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From Research to Action: The Growing Impact of Attribution Science

Union of Concerned Scientists

They can also look at known carbon emission sources and model the world with and without those added emissions. A study of a 2018 South African drought found that climate change made it three times more likely. Climate source attribution studies can inform strategies to reduce carbon emissions.

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TCI Program Established to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Transportation

Clean Energy Law

In December 2018, after having successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector by 53.3%, a majority of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) jurisdictions announced plans to design a program to address carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels.

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Arctic Futures: White Shield or Blue Economy

Legal Planet

A blue Arctic is of such importance to China that in 2018 the country declared itself a ‘near Arctic state.’ The blue Arctic is a key site of economic activity for all the littoral Arctic states, and indeed for others such as China. Open Arctic sea lanes dramatically shorten shipping times from China to Europe.

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A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2022

Law Columbia

In July 2022, the High Court of England and Wales in R (Friends of the Earth Ltd and Others) v Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy found that the UK Government’s plans to cut carbon emissions were inadequate and breached national law. Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) ). In Smith v.

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Energy sobriety / frugality is critical to the energy transition

Edouard Stenger

I haven’t published regularly since 2018… Since my last blog post here I have trained for a technical degree in green buildings and renewable energy, interned as an Energy advisor for the healthcare sector and started a job as an energy manager for local communities. November 2018.

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Tar Sands Companies Underreported Pollution Levels By Up To 6300 Per Cent

Enviromental Defense

Carbon organic compounds are carbon-containing gases and vapors such as gasoline fumes and solvents (but excluding carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons). The study finds that total carbon emissions from the tar sands alone are more than the total reported across all industries for 2018.

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The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing

Physics World

As the world grapples with the consequences of climate change, many scientists have begun to face up to the realities of their carbon emissions. At around 15 tonnes per astronomer, it ran to almost four times their annual emissions from flights (figure 1). In 2018 each researcher at the institute emitted around 18 tCO 2 e ( Nat.

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