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AUGUST 12, 2021

Ulwandle Lushile: Meeting the Tides,” the second-place winner in the 2021 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest, shows how Sokhulu women persevered and are again harvesting mussels sustainably. In apartheid South Africa, the Sokhulu practice of gathering mussels was outlawed. Read more on E360 ?.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

10 from IPCC (2021). 2 from IPCC (2021). in Canadell et al (2021). Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). in the underlying chapter; Canadell et al (2021)). in Canadell et al (2021). Source: Figure SPM.10

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

billion in 2021. The global green packaging market size had a revenue holding of $229.46 It is expected to reach $409.2 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 7.5% from 2022–2030. The post Global Green Packaging Market to Reach $409B by 2030 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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MAY 27, 2022

These forecasts are very similar to the 2021 ones from NOAA and CSU , which reflected well the observed activity that year (21 named storms). Here are some in our minds right now: Will this season exhaust the list of 21 names from the World Meteorological Organization, like 2020 and 2021 did? Of course, we have questions!

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

McKesson Europe aims to be carbon neutral by 2030, while McKesson Corporation set in 2021 a science-based target initiative to keep temperature increases in check and aligned with the Paris climate agreement.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

This pattern was important for recent record or near-record years like 2016 or 2020 which started with El Niño, as well as below-trend years like 2017, 2021 etc. 2021 1.16 ± 0.14 that started with La Niña. 2017 1.06 ± 0.13 2018 1.05 ± 0.14 2019 1.18 ± 0.15 2020 1.21 ± 0.14 2022 1.23 ± 0.14 2023 1.22 ± 0.14

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

The report charts continued progress in several important categories in 2021, including PV module efficiency, system costs, and the prevalence of batteries, which are a more and more important piece of the solar picture. percent in 2021—that’s a 48 percent increase, much of it in the last decade. Source: LBNL 2022.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Allegiant Travel Company has released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report that details the company's efforts to reduce its climate impact and enhance the communities where employees live and work. The post Allegiant Teams with Schneider Electric to Tackle ESG Goals appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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MAY 11, 2023

Samsung Heavy Industries is on a roll, having netted roughly $12 billion in sales in 2021 and $9.4 billion in 2022 — the same goal for 2023. Asia and Europe are thirsty for the liquefied natural gas its ships carry, mainly because their domestic manufacturers are paying high prices for natural gas.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

In 2021, Evoqua Water Technologies' total company-wide water reuse exceeded 55% — and the company is focused on mitigating climate and water risk. The post Evoqua Water Technologies Mitigates Climate And Water Risk Using Smart Tech appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

The magazine noted the legislation was developed in response to a report published by the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2021 that linked synthetic food dyes to hyperactivity and other neurobehavioral effects in children.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This assessment wasn’t ExxonMobil’s idea, but was compelled by a successful shareholder resolution that was part of a 2021 investor revolt against the industry’s climate inaction that ultimately displaced several members of ExxonMobil’s Board of Directors. ExxonMobil’s withdrawal from IPAA is certainly a positive development.

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APRIL 24, 2023

In 2021—the second year of a statewide drought—the SWRCB had to wait for the Governor to declare a drought emergency for a particular watershed before it undertook a months-long process to develop and implement emergency curtailment regulations for that watershed. This is not just a theoretical problem.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

In 2021, the market for disposable cups was estimated to be worth $14.82 billion, and by 2028, it is anticipated to be worth $22.08 billion, a CAGR of 5.7%. 2022–2028), according to a recent report. The post Global Disposable Cups Market to Hit Sales of $22.08 Billion appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

The Tier 1 shortage was triggered because the water level in Mead is projected to be 1,065 feet above sea level at the end of 2021 — 10 feet lower than the shortage threshold. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – August 17, 2021. Mead and Powell, the basin’s largest reservoirs, are the lowest they have been since they were first filled.

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MARCH 23, 2023

GW record from 2021. In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data. Compiled by UCS from Energy Information Administration data as of January 2023.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

The US solar industry was valued at $33 billion in 2021, employed more than 230,000 people, and continued to grow in power capacity at an average rate of 33 percent per year. Solar panels generated almost 4 percent of electricity in the US in 2021, up from less than 1 percent in 2015.

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JANUARY 14, 2023

In 2021, Agilent bought back over 900 used instruments from customers, sold over 3,500 certified pre-owned instruments, and took back 2,000 instruments through its return program. The post Spotlight on 2022’s Project Winner: Agilent appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

We pointed out in March that Scafetta had totally neglected observational uncertainty in calculating the observed change in temperature (2011-2021 compared to 1980-1990). Note that the short period 2015-2021 is not long enough to have the differences in emissions make a big dent in the concentrations or, subsequently, the climate).

