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DECEMBER 10, 2023

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Fossil Fuels 108

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Politics 108

Enviromental Defense

JULY 4, 2023

There will be more energy jobs in the clean economy than in today’s fossil-fueled economy. These sectors could become sustainable through electrification and pivoting from fossil fuels to renewable energy, but this will require a big shift that could have consequences on our economy and jobs if not dealt with correctly.

Fossil Fuels 115

Fossil Fuels Government Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions 115

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The atmosphere does not distinguish between carbon emissions from industrial logging and fossil fuels,” says Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence Canada. The post Report: Heading into COP26, Canada is hiding more than 80 million tonnes of carbon emissions from logging appeared first on Environmental Defence.

Carbon Emissions 52

Carbon Emissions Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Climate Change 52

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

One strategy is to counterbalance carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to climate change by drawing an equal amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, such as through planting trees.

Climate Change 104

Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions Atmosphere 104

HumanNature

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Mechanisms of climate mitigation via soil carbon sequestration At the root of the excitement around soils is their ability to hold on to carbon, potentially drawing it out of the atmosphere and locking it away. They present a serious sink for atmospheric carbon to be stored. So, what’s the catch?

Atmosphere 105

Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Carbon Emissions 105

PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2023

As of June 20, 2023, the amount of CO2 [carbon dioxide] in the atmosphere has now risen to 421 parts per million, way past the level of 350 ppm considered safe. Because fossil fuels are used both to produce blue hydrogen and to operate its carbon capture technology, its carbon emissions are quite high.

Fossil Fuels 80

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Greenhouse 80

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. of the world’s total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion, many airlines are considering carbon-capture-and-storage technologies and electric-powered planes.

Carbon Dioxide 98

Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Waste Carbon Emissions 98

A Greener Life

DECEMBER 3, 2022

And as Qatar’s energy system is mainly fossil fuel-based, the emissions per unit of energy used are considerably higher than they would have been in most other countries. million tons of CO2 – hardly the carbon-neutral event the organisers have claimed it is.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Cooling Atmosphere Natural Gas 98

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Both Republicans and Democrats are touting natural gas with CCS as the next clean energy solution, and significant funding has been earmarked for its research and development — at the expense of renewable energy projects that have proven to be cheaper and to produce fewer carbon emissions.

Fossil Fuels 69

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions Natural Gas 69

Environmental News Bits

JULY 23, 2024

On July 17, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law a carbon capture and storage bill that creates a legal framework for climate-warming carbon emissions captured from burning fossil fuels to be injected underground and stored indefinitely to prevent them from escaping into the atmosphere.

Law 40

Law Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Atmosphere 40

Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 2, 2022

There, we can tackle shipping emissions, which are projected to generate 18% of all global emissions by 2050. We can decrease production of virgin plastic that comes from fossil fuels and pollutes our ocean as well. We can find opportunities for alternative energy like offshore wind and other marine renewables.

Ocean 81

Ocean Fossil Fuels Climate Change Carbon Dioxide 81

Vermont Law

OCTOBER 3, 2016

If there is one thing the fossil fuel industry, the government, and climate change activists might agree on it is this: in the end it all comes down to money. Oil, gas and coal companies, and their investors, are terrified of leaving fossil fuels in the ground. Without fossil fuels, most modern industry would not exist.

Climate Change 40

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Sea Level 40

A Greener Life

JULY 21, 2022

There are even suggestions that condensation trails left by aircraft have boosted night-time temperatures by reducing how much heat can escape the surface layers of the atmosphere to space, although the evidence is somewhat mixed. We must cut carbon emissions – or future summers will be long, hot and sleepless.

2016 98

2016 Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Climate Change 98

Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The decision to ditch coal was the biggest single action of its time to cut carbon emissions in North America. But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

Electricity 52

Electricity Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“Still I remain concerned that in greening the fossil fuel industry, we are missing out on opportunities to invest in renewables. Methane, the largest component of natural gas, traps up to 80 times as much heat as carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.

Natural Gas 125

Natural Gas Regulations Fossil Fuels Technology 125

ESA

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Methane is a greenhouse gas that has more heat-trapping power than CO2, although it also clears out of the atmosphere much faster than does CO2. Controlling the methane emissions, some of it from wasteful accidental release at natural gas wells, is critical for controlling global warming. Hopefully not. Top-down” solutions (e.g.,

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Deforestation Climate Change Carbon Emissions 52

Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It also churns out around 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide—equal to Germany’s emissions—and other toxic pollutants into the atmosphere every year. If nothing is done to clean up shipping, its carbon emissions are projected to jump by almost 130% by 2050.

Carbon Dioxide 64

Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Ocean Renewable Energy 64

Physics World

MARCH 16, 2022

As the world grapples with the consequences of climate change, many scientists have begun to face up to the realities of their carbon emissions. In particular, the Dutch national supercomputing facility SURF does not produce any carbon emissions because it uses 100% renewable power produced by wind or solar in the Netherlands.

2019 133

2019 2018 Electricity 2020 133

Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 27, 2023

Carbon pollution from fossil fuel use and land development have heated the atmosphere and ocean, leading to sea level rise, stronger storms, fisheries’ moving poleward, and widespread loss of sea ice and glaciers. We’ve heard so much about the effects of climate change on our ocean.

