Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 14, 2025

Driving the average EV in the US produces carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to a hypothetical 100 mpg gasoline car. The average EV efficiency and location of EV sales (for the sales-weighted national emissions estimate) has been updated to reflect EV sales from 2015 through 2024 based on data from Atlas Public Policy.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

It shows the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and tells a story about the carbon cycle, involving Earth’s crust, the atmosphere, land surface, the biosphere, and the oceans. The Keeling curve, highlighted with the release of important climate reports and climate summits. Lussana, and A.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 18, 2025

2024 was the hottest year on record , and the planets 10 warmest years since 1850 have occurred in the past decade. Scientists have identified a number of land- and ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches. Marine CDR approaches appear to hold great potential for uptake and sequestration of carbon dioxide.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 9, 2024

I reviewed ExxonMobil’s two most recent reports (2023/2024) to evaluate the scientific rigor of its claims. Put another way—earlier this year, ExxonMobil released its annual greenwashing report, outlining its purported progress towards addressing climate change, a problem the company helped to create. Who needs units anyway? Double yikes!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

The main objectives included: Approving and adopting outlines for the three major working group reports and an additional methodology report on carbon dioxide removal (CDR). The Goals of the Hangzhou Plenary The agenda for this Plenary was packed with essential tasks shaping the next IPCC reports in this cycle.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Geologic carbon sequestration—i.e., the storage of carbon dioxide in underground rock formations—has been the subject of much debate in recent years. It is also needed for some carbon dioxide removal (“CDR”) approaches, such as direct air capture, which pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

The main objectives included: Approving and adopting outlines for the three major working group reports and an additional methodology report on carbon dioxide removal (CDR). The Goals of the Hangzhou Plenary The agenda for this Plenary was packed with essential tasks shaping the next IPCC reports in this cycle.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Gasoline use per person has also fallen, from 445 gallons per year per person in 2005, to under 350 gallons per year per person in 2024. Burning gasoline in an automobile produces carbon dioxide, the primary cause of climate change. pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per gallon.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 9, 2025

Of this, carbon dioxide emissions accounted for 10.28 In 2020, China officially announced its dual carbon goals to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality in 2060. However, the scope of emissions that count toward carbon peaking was not clarified until the publication of this report.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Before being cut, real Christmas trees absorb air pollutants and sequester carbon dioxide and emit fresh oxygen. The draft 2024 report has an interactive report viewer that allows you to zoom in to your own address to see if the streams near you are impaired and why. Click Here to support their work. How Clean Is Your Stream?

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 18, 2022

One option, a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, gets the most attention but seems politically impossible. The closest we’ve ever come to a carbon tax is a limited fee on methane emissions under the new IRA law. And the GOP is likely to be able to block such a bill until the 2024 elections. Download as PDF.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In August 2024, Chevron began operating a new deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico that could pump oil into the 2050s. Wind energy produces roughly only 11 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour (g CO2/kWh) of electricity generated. Decisions we make today—positive or negative—will be locked in for generations.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 29, 2024

link] Abstract A leading cause of global warming is the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions due to anthropogenic activities which prompts an urgent need for substantial reduction. Manafpour, A. Feyzi, F., & Rezaee, M. An environmentally friendly deep eutectic solvent for CO2 capture. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 19744.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, estimated to be 80 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide but not as long lasting. Note: So far in 2024, DEP has issued 823 notices of violation to conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning their wells, a routine business practice to avoid plugging liability.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2024

“Carbon Dioxide as a Risky Asset.” Proistosescu, C., & Wagner, G. ” Climatic Change, 177(5), 72.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2024

On September 27, ADM notified EPA they would be temporarily pausing carbon dioxide inspections after discovering a potential brine fluid leak in their second monitoring well. Local officials found out about the leaks on September 13 based on news media reports. Read more here. Read more here.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2024

Breakthrough innovations in carbon dioxide mineralization for a sustainable future. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology (2024). Chung, W.J.,