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JANUARY 4, 2023

According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the ILO's Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2022, the number of renewable energy jobs increased by around 700,000 globally between 2020 and 2021. The post Green Energy Jobs Rapidly Expanding appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

In 2021, the South African government committed to shutting down the country’s captive-lion breeding industry, which provided animals for canned hunts. Among the sticking points slowing progress is what should happen to the thousands of lions that remain on private ranches. Read more on E360 →

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MAY 9, 2023

According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), 10% of households in the United States were not sure where their next meal was going to come from in 2021. The numbers I am able to cite now, in May 2023, were published in September 2022, citing research from December 2021. Of course, a lot has happened since December 2021.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

According to a 2021 report by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the clean energy industry is projected to create 27,000 new jobs and add $4.8 The transition to clean energy is also expected to bring economic benefits to the state. billion to the state's economy by 2030.

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MARCH 16, 2022

This is where the analysis behind AEO2022 dates itself to November 2021. From their thinking in November 2021, EIA projects that wholesale gas prices will remain less than $4.00/ million BTU through 2050, lower than gas prices in 2021. EIA also recently reported that US coal exports increased 23% between 2020 and 2021.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

According to the 2021 report of Elsevier’s parent company, RELX, roughly 2.5 million articles were submitted for review to Elsevier last year, and the company published more than 600,000 articles in 2021 alone.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

The WMO’s GHG bulletin’s headline takeaways are stark: Atmospheric concentrations of three major heat-trapping gases, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) hit all-time highs in 2021 (see table below). Methane emissions showed their biggest annual increase in 2020 and again in 2021. A truly scary prospect.

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JUNE 15, 2022

In 2021, 9 percent of US electricity came from those graceful kinetic sculptures, up from less than 3 percent in 2011. Wind power generation will continue to rise, including in the near term as a result of one of the US wind industry’s best years ever in 2021. Eight states generate more than 25 percent of their electricity from wind.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. Between 2015 and 2021, 274 North American oil and gas producers filed for bankruptcy with a debt load of $177 billion. The bankruptcies were set in motion even before 2020.

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APRIL 26, 2022

Since April 2021, travel has returned to pre-pandemic levels and has kept increasing, though with a different flavor—increasing truck traffic, less commute trips but more non-work trips, and unfortunate declines in transit ridership. FHWA, 2021 ). Total VMT has steadily increased and bounced back to pre-pandemic levels.

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JULY 1, 2024

A study from Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), an update of a 2021 collaboration ( here , here ) with Evolved Energy Research (EER), shows that we can meet US climate goals and have a fossil-free economy by mid-century, including the petroleum-guzzling transportation sector. percent in 2021 to about 16 percent in 2050.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 18, 2021. We now think that a devastating drought is likely to happen again , in 2021/2022,” Funk wrote. Drought, which used to occur once or twice in a decade, now happens every two or three years in the region. Scientists say the pattern is yet another effect of global climate change.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Researcher Abbie Richards found that “between December 2021 and July 2022, there were an average 30,000 climate denial tweets per week. Graph showing Tweets featuring climate denial terms, by volume and average engagement by week, from December 1, 2021 through February, 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Last year, US drivers bought more than 800,000 new electric vehicles (EVs), 65 percent more than in 2021, even as overall car sales declined. percent in 2021. Since the beginning of 2022, electric vehicle sales in the United States have been downright electrifying. Those 807,956 EVs accounted for 5.8

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Since 2005, there have been destructive, space debris-producing anti-satellite weapons tests by China (2007), the United States (2008), India (2019), and Russia (2021). In 2021, Russia destroyed one of its own satellites at that altitude in an ASAT test. The thousands of Starlink satellites operate just above this altitude band.)

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MAY 31, 2023

Another good fact is that 2023, like 2022, did not have a named storm form before the official season start, unlike the 7 straight years from 2015 to 2021. 2021 ended up being the third most active season in recorded history, with 21 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes (two Category 3 and two Category 4).

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MARCH 12, 2024

Recent UCS modeling , conducted in partnership with Evolved Energy Research (EER), shows that, to reach these goals means completely phasing out US coal generation by 2030; in this scenario, gas generation would fall from about 40 percent of US electricity generation in 2021 to 25 percent in 2030, and 2 percent in 2050 (see figure 1).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – September 1, 2021. Nearly two hundred water systems, large and small, are experiencing outages after the powerful storm. Damage from Hurricane Ida in Houma, Louisiana. Photo via NOAA.

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