New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

High-resolution maps of carbon emissions have revealed how our how day-to-day patterns of behaviour, such as commuting, affect the release of greenhouse gases, and could help governments quickly see the impact of green policies

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

In December 2018, after having successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector by 53.3%, a majority of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) jurisdictions announced plans to design a program to address carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 27, 2022

Our food systems currently contribute about one-third of human-produced greenhouse gas emissions. In endeavoring to lower emissions, we certainly can’t do away with food, but we can adapt. Greener methods of growing have been sprouting up over the years.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 25, 2023

According to the report, the transportation, electricity and residential heating and cooling sectors are responsible for almost 75% of Connecticut’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 28, 2022

by Ralph Sims, Massey University After decades of avoiding inclusion in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), New Zealand’s primary production sector has begrudgingly acknowledged that reducing on-farm emissions of greenhouse gases is an imperative.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

greenhouse gas emissions—one of the largest of the past decade—is still not enough to meet the country’s commitments under the Paris climate accord A projected drop in U.S.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 3, 2021

Like all other industries, the clock is ticking for the sector to cut its carbon pollution, given President Joe Biden’s goal to halve the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

The Pittsburgh 2030 District , a project of the Green Building Alliance , has released its 2022 Progress Report , revealing District property partners have reduced carbon emissions by 44.8% This achievement moves the District within range of reaching its target goal of 50-65% reduction in carbon emissions before the 2030 deadline.

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Environmental Leader

MARCH 1, 2022

The technology is expected to reduce each vehicle’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2,000 pounds annually and lower both fuel and maintenance costs. The post DHL Is Adopting This Innovative Technology To Reduce Its Carbon Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental Leader

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill has set science-based targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. . The post How Chipotle Will Reduce its Carbon Emissions 50% By 2030 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental Leader

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill has set science-based targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. . The post How Chipotle Will Reduce its Carbon Emissions 50% By 2030 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Legal Planet

JULY 21, 2022

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the West Virginia case left many people with the impression that it eliminated the government’s power to regulate carbon emissions. Here’s the EPA authority the Court hasn’t touched: EPA’s jurisdiction over greenhouse gases. EPA , which gave EPA authority to regulate greenhouses gases.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 14, 2024

Similar projects to significantly reduce carbon emissions at four of Unilever’s U.S. Read the full story in Food Processing. ice cream factories won a $20.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy, the company announced March 25.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 5, 2024

By providing public transit operating funding, encouraging housing density near public transit, setting zero-emission bus procurement requirements and providing incentives for cities to speed up public transit service with dedicated bus lanes, Canada can cut polluting carbon emissions by 65 million tonnes from 2024 to 2035.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2024

The RISE PA Program will create a statewide industrial decarbonization incentive program and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions from Pennsylvania’s industrial sector, the highest-emitting sector in the Commonwealth. Shapiro will join EPA Administrator Michael Regan to announce these grants in Pittsburgh at 2:30 today.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

By Penn State News With a goal of achieving 100% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2035, Penn State – under the direction of President Neeli Bendapudi -- is moving forward with several of the recommendations presented by the University’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force in Spring 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2022

By Penn State News Last spring, at the request of President Eric Barron, a team of more than 20 faculty members, staff members and students began to formulate a plan to address climate change, one of the most complex and urgent issues of our time, by significantly lowering the University’s greenhouse gas emissions on all its campuses.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 5, 2024

The chemical manufacturing sector is also the industrial sector for which the least progress has been made toward setting a path to zero carbon … Continue reading Decarbonize and Defossilize: Transformative Policies to Reduce Chemical Industry Carbon Emissions

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 10, 2022

Telstra easily hits in carbon neutrality goal in 2020. The post Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Now it wants to bring its suppliers on board.

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The UK government says a proposed new coal mine in Cumbria will have a "broadly neutral" effect on greenhouse gas emissions, but its climate change advisers disagree

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 7, 2024

Recent data suggest that remote work could speed along companies’ plans to zero out their carbon emissions, but businesses don’t seem to be considering climate change in their decisions about the future of office work. Read the full story from Grist.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

An assessment of almost 940 kinds of Brazilian cat and dog food has found that producing wet food creates 690 per cent more greenhouse gas emissions than making dry food

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Scientific American

JULY 26, 2021

The invasive animals uproot soil, exposing it to microbes that release greenhouse gases. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) and the REMADE Institute announced more than $16 million in research and development funding for 23 projects that will reduce energy use and carbon emissions associated with industrial-scale materials production, processing, and recycling.

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 27, 2022

National plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to avert catastrophic climate change, the UN Environment Programme warns

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New Scientist

JUNE 30, 2022

In a major environmental case, the US Supreme Court has ruled to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Here's what you need to know

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Inhabitant

AUGUST 26, 2021

Countries around the world are in a race to find solutions for these types of greenhouse gases, which are a result of human activities like driving cars and manufacturing goods.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2021

"As we pursue our goals, we're investing in the research and development of clean energy solutions that will enable us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, and we're committed to ensuring a balanced, responsible and just transition to economy-wide decarbonization."

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Denmark’s Lego said on Monday that it remains committed to its quest to find sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions, even after an experiment by the world’s largest toymaker to use recycled bottles did not work.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

Previous IPCC reports have concluded that human activities such as burning fossil fuels are the primary cause of climate change: about 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from burning fossil fuels for electricity, transportation, and industry. 1) It starts with tracking emissions. degrees C. .”

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Inside Climate News

MAY 26, 2024

Proponents say carbon emissions from a process to produce hydrogen from fracked natural gas would be sequestered. Environmentalists counter that carbon capture technology is unproven, expensive and, at best, of minimal benefit.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 23, 2023

Signed into law … Continue reading Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. The new “cap-and-invest” program is designed to follow in the footsteps of California, where a cap-and-trade system began in 2013, while trying to learn from its missteps. Here’s how it works.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 17, 2024

From her first word, Rippy … Continue reading Q&A with Kerry Rippy: Why you should be optimistic about industrial carbon emissions: And other answers from an expert in asking “why?” Even as a baby, she was not so interested in simply naming her favorite parent, pet, or sticky breakfast treat.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Related Articles: -- PPL On Track To Achieve 70% Reduction In Greenhouse Gases By 2035, 80% Reduction By 2040 On The Way To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050 -- The Hershey Company Announces New Renewable Energy Agreements Aligned With 2030 Goal To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By More Than 50% [Posted: September 9, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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NRDC

AUGUST 8, 2023

We now have a standard that limits carbon emissions from homes. Addendum f requires an accurate calculation of how much a home’s energy consumption increases global greenhouse gas emissions, and sets an upper limit to this metric, ASHRAE Standard 90.2,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The 45Y and 48E credits are foundational to that effort , enabling the widespread deployment of clean electricity resources to drive down carbon emissions in the power sector—and in so doing, unlocking the ability of the power sector to decarbonize vast swaths of the rest of the economy.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 19, 2023

Together, the leaders stressed the urgency of reducing carbon emissions. The post G7 Moving Towards Renewable Energy and Zero Carbon appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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