Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 31, 2023

The centers have partnered with numerous Tribal and Indigenous communities on projects or activities to better understand the communities’ specific knowledge of and exposure to impacts of climate change, to increase or assist … Continue reading Training and Capacity Building Activities of Climate Adaptation Science Centers for the Benefit of (..)

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

3) affirmed a judgment setting aside an addendum to a 2010 program EIR (PEIR) and accompanying approvals for a 275,000-square foot office complex on a 4.95-acre and (2) did substantial evidence show the project’s GHG emissions are within the scope of the 2010 PEIR? IBC Business Owners for Sensible Development v.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 19, 2022

Germany-based Henkel wants to reduce its CO2 emissions from its 185 production sites by 75% by 2030 from a 2010 baseline. It is focused on efficiency rates and using more renewable energy. The post Henkel Lauded for Vastly Improving Its Water and Energy Efficiency Rates appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

The earliest government estimate of the social cost of carbon was for 2010: $21/ton with a 3% discount rate and $35 at a 2.5% Given the roughness of this entire exercise, I’ll just use the average of the 2010 figures, $28 per ton. billion in 2010 dollars. discount rate. billion tons, or $78.4

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 13, 2022

In 2010, GM committed to a 20% reduction in carbon intensity by 2020. It achieved that goal in 2017. And in January 2021, it said it would source 100% renewable energy to power GM facilities in the U.S. by 2030 and globally by 2035.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

C warming limit around 2010, according to measurements from the skeletons of sea sponges in the Caribbean, but some climate scientists aren't convinced Earth’s air temperature passed the agreed 1.5°C

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Between 2010 and 2021, the proportion of drug overdose deaths in the US involving a combination of fentanyl and a stimulant such as cocaine or methamphetamine skyrocketed

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Yale E360

AUGUST 12, 2022

A rare hummingbird, not seen since 2010, has been rediscovered in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. Read more on E360 ?.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 29, 2024

High Accumulated Cyclone Energy ( ACE – second highest after 2010; a high ACE is linked with the most destructive hurricanes). La Niña (77% chance of forming in late summer-early fall; La Niña is linked to reduced wind shear. High wind shear breaks down cyclone formation, especially in the Western Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean).

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New Scientist

JUNE 16, 2023

Changes in the distribution of groundwater around the planet between 1993 and 2010 were enough to make Earth's poles drift by 80 centimetres

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Scientists estimate that Brazil hasn’t seen a normal period of rainfall since 2010. Scientists estimate that the country hasn’t seen a normal period of rainfall since 2010. The country’s worst drought in nearly a century is choking commerce, threatening ecosystems, and diminishing hydroelectric power generation. Wikimedia Commons.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2024

After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists found that one of the whales killed by the oil spill was a member of a unique species called the Rice’s whale. Firefighters battle blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon in April 2010. Source: U.S. Coast Guard.

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New Scientist

APRIL 3, 2023

The production of CFCs was banned globally in 2010, but researchers have detected rising levels of five CFC chemicals from unknown sources

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A UN analysis of countries' latest plans to cut carbon emissions shows they will actually rise 16 per cent on 2010 levels by 2030, leaving only a small window to limit global warming to 1.5°C

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 21, 2023

This report is an updated analysis of previous Critical Materials Strategy (CMS) reports published by the DOE in 2010, 2011, and 2019 based on national and global priorities, technology advancement, and technology adoption trends. Download the report.

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Law and Environment

APRIL 11, 2022

I suspect that, if one asked the average American whether GHG emissions increased or decreased from 2010 to 2019, they would say that emissions decreased. GHG emissions in 2019 were 12% higher in 2019 than 2010. Sadly, that’s not the case. The best we can say is that the rate of increase has slowed. (In

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Environmental and Urban Economics

JULY 16, 2021

As I discuss in my 2010 Climatopolis book, Singapore in recent decades has been highly productive despite the nation's heat and humidity. Some readings; 2008 Urban Growth and Climate Change 2010 Climatopolis 2021 Adapting to Climate Change The microeconomics research agenda is to trace out this expenditure function approach.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010). To help you keep track, here is a timeline of California’s most important actions. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). Required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set standards for greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) new vehicles.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The parties subsequently, in 2010, adopted a framework for assessing research projects. The 2008 resolution and 2010 assessment framework are not legally binding. This resolution, like the 2008 resolution and 2010 assessment framework, would not be legally binding. Like those other instruments, it uses soft language (e.g.,