Ocean 56

Ocean Sea Level Climate Change Fossil Fuels 56

Vermont Law

MAY 3, 2019

The main problem with carbon taxes is that they do not actually solve the problem of reducing carbon emissions. [4]. The only purpose carbon taxes serve is to increase the costs on individuals, while carbon fuel emissions remain virtually unchanged. [5].

Carbon Emissions 40

Carbon Emissions 2019 Fossil Fuels Climate Change 40

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“The Commonwealth should be engaged in a transition away from fossil fuels because of the need to address climate change," said Rep. Hohenstein. "As Minority Report Conclusion “The bottom line is, there is simply no suitable location for an LNG facility in Philadelphia or Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas 2018 Air Pollution Climate Change 92

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

Steel’s enormous Clairton Coke Works pumps more noxious particles into the atmosphere than Cheswick. One analysis estimated the public health and environmental costs of these emissions added up to $100 million to $300 million annually. Compare that to the $9 million in payroll the plant contributed to the community.

Carbon Dioxide 52

Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 52

Science Blogs

AUGUST 29, 2017

The release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels is, conceiveably, the most important environmental issue in the world today. — "Costs and benefits of carbon dioxide," Nature , May 3, 1979. The limits of adaptation.

Carbon Dioxide 40

Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Sea Level Atmosphere 40

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, raising livestock, making cement, and using synthetic fertilizers are among the actions that have increased the amount of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere to the point that the planet’s basic functions are coming undone. There Is Still Time to Act.

Climate Change 362

Climate Change Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels 2010 362

Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

The law provides $140 billion in tax incentives, direct loans, and grants to replace fossil fuels with cleaner renewable energy that lowers emissions of carbon dioxide. million square-foot refinery to turn corn into low-carbon jet fuel.

Carbon Dioxide 316

Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy Electricity Biofuels 316

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual report on billion-dollar weather and climate-related disasters in the United States, which tells a grimly familiar story. The math of rising carbon emissions and the rapidly dwindling carbon budget to stay below 1.5˚C.

Climate Change 290

Climate Change 2022 Fossil Fuels Sea Level 290

Enviromental Defense

JULY 24, 2023

As countries around the world grapple with eliminating their own fossil fuel subsidies, Canada has set a strong global precedent. This is alarming given that Canada is one of the largest providers of fossil fuel financing in the G20. Canada ranks among the worst in the G20 for providing fossil fuels public financing.

Fossil Fuels 97

Fossil Fuels Government Renewable Energy Clean Energy 97

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Communities and ecosystems continue to suffer the consequences of human-caused climate change , primarily from the burning of fossil fuels across our economy. The case for phasing out of fossil fuels and making a just and equitable transition to clean energy has never been more clear. comes from burning fossil fuels.

Fossil Fuels 290

Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution 290

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen approximately 47 percent since 1750, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Strategies for capturing carbon from fossil fuel power plants, to prevent it from entering the atmosphere, have long lingered on the sidelines. from 1990–2019.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 98

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

A magistrate judge in the federal district court for the District of Oregon granted motions by three trade groups to withdraw from the lawsuit seeking to hold the United States liable for its actions and inaction leading to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Renewable Energy 40

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

When it comes to climate action, it can be difficult to understand what makes a strong climate plan that puts us on a pathway to zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – and what new policies and tools are actually dangerous distractions from real solutions. Producing and using fossil fuels creates a lot of damage beyond climate disasters.

Fossil Fuels 113

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions 113

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 18, 2024

This included a bill that would have started a statewide conversation about the diminished role fossil fuels should play in Maine’s energy system as the state strives to meet its climate and clean energy commitments. Gas is primarily composed of methane—a fossil fuel with extremely high global warming potential.

Fossil Fuels 191

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Oxides Electricity 191

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2021

In this blog, we’ll take a look at the technologies that are being sold as climate saviours when their real objective is to prolong the life of the polluting fossil fuels which are driving climate change: carbon capture, offsets and ‘blue’ hydrogen. Carbon capture and release: a license to pollute .

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions Technology 98

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

However, you might be surprised to discover that carbon dioxide makes up just 0.04% of the earth’s atmosphere. At higher concentrations, carbon dioxide can be deadly. Because carbon dioxide is denser than air, it sinks, displacing oxygen and causing humans and animals to asphyxiate.

Carbon Dioxide 162

Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Regulations Atmosphere 162

Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

I further argue that, if we continue to develop in these ways, deaths from natural disasters will continue to decline, food surpluses will continue to rise, and global carbon emissions will likely peak and decline soon, preventing temperatures from rising more than three degrees centigrade over pre-industrial levels.

Fossil Fuels 118

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Atmosphere Natural Gas 118

Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 27, 2023

derasa ) shell from a 1955 Palau expedition courtesy of the ANS Malacology archives collection Marine organisms with shells made of calcium carbonate, like giant clams and corals, encounter formidable obstacles in the face of increasing acidity in the ocean. Giant clam ( T.

Carbon Dioxide 52

Carbon Dioxide Ocean Atmosphere Fossil Fuels 52