Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

of the observed rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide and 52 percent of the rise in global average temperatures between 1880 and 2015. The best solution: Replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. The transition to 100-percent renewables is possible. Renewables are a readily available solution.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2025

By Matthew Carroll, Penn State News Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar will require better ways to store energy for use when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. The problem is that sometimes when we need energy, there is no sunshine or there is no wind, Taleghani said.

Technology 70

Technology Technology Renewable Energy Clean Energy 70

Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2022

A whole point of a natural gas pipeline is to deliver the gas to users who will burn it, thereby releasing CO2 into the atmosphere. FERC has spent years resisting pressure to change the way it licenses new gas pipelines. FERC has steadfastly refused to take those emissions into account.

Natural Gas 264

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Atmosphere Regulations 264

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 28, 2023

Along those lines, it adopts a systems approach in tackling the climate crisis by investing in and expanding a vast set of interconnected programs that includes supporting improved agricultural practices on crop and livestock operations, expanding renewable energy use on farms across the nation, and helping to curb food waste.

Carbon Emissions 279

Carbon Emissions Conservation Atmosphere Renewable Energy 279

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 9, 2024

A word about CCS : this technology has existed for decades but is only used at a handful of fossil energy facilities.

Carbon Dioxide 345

Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Climate Change Atmosphere 345

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

Heightened flood risk The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in a recent outlook that about 44 percent of the United States is at risk of floods this spring, equating to about 146 million people. This includes most of the eastern half of the country, the federal agency said.

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Fossil Fuels 2011 Climate Change Nuclear Power 246

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This is a little different than other similar sounding policies like Renewable Energy Standards, which can create some confusion. But while a Renewable Energy Standard treats all sources of qualifying renewable energy equally, the LCFS has a more complicated approach, based on lifecycle analysis.

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Fossil Fuels Regulations Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy 331

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act is directing $20B toward climate-resilient agriculture Reducing heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions through policies that drive renewable energy and clean transportation has well known benefits. This, in turn, can help lessen the price shocks that can result when crop and livestock losses occur.

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Conservation Climate Change 2023 Renewable Energy 328

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

Congress, too, must act quickly to pass the months-long stalled budget reconciliation bill—with critical climate and energy components. Atmospheric concentrations of heat-trapping emissions are on a relentless upward trajectory , as is the increase in global average temperatures. There is no time to waste.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Nitrogen Oxides 325

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

Dr. Susan Avery, a physicist and atmospheric scientist, is the former director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts. She’s also professor emeritus at University of Colorado at Boulder. As chair of our ESPP Committee, I’m proud to work on key issues related to climate risk at ExxonMobil.

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Climate Scientist Fossil Fuels Climate Change Clean Energy 334

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

The InfluenceMap dataset includes company-by-company data on emissions of carbon dioxide–the heat-trapping gas responsible for the largest contribution to climate change–and methane, a very potent heat-trapping gas that lasts a shorter time in the atmosphere.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Paris Agreement Carbon Dioxide 325

Physics World

MARCH 15, 2022

Sagnik Dey , Dilip Ganguly and colleagues at the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology–Delhi calculate that the successful implementation of India’s National Clean Air Programme would allow the country to generate an extra 6-16 TWh of solar electricity every year.

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Air Pollution 2001 Atmosphere 2018 127

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Swiss company Climeworks has opened the world’s largest plant that will directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere. Named Orca, the plant is based in Iceland so that it can tap into the island’s geothermal renewable energy sources. .

Renewable Energy 98

Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide Technology Technology 98

Enviromental Defense

JULY 31, 2024

Therefore, hydrogen must be turned into ammonia to ship it, using even more energy. By the end, approximately 80 per cent of the original energy is lost. That is not a smart use of Atlantic Canada’s renewable energy. The wind energy used to produce hydrogen won’t be available for local use. And it leaks a lot.

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Government Wind Power Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide 124

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We need big investments in the energy transition from polluting fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. Photo credit: Government of British Columbia Yes, taking action to mitigate and adapt to climate change requires spending now. But the cost of not taking those actions is far greater. billion.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Atmosphere 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We know that over 135 years, 88 fossil fuel producers contributed approximately: 61% of the observed rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide 52% of the rise in global average temperature 34% of global sea level rise 55% of the increase in ocean acidification Fisheries, including lobsters, are responding to the warming by moving elsewhere.

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Fossil Fuels Ocean Sea Level Carbon Dioxide 246

Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—to implement the IRA. The IRA allocates significant funding for both new and existing federal grant programs.

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Renewable Energy Ocean Clean Air Act Climate Change 111

Frontiers

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The Impact of Microorganisms on Consumption of Atmospheric Trace Gases. Green Finance, Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy, and COVID-19. Research Topics: 1) Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach. The Role of Ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies for Climate Mitigation.

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Climate Change Renewable Energy Sustainable Development Atmosphere 101

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 15, 2022

With more than a trillion tons of carbon dioxide now circulating in the atmosphere, and global temperatures projected to rise anywhere from 2 degrees to 9.7 degrees Fahrenheit in the next 80 years, switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy is a subject of critical attention.

