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As its Lone Climate Scientist Board Member Departs, ExxonMobil Still Heads in the Wrong Direction

Union of Concerned Scientists

There has been comparatively less attention to the decision by climate scientist Dr. Susan Avery not to seek re-election to the ExxonMobil board of directors. Yet this shift in corporate leadership is significant, marking the end of a chapter in ExxonMobil’s long and ongoing history of climate deception and disinformation.

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IPCC: Limiting warning to 1.5°C is almost beyond reach?

A Greener Life

The UN agency concluded global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are at the highest levels in human history and without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors limiting climate change to 1.5°C The report Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change looked at a variety of pathways for increased climate actions.

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Dr. Shaina Sadai Talks About COP27, Climate Justice, Sea Level Rise, and Corporate Accountability

Union of Concerned Scientists

Through greenwashing ads, disinformation campaigns, attacks on scientists, and production of fake scientific evidence, the industry has engaged the playbook of deception to undermine climate action.

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The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing

Physics World

It turns out, for example, that climate-change researchers fly more frequently than scientists in other fields. Change 65 102184 ), climate scientists jet off two to three times a year on average, whereas other researchers get on planes just twice during that time. But other scientists also fly a lot.

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Opinion: In the worst April heatwave in history, South Asia must demand these urgent climate actions

A Greener Life

With our children already paying a terrible price for climate change, we must act to protect their future, urges an IPCC scientist. When heatwaves disrupt our children’s education, it is time to demand climate action. I am writing this as a climate scientist and a mother of two young children.

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101 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Amanda Cappelletti (D) -- The Guardian: Lawsuit By University of Pennsylvania Climate Scientist Michael Mann Over Online Attacks Finally Comes To Trial -- DEP Extends Deadline For Comments On Proposed Grant Program To Reduce Industrial Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions To Jan. Schuylkill County -- PA Solar Center Jan.

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PPL Joins Climate READi Initiative Focusing On Strengthening Grid Resilience Against Extreme Weather Events

PA Environment Daily

As PPL expands its operations to Rhode Island with the recent acquisition of The Narragansett Electric Company, now Rhode Island Energy, the corporation is focused on replicating this success.