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2023

has a lower chance of a white Christmas compared to the 1981-2010 average, but a third of the country has an increased chance of Christmas snow cover because earlier snows are more likely to be heavy and last longer on the ground. But the song could turn out to be prophetic. As it turns out, about two-thirds of the U.S.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 24, 2022

After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, dolphins living in the area had changes in the activity of genes that regulate lung tissue growth and immune system responses

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 9, 2022

Procter & Gamble has cut emissions at all of its global operations by 52% from 2010 to 2020. It has done so using energy efficiency and renewable energy. The post Procter & Gamble Is Well On Its Way to Using 100% Green Electricity appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 30, 2022

Eight weeks of torrential rain during a severe monsoon season have left a third of Pakistan underwater, in the worst flooding since 2010

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Scientific American

MAY 30, 2023

James Rothman shared The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience in 2010 for discovering the molecular basis of neurotransmitter release. How did a biochemist come to win such a prestigious prize in neuroscience?

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New Scientist

JUNE 15, 2022

But BP suffered reputational damage from the 2010 oil spill in the long run, compared to a simulated version of the firm where the disaster never happened

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Inhabitant

JANUARY 6, 2023

This follows the final adoption of 2010 a rule banning vehicles that do not comply with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations. Estimated 200,000 vehicles including 70,000 big rigs have been banned from California roads starting this week.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 19, 2024

This study examines data from the EU-23 from 2010 to 2020 using panel … Continue reading Circular economy and ecological footprint: A disaggregated analysis for the EU [link] Abstract In this era of global ecological overshoot, understanding the interplay between the circular economy and ecological footprint is vital.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 2, 2022

The case holds that the City’s water allocations to the City’s agricultural lessees were authorized under its existing 2010 leases and thus did not constitute a new project subject to CEQA review before they could be lawfully implemented. In this era of wildfire and drought, there will no doubt be many more. acre feet per acre.

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New Scientist

APRIL 7, 2023

Since 2010, around 500 home runs in Major League Baseball can be attributed to the lowering of air density on hotter days

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

By James Bruggers, Bob Berwyn Sinking, soggy south Louisiana has been losing ground, literally, for decades: The southern part of the state lost about 1,800 square miles from the 1930s through 2010.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2024

In 2010, a major climate change law passed by the House died in the Senate, but 12 years later, a major climate law passed both Houses. If cellphone prices had dropped as fast since 2010 as the cost of power from solar panels, you could buy a new iPhone for about thirty bucks today. But the overall picture is consistent.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In 2010, U.S. But the growth of f racking began in earnest around 2008, and it drove down the price of gas. Growth in renewable energy, which was likely driven by state energy policies, took an extra bit out of the market for coal. Another key factor is often overlooked.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

million cut from the DEP and DCNR General Fund budget in FY 2010-11 budget; -- $180 million diverted from the DCNR Oil and Gas Fund to General Fund in proposed FY 2010-11 budget; -- $5.5 million cut continued from the FY 2010-11 DEP and DCNR General Fund budget in FY 2011-12 budget; -- $8.3 million from DEP, $1.5

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

By James Bruggers, Bob Berwyn Sinking, soggy south Louisiana has been losing ground, literally, for decades: The southern part of the state lost about 1,800 square miles from the 1930s through 2010.

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Energy & the Law

DECEMBER 10, 2021

March 2010 Denbury Onshore intervenes arguing that the wells might harm the Conroe Oil Sands. November 2010: After hearing on remand, ALJ recommends the application be denied. December 2007: TCEQ contested-case permit hearing. April 2008: ALJ recommends that the permit be issued. 20 days: The rescission takes effect.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This was an increased unconditional commitment compared to the 2010 pledge of 26%. The baseline for measuring these cuts is the 2030 business as usual scenario, which would feature hefty increases in emissions. In late 2022, Indonesia nudged its goals upward to 32% below BAU, and (41% to 43% below BAU with foreign assistance).

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Inhabitant

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In fact, between 2010 to 2019, the U.S. As a result of climate change's increased and more severe storms and natural phenomena, weather-related power outages continue to grow across the world. experienced 70% more power outages than in the previous decade.

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