientists hope for “smart” technology to monitor the Great Lakes. “If Researchers, scientists, and government agencies are hoping to implement “smarter” technologies to monitor the Great Lakes. In Context: Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: How Anglers Are Responding. MILLION GALLONS.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

This is an integral step towards cleaning our air and reducing climate-warming emissions. California’s fleet of commercial trucks and buses is responsible for an outsized impact on air quality and climate change. There are more than 1.8 pollution from vehicles. It’s time to electrify trucks and you can help.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

And those on the frontlines of these disasters need emergency help immediately, as well as climate resilience investments to protect them from future impacts we’ve already locked in. There isn’t a place on the planet that is immune to the climate-caused extremes we are witnessing today.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2024

To create similar large-scale data sets for other insect species, the research team is leveraging technology and AI to develop automated monitoring systems through a U.S. This approach will be crucial in ensuring that future generations can also enjoy the natural wonder of fireflies lighting up the night sky.”

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 30, 2022

Experts say mismanagement of resources could plunge Morocco into a water crisis as climate change worsens. Scientists in Massachusetts develop new technology to clean solar panels that could save billions of gallons of water each year. Cameroon faces its most recent cholera outbreak. In Recent Water News.

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New Scientist

MAY 15, 2024

The direct air capture industry got a boost last week with the opening of Mammoth, the largest plant yet for sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, but questions remain about whether the technology can scale up

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2021

There is another important aspect to what is sometimes called “committed warming,” “climate inertia,” or “zero emissions commitment,” an aspect I wrote about over a decade ago. What are the political implications of the fact that climate change will continue after emissions cease, or even potentially grow worse? Download as PDF.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 14, 2023

SciLine interviewed Thomas Lyon, professor of sustainable science, technology and commerce at the University of Michigan, on how to buy environmentally sustainable products, whether carbon credits actually work and the … Continue reading How corporations use greenwashing to convince you they are battling climate change

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Scientific American

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

By Ananya Chetia As human activity and climate change increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the ocean, harming coral reefs and marine life, researchers have designed a new technology using aqueous sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate to remove carbon dioxide from ocean water, helping reverse acidification and reduce global warming.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 12, 2022

by Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland When politicians talk about reaching “net zero” emissions, they’re often counting on trees or technology that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air. There are … Continue reading How not to solve the climate change problem.

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Energy & the Law

MAY 27, 2021

In the fifth and final installment on the climate change debate, Gray Reed energy partner Paul Yale considers (and responds to) another criticism of Bjorn Lomborg’s False Alarm: How Climate Panic Costs Us Billions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet. Except it didn’t happen because of technological innovation.

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Energy & the Law

APRIL 29, 2021

The fourth installment on the climate change debate by Gray Reed energy partner Paul Yale looks at criticisms of Bjorn Lomborg’s False Alarm: How Climate Panic Costs Us Billions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet. Ward asserts that Lomborg says there’s nothing we can do about climate change.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

But science also tells us that we have most of the technologies and solutions that we need. The science and data tell us that if we are to secure a livable planet for the future, we are working on an unforgiving timeline. The biggest barriers to progress are political and psychological.

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Scientific American

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 26, 2023

A new review of research suggests that the nature-based technology biochar — a carbon-rich material — could be an important tool to use in agriculture to help mitigate climate change. Read the full story from Ohio State University.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

To help avert crises, many cities have invested in technology – the theory being that if you can see the scale of the problem, you can start to work… Read more → The threats to our cities seem endless – from flash flooding to pollution, overcrowding to the risk of pandemics.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The labs – including CERN, the European Space Agency, Fermilab and the Los Alamos National Laboratory – have announced that they will step up their scientific collaboration on carbon-neutral energy and climate change as well as share best practices to improve the carbon footprint of big-science facilities.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee is schedule to meet February 20 to hear presentations on the 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment, PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory and an update on the PA Climate Action Plan. For available handouts and more information, visit DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee webpage.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 27, 2024

. “High Gravity-Enhanced Direct Air Capture: A Leap Forward in CO2 Adsorption Technology.” link] Abstract Given the global pressure of climate change and ecological equilibrium, there is an urgent need to develop effective carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology. ” Atmosphere, 15(2).

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies that could be critical tools to combat climate change have developed in line with other technologies from the last century. Read the full story from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Scientific American

JULY 12, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Washington Nature

AUGUST 8, 2023

“We have different climates in the U.S., Andrew’s scientific approach developed at a young age, when he began tinkering with technology at his family homestead. To efficiently run the farm and to “balance financial and ecological sustainability,” he has been gradually ramping up technological experiments.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). The Climate Act includes a binding goal of net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest, following the recommendations of the IPCC. In 2019, Chile became President of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25).

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Breezometer

APRIL 6, 2022

Researchers have found that over the past couple of decades, climate change is making pollen seasons in North America around 20 days longer and about 21% more potent. Understanding Climate Change Impact On US Pollen Seasons: Why Is Pollen Increasing? How Big Data & AI in Pollen Monitoring Bridges Reporting Gaps.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 3, 2024

King, University of Sheffield Tackling climate change by planting trees has an intuitive appeal. They absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without using expensive technology. by James Weber, University of Reading and James A.

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Scientific American

AUGUST 29, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Scientific American

JULY 14, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Scientific American

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Successfully mitigating the impacts of climate change will rely heavily on innovation in science and technology.

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Scientific American

AUGUST 11, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Inspired by the book All We Can Save , a celebration of the feminist climate renaissance , we asked 15 local women who are thinking about and working on climate change to respond to the question: “If we are at a crossroads of peril and promise, where do you see possibility alive and growing?”.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 4, 2024

Stroud, Georgia Institute of Technology Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. Some species have been able to meet the challenge with rapid evolutionary adaptation and other changes in behavior or physiology.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 15, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Hydroponics, the vertical-farming technology which uses water and not soil to grow plants, and which is primarily used for growing plants indoors, could come to the rescue of one of the most popular drinks in the world; beer. Javier Ramiro, Co-Chief Scientific Officer at Ekonoke controls the plantation of hops.

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