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The IOC creates an Olympic Forest

A Greener Life

The IOC has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2024, and by 45 per cent by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement. IOC President Thomas Bach said “Addressing climate change is one of the IOC’s top priorities, and we are fully committed to reducing our emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

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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. Recent findings from the World Meteorological Organization predict a 50:50 chance at least one year between 2022 and 2026 will exceed 1.5°C

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The European Commission’s industrial carbon management strategy: ambitious and risky plans to achieve net-zero

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In fact, the impact assessment supporting the Commission’s proposed 2040 target suggests that the EU may need to remove up to 400 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere annually by 2040, and significantly more to achieve net-negative emissions after 2050.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

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This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Despite that scrap, the takeaway remains constant — there is no hope of stopping global warming at the Paris Agreement limits of 1.5 Its coal consumption is only planned to begin to drop after 2026.

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Policy News: October 25, 2021

ESA

The UN website describes the aim of the meeting, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. EPA – Draft FY 2022-2026 Environmental Protection Agency Strategic Plan.

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Cities, Climate & Trump: An Early Research Agenda

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We know now that Donald Trump will take office as the United States’ 47th president this January, and that his stated desires for federal climate policy include withdrawing from the Paris Agreement , easing restrictions on oil drilling , and “rescind[ing] all unspent” Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds.