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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

Greenbuilding Law

With proposed federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring GHG disclosure and new state statutes, including a new Maryland law that requires not only disclosure, but also a mandated reduction in GHG emissions, a greater appreciation of the subject of GHG appears in order.

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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Investment and incentives for clean technologies under the Inflation Reduction Act. Energy efficiency standards for new appliances and lighting sources. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rules bearing on electricity transmission E.

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Major US and European labs join forces to tackle climate change

Physics World

It found that greenhouse-gas emissions emitted by the lab in 2018 was 223 800 tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent. He also says that the lab has decreased its energy consumption by 20% while at the same time boosting the performance of the synchrotron via a recent upgrade. “On Leading by example: going green in the lab.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

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Understanding Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The greenhouse effect is a popular name for the earth’s warming effect which occurs naturally when gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Increasing. C by the end of the century.

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Why nuclear energy must be part of ‘net zero’ climate targets

Physics World

Indeed, it is understandable why people might fear radiation given that you can’t see it – yet the same can be said of the air that we breathe. In it, we emphasize that nuclear is not only a low-carbon source of energy, but is also widely available, scalable and deployable.

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Electric Vehicles Combat Climate Change

Global Green

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from transportation. You’ll feel the loss of energy. That’s why gas-powered cars need complex and expensive radiator systems with their associated belts, pipes, and heat exchangers.

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Getting physical with the climate crisis

Physics World

This figure will increase to nearly half of the world’s population by the end of the century, the authors say, even with drastic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions. On balance, clouds nearer the stratosphere warm us, whereas low-lying clouds tend to cool us because their greenhouse effect is smaller. Limiting warming to 2?°C

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