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Investors Need to Know the Full Scope of Corporate Carbon Emissions

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.

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Sphera to Help Blackstone Reduce its Carbon Emissions with Software as a Service Platform

Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Blackstone, which has stakes in more than 250 companies and 10,000 real estate holdings, will utilize Sphera’s platform to enhance its ability to measure progress against decarbonization efforts and strategically manage greenhouse gas emissions.

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What is the Department of Transportation’s Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure, and Why Does it Matter?

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Last week, the Federal Highway Administration finalized an important regulation–the greenhouse gas performance measure. Currently, only 24 states and the District of Columbia have laws requiring them to set targets and track their greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.

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Two Dozen Large Cities Produce 52 Percent of Urban Carbon Emissions

Yale E360

JULY 13, 2021

Just 25 cities globally are responsible for 52 percent of urban greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study that highlights the role that cities must play in reaching the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Read more on E360 ?.

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Waste-To-Energy Tech Could Slash U.S. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped

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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2024 could finally see greenhouse gas emissions start to decline

New Scientist

DECEMBER 29, 2023

If governments step up support for renewable energy and other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 could see total carbon emissions begin to fall

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What the Supreme Court Left Standing

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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Carbon emissions are now growing faster than before the pandemic

New Scientist

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Despite talk of a green recovery, global greenhouse gas emissions continued to rise as the world emerged from coronavirus lockdowns

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Russia faces $32 billion bill for carbon emissions from Ukraine war

New Scientist

JUNE 12, 2024

The estimated greenhouse gas emissions caused by the war in Ukraine are equivalent to around 175 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, and Ukraine plans to include the associated climate damage in its compensation claim against Russia

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Big Oil’s Denial and Delay Is Endangering Our Future

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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TCI Program Established to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Transportation

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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Wild Pigs Release as Much Carbon Emissions as 1 Million Cars

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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High-res carbon emission maps reveal climate impact of commuting

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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Net Zero/Not Zero

Real Climate

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

With empirical data and more and better modeling, it has become clear that, to first approximation, the eventual anthropogenic warming from carbon dioxide is tied to the cumulative emissions. This figure is from the AR6 SPM: The relationship between cumulative carbon emissions and temperature (SPM AR6).

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U.S. Carbon Emissions Set to Fall Again, a Key Sign of Progress

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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A new farming proposal to reduce carbon emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty

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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IPCC Climate Report: Six Key Findings for Water

Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

Unless people adapt to rapid environmental change and greenhouse gas emissions are slowed, the risks to biodiversity, water security, food production, infrastructure stability, and health are much higher toward the end of the century. Warming temperatures are causing rapid shifts between wet and dry, flood and drought.

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Public Pressure on ExxonMobil Works. Little Else Does.

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Trading in disinformation In its climate lobbying report, ExxonMobil deemed 52 associations “aligned” for acknowledging the risks of climate change, publicly backing the Paris Agreement goal of limiting average global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and taking steps to reduce carbon emissions.

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Connecticut’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report Shows Emissions Decline with Need for More Reductions

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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UCS Expert Testifies on the New Clean Electricity Tax Credits

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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The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

That’s because the case, which was about the nature and scope of EPA authority in regulating carbon emissions from existing power plants, turned on a rule that does not exist. EPA did not revoke EPA’s underlying authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Simply by taking West Virginia v.

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How to Make Trees Worth More Standing Than Cut Down

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Only the Congo, however, is still a net carbon sink. If trading mechanisms allow carbon emissions from one area to be offset by afforestation or reduced rates of deforestation, the climate is better off. The bottom line is that roughly 99% of carbon emissions are unregulated or not offset at all. Easy to say.

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Lowering carbon emissions by building regional food systems

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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How many trees are needed to offset a city's carbon emissions?

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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Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7 Million In Utility Costs

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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Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables

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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How Does Transit Help the Climate?

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 26, 2022

Improving the cars and trucks we drive has been crucial in reining in transportation emissions, and we will not make the magnitude of progress necessary on climate without just plain driving less. Transportation is now the largest source of US greenhouse gas emissions. Bleviss, 2020 ).

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Proposed Electrolyzer Requirements for the Hydrogen Tax Credit: Strengths and Risks

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

Foremost among these is a legal memo from EPA regarding Treasury’s interpretation and implementation of “lifecycle greenhouse-gas emissions” in 45V. Though seemingly obscure, this memo is fundamental to justifying Treasury’s proposed three-pillars approach.

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Climate Policy: What’s Happening at the State Level?

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The possibility of snagging some of this funding may also help nudge some lagging states to think seriously about cutting carbon emissions. Under the Clean Air Act, California has the unique ability to set its own standards for tailpipe emissions from new vehicles, including greenhouse gases. Download as PDF.

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How Chipotle Will Reduce its Carbon Emissions 50% By 2030

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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How Canada Can Unlock the Power of Public Transit to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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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Penn State To Begin Implementing Carbon Task Force Recommendations To Achieve 100% Greenhouse Gas Reductions By 2035

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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DHL Is Adopting This Innovative Technology To Reduce Its Carbon Emissions

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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How Chipotle Will Reduce its Carbon Emissions 50% By 2030

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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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

Social Cost of Carbon D. EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Standards for carbon and methane emissions from new sources Permitting requirements for carbon emissions from new stationary sources of major sources of existing pollutants. Co-benefits E.

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What does the new US Supreme Court ruling mean for carbon emissions?

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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Wet pet food has seven times the carbon emissions of dry food

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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What impact will planned new UK coal mine have on carbon emissions?

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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Department of Energy awards over $16 Million for 23 projects that reduce carbon emissions across the manufacturing sector

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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HotSpots H2O: World Spending on Climate Adaptation Must Increase Five- or Tenfold

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

.” A growing body of scientific research shows that even if society were to halt emissions overnight, a certain amount of atmospheric warming—and accompanying environmental risks— would still occur. Still, the cost of adaptation will only increase every year that carbon emissions continue unchecked. . “As

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Countries' carbon emission plans still fall far short of 1.5°C goal

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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Emissions by the Big Utilities: Where They Are, What