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Climate scientist finds new way to measure the Earth’s ability to offset carbon emissions

Environmental News Bits

Their study is the first to find the temperature-carbon dioxide release relationship at the landscape level. Plants that currently take up a quarter to a third of humanity’s carbon emissions might not be … Continue reading Climate scientist finds new way to measure the Earth’s ability to offset carbon emissions

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Startups are scaling the direct air capture industry

Environmental News Bits

As carbon emissions reach record levels and global temperatures surpass a crucial tipping point, climate scientists are calling on carbon capture to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Read the full story at Triple Pundit.

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Europe swelters as extreme heatwaves arrive unusually early this year

New Scientist

Naming heatwaves, taking climate change adaptation seriously and cutting carbon emissions would help people cope with rising temperatures, says climate scientist Hannah Cloke

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How the Latest IPCC Reports Can Strengthen Climate Litigation Efforts

Union of Concerned Scientists

We are already starting to see successes in the courts, the IPCC reported that the majority of climate cases outside of the United States have seen favorable ruling. One important win came when the Dutch court ruled that Shell must cut carbon emissions from both its operations and the oil and gas products the company sells.

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The UK declares a national emergency as a climate-fuelled heatwave bites?

A Greener Life

The UK is getting warmer and experiencing more frequent, prolonged and extreme heat spells and heatwaves in line with what climate scientists have warned about for decades. As the heatwave struck climate scientist Bill McGuire warned that + 40 degrees C for London could become the new normal.

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Big Oil can’t increase production and pretend it’s part of the climate solution

Enviromental Defense

There are an increasing number of companies and countries that are pledging to reach Net Zero carbon emissions–or carbon neutrality–by 2050. That was the timeline laid down by the most prestigious body of climate scientists for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees , the “safe” threshold for global warming.

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Big Oil is prepared to pollute to the last drop – and expecting us to pick up the slack

Enviromental Defense

Will he follow through with a policy that limits carbon pollution from Canada’s #1 polluters? This week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading climate scientists, paints a terrifying picture of the future if Canada and the world don’t tackle fossil fuels with urgency.