Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 23, 2023
They’re called Scope 3 emissions, and they are key to understanding the big picture of a company’s impact on the environment. First, let me explain the three “scopes” of carbon emissions. Scope 1 emissions come from power plants, oil rigs and other sources directly owned or controlled by a company.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 14, 2024
As quick background, the basic driver for a PES approach is that we need much more funding to conserve natural capital than philanthropy and governments can provide. Only the Congo, however, is still a net carbon sink. The bottom line is that roughly 99% of carbon emissions are unregulated or not offset at all.
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Legal Planet
APRIL 11, 2022
One reason to save energy is to limit carbon emissions from the energy we use. But energy conservation is important for reasons that go beyond the direct effect on emissions. Before I get to the reasons, I need to explain what I mean by energy conservation and why it’s different than energy efficiency.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 28, 2023
to integrate food and farm policy in a way that addresses climate change and helps farmers reduce their carbon emissions. Agriculture needs to be a part of the climate solution, given that it is responsible for about 11 percent of heat-trapping carbon emissions in the United States.
Legal Planet
MAY 23, 2022
The Liberal Party — conservative in everything but name — lost control of the federal government to Labor. Polling showed broad public support for more aggressive cuts in carbon emissions. Labor’s climate policy calls for a 43% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. Australia has had a change of government.
Legal Planet
APRIL 14, 2022
These are people with real money at stake, unlike conservative politicians and talking heads. In 2019, it signed an agreement with a Chinese steelmaker to find ways to reduce emissions from steel making. Still, it remains responsible for 31 Gigatons of carbon emissions per year. In 2021, it release plans to spend $7.5
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Over the last 15 years, Penn State University has cut its carbon emissions by more than 35 percent, putting the University ahead of schedule to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas outputs to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. The group began meeting this summer and aims to share its recommendations by the end of this year.
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