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Ask a Scientist: How Close Are We to a Clean Energy Transition?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Both hurricanes were exacerbated by warmer ocean surface temperatures, and are examples of “what hurricanes will look more like in the future,” according to Dr. Marc Alessi, an atmospheric scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists. Are there any other technological breakthroughs on the horizon in the world of energy storage?

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A Framework for Equitable Climate Infrastructure Investments

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Achieving climate goals requires significant investments in clean energy, transportation, and other climate technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and remove carbon from the atmosphere. However, as we work toward an equitable climate transition, climate infrastructure investments need to be envisioned in a more expansive way.

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Why the World Needs a New UN Study on the Effects of Nuclear War

Union of Concerned Scientists

New scientific information has yielded insights, including updates to our understanding of, and ability to model, the atmosphere, and the studies of the long-term effects of radiation on affected populations have yielded new information. New studies are being published and commissioned and research gaps are being identified.

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The Long History of Climate Models

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate models are the main tool scientists use to assess how much the Earths temperature will change given an increase in fossil fuel pollutants in the atmosphere. Behind climate models today lie decades of both scientific and computer technological advancement. But how exactly did climate models come to be?

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How Do ‘Future Climate Scenarios’ Shape Climate Science and Inform Policy? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

By examining possible trajectories for global economic development, technology adoption, and policy actions, the driving forces behind emissions, these scenarios help us assess a range of potential climate futures. Four RCP scenarios describe different levels of radiative forcing in the atmosphere by 2100.

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Climate Change and Black History

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Blacks are badly underrepresented in STEM fields such as atmospheric science and in environmental groups, but there are some important exceptions.(STEM STEM stands for ‘Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.’) Dr. Warren Washington is a long-time leader in atmospheric science at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

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Biochar-amended soil can further sorb atmospheric CO2 for more carbon sequestration

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Biochar-amended soil can further sorb atmospheric CO2 for more carbon sequestration. link] [open access] Abstract Input of biochar into soil is considered as an efficient technology for carbon sequestration. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), 5.