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Diesel is the Reason for the Sneezin’: Cleaner Holiday Deliveries are on the Horizon

Union of Concerned Scientists

But while greenhouse gas emissions may be reduced, a delivery fulfilled by a diesel-burning truck may lead to increases in emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides and lung-damaging particulate matter. While the latter part of this conclusion is obvious, the former part isn’t as much.

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Steelton-Highspire School District, Tröegs Independent Brewing Show Benefits Of Going Solar, Driving Electric Busses In Dauphin County

PA Environment Daily

By harnessing the power of the sun, we can significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, which have long been a staple of our energy production. This shift not only helps to lower greenhouse gas emissions but also improves air quality, making Steelton a healthier place to live.

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Climate Action or Greenwashing: How to look past the fluff in “Net-zero strategies”

Enviromental Defense

With the growing urgency to address climate change, governments and companies are developing “net-zero” strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This decade is decisive – there needs to be strong interim targets (2026 and 2030) to ensure that we have a chance to get a handle on our emissions and create a climate-safe world.

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Environmental Defence experts react to the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Enviromental Defense

The science is clear: fossil fuels are causing the climate emergency. A rapid and equitable phaseout of fossil fuels must be the centerpiece of any science-based strategy. Decades of obstruction by the fossil fuel industry have led us to the brink of catastrophe. Let’s seize it. is untenable.

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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. Background.

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Time for Canada to walk the walk on reducing oil and gas emissions

Enviromental Defense

Without getting a handle on the fossil fuel industry’s emissions, Canada has no chance of meeting its climate commitments. Without having strong interim targets (in 2026 and 2030), the new policy will fail to limit and reduce oil and gas pollution at the rate that is required to meet Canada’s climate goals.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

Understanding Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 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. Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Increasing. C above pre-industrial levels.