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Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Atmosphere 75

Clean Energy Law

JUNE 17, 2022

In April 2022, BOEM issued a Consistency Determination for the Morro Bay WEA — as required by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Consistency Regulations — and, just last week, the California Coastal Commission (the Commission) conditionally concurred with this determination.

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Ocean Renewable Energy 2022 Environmental Responsibility 130

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2023

Renewable natural gas (RNG), also known as biogas, is a fast-growing segment of the natural gas industry. Rather than vent it into the atmosphere, companies have turned to collecting and processing the gas and using it to power compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, for power generation, or for other purposes.

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Natural Gas Renewable Energy 2006 2009 104

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of the actions are related to development of renewable energy in Louisiana, whereas others aim to manage emissions. Other strategies focus on switching to low carbon fuels and developing the infrastructure to support renewable energy in Louisiana. Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6

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Renewable Energy Greenhouse Wind Power Technology 52

A Greener Life

AUGUST 5, 2022

Human activity adds more than 50 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year. A new process could lock carbon dioxide below the ocean floor, allowing valuable time to reduce the atmospheric greenhouse gases driving climate change. Human activity adds more than 50 gigatons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year.

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Carbon Dioxide Ocean Atmosphere Fossil Fuels 98

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In discussing the late December winter storm that nearly led to rolling blackouts in the MidAtlantic region of 65 million people, Yaw suggested that increasing amounts of renewable energy were to blame for the near-miss and condemned neighboring states for adopting policies that “emphasize solar and wind power over natural gas.”

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Renewable Energy Natural Gas Electricity Fossil Fuels 104

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What makes me most optimistic are the recent technological innovations and falling costs for renewable energy generation, battery storage and alternative fuel vehicles. Removing carbon from the atmosphere will take a global effort towards significant innovation and rapid implementation.

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Climate Change Paris Agreement Fossil Fuels Politics 264

Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 1, 2024

Atmospheric rivers Similarly, atmospheric rivers are carrying more moisture due to climate change. Imagine the Mississippi River except in the sky and even more massive— atmospheric rivers can stretch more than 300 miles wide and transport 15 times the amount of water flowing out of the Mississippi. Reduce emissions.

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Ocean Atmosphere Conservation Renewable Energy 88

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

A top-down approach begins with atmospheric emissions as recorded by sensors or satellites which can then, by a variety of methods, be attributed to geographic regions or particular categories of emitters. A rice emissions estimate could consider factors like the area used for rice production and water management method, among many others.

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Renewable Energy Regulations 2030 2014 147

Environmental Leader

JUNE 2, 2021

While net zero refers to an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions removed from the atmosphere, true zero, or 24/7 carbon-free energy, Read more ». appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The post Are We Pivoting From Net Zero To True Zero?

Carbon Emissions 122

Carbon Emissions Atmosphere Renewable Energy 122

Physics World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Planned facilities, such as the European Spallation Source that is being constructed in Lund, Sweden, meanwhile, have integrated sustainability into their design such as diverting waste heat into local heating systems instead of it being vented into the atmosphere. Eager to learn.

Climate Change 120

Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Radiation Renewable Energy 120

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 13, 2024

A pair of atmospheric rivers that drenched California in recent weeks will bolster the state’s hydropower systems by filling reservoirs and building up snowpack levels after a prolong drought cut supply, the state’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) data showed. Read the full story from Reuters.

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Atmosphere Renewable Energy 40

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 19, 2022

A new report from the UK government found that global climate change will shave off at least one percent of the country’s economy every year by 2045 if the atmosphere warms more than 2 degrees Celsius. .” – Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK. Chicago Water Affordability Report Reveals Staggering Racial Disparities.

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2022 Climate Change Politics Renewable Energy 130

Physics World

APRIL 13, 2022

Hydrogen produced using renewable energy is an environmentally-friendly fuel and could play an important role in the transition to more sustainable energy sources. As the particles in the structure absorb water from the atmosphere, they form a three-phase system that allows the resazurin molecules to propagate freely.

Renewable Energy 109

Renewable Energy Atmosphere 109

Edouard Stenger

OCTOBER 11, 2021

I haven’t published regularly since 2018… Since my last blog post here I have trained for a technical degree in green buildings and renewable energy, interned as an Energy advisor for the healthcare sector and started a job as an energy manager for local communities. What’s the best in this estimate ?

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Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide 2018 Carbon Emissions 105

Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gases produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere – with net zero meaning that there are no net greenhouse emissions from the entire energy system. Nuclear is also capable of supporting the decarbonization of other sectors, such as heating and transport.

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Nuclear Power Clean Energy Greenhouse Radiation 140

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.

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Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions Atmosphere 104

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Everyone can understand that renewable energy sources-- sunlight, wind, the heat of the earth, and water in various forms of motion-- have an initial advantage over sources that must be continually extracted, processed, transported, and burned. Transitioning away from them will be a difficult leap for humanity.

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Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Waste Electricity 40

Enviromental Defense

JULY 4, 2023

In Canada, some of our major economic drivers, like transportation, energy or manufacturing, are also major polluters. Studies show that the shift could create more job opportunities , economically diverse communities and provide more affordable, clean energy than exists in today’s economy. This is dangerous.

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Fossil Fuels Government Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions 115