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 24, 2024

Carbon-Dioxide Capture Strategies from Industrial Flue Gas by Algae. The concentration … Continue reading Carbon-Dioxide Capture Strategies from Industrial Flue Gas by Algae Banerjee, S., & Das, D. In Algae Mediated Bioremediation eds G.A. Ravishankar, A.R. Rao and S.-K. Kim, 487–504.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Davies , Jean-Philippe Brisson , and Qingyi Pan On January 25, 2024, Chinese Premier Li Qiang signed a decree of the State Council, introducing the Regulations on the Administration of Carbon Allowance Trading (the Regulations). By Hui Xu , Paul A. Read the Client Alert.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 19, 2024

Land-Use Implications of Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Emerging Legal Issue? Schaller, R. In: Ginzky, H., in International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy, vol 2022. Springer, Cham.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

filed in 2024 and 2018, respectively. Yokosuka Climate Case Decided in October 2024 In Yokosuka Climate Case , a group of citizens challenged the Notice of Finalization issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which allowed the construction of a coal-fired power plant. Kobe Steel Ltd., Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 18, 2024

Enhanced thermochemical valorization of coconut husk through carbon dioxide integration: A sustainable approach to agricultural residue utilization. F., & Kwon, E. Applied Energy, 369, 123576.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 17, 2025

Direct air capture (DAC) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies are attracting attention in the fight against climate change.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 5, 2022

Human activity adds more than 50 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year. New Solid Carbon technology might be able to lock climate-warming carbon dioxide below ocean bedrock. Large-scale solutions are urgently needed. Photo credit: Francisco Anzola, Flickr CC BY 2.0. By Dr Kate Moran.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Sept 12, 2024, 2-3:30 pm CDTWatch the livecast and download the speaker slides. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) invite you to a briefing about effective policy-making for carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

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A Greener Life

APRIL 19, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen Just months before the biggest sporting event of the 2024 calendar kicks off, the 2024 Olympic Games, held in Paris, the Japanese team has introduced a key sustainability element. The team aims to shine a light on an often-forgotten element in the sports industry – the carbon footprint of sports clothing.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Oct 28-29, 2024, Indiana University Indianapolis Campus Center, Indianapolis, INFor more information and to register. Sponsored by the Paul H.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 11, 2025

End Fossil Fuel Subsidies In 2024, the Government of Canada provided nearly $30 billion to the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries. The Government of Canada has developed a tool to calculate these costs: the social cost of carbon. In 2024, the social cost of a ton of carbon was estimated to be $266.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 26, 2024

Carbon capture and sequestration is a promising technology that can play a key role in reaching global climate goals, by capturing carbon dioxide emissions and storing them deep underground in identified geologic formations.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 23, 2024

Download the report. This report establishes the building blocks needed to responsibly estimate the scale of CDR achievable, in the timeframe needed, and that will exist along with other decarbonization efforts. It highlights the myriad components that will be critical as we continue building out and scaling up CDR over the next decade.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Increased and sustained funding for farm practices, and more streambank fencing are among what the Chesapeake Bay Foundation sees as legislative priorities for Pennsylvania in 2024. Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Pennsylvania is the fourth-largest carbon dioxide emitter in the country, according to the Energy Information Administration.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

The panel did confirm the inclusion of a special report on climate change and cities (for which a scoping meeting will take place later in 2024) and a methodology report on short-lived climate forcers— such as methane—both slated to be published in early 2027.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

On November 17, the Shapiro Administration issued an invitation for nominations for the 2024 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence , the state’s top environmental honor. The deadline for nominations is January 3. Awardees in 2023 achieved the following results-- -- Grew and donated nearly 10,000 lbs.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a controversial technology that has received billions in investments and subsidies from the federal government for the past two decades. It is touted as being a climate solution by capturing, transporting, and storing carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources. to 5:00 p.m.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Each credit one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent pollution below the standard. I’ve written recently about why a Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard , which addresses the bio-based diesel credits. g /MJ and a carbon intensity of 36.4

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

b of the May 24, 2023 order [ page 25 ], Shell agreed to the assessment of civil penalties for future violations of 12-month air emission limitations occurring after April 2023 and before January 2024. on January 18, 2024” These penalties totaled $2,671,044.75. on January 18, 2024” These penalties totaled $2,671,044.75.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2024

Resource Links: -- House, Senate Send Bill Authorizing Geologic Sequestration Of Carbon Dioxide To The Governor [PaEN] -- Republican Rep. We are fighting against industrial solar invading our residential communities in Georges Township.

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