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A deep dive into the IPCC’s updated carbon budget numbers

Real Climate

estimate of no further CO 2 -induced warming or cooling once global CO 2 emissions reach and stay at next zero. C in the context of sustainable development. Warming after net zero CO 2 – The third piece of the puzzle is the how much warming is expected to still occur once global CO 2 emissions reach (and remain at) net zero.

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The Climate Overshoot Commission Releases its Report

Legal Planet

General Assembly and a collection of high-level climate and environment events, including the Sustainable Development Goals Summit , 18-19 Sept, and the Climate Ambition Summit , 20 Sept. But cleaning this up will remove its cooling effect, which the IPCC recently estimated as 0.7°C.

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Solar-powered harvesters could produce clean water for one billion people

Physics World

Addressing this serious problem using existing technologies is a key part of the United Nation’s sustainable development goals – with the organization declaring that everyone should have access to five litres of safe drinking water every day. The lack of access to safely managed drinking water now affects some 2.2

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DOE Recognizes Allegheny College For Energy Savings As A Better Buildings Challenge Partner

PA Environment Daily

The College’s top ranked environmental science and sustainability major engages students in interdisciplinary research and ignites their passions for making the world more equitable, just and sustainable.

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Nobel Prize winners publish new scientific articles just for kids 

Frontiers

Find out how the search for molecular structure (in humans, animals, plants and tiny microorganisms) was revolutionized by a new technique in electron cryomicroscopy, where electrons go through cooled microscope specimens. Defying Gravity? Neutrinos: The Ghost Particles that Make Up Our Universe – written by Arthur B.

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Heat pumps are an incredible energy transition solution

Edouard Stenger

One of the main tools to slash our global dependence to fossil fuels for heating and cooling is the mighty heat pump. The beauty of heat pumps is that w ith just one unit of electricity, they can produce three to four units of heat or cooling. ” Check out the full PV Magazine article for more on this.

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Frontiers’ Volunteers: Taking action through tutoring

Frontiers

It was also quite cool to get some insight into the kinds of things that they found challenging about the English language and the texts that we read together. This interview has been published in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Thank you for your dedication, Emily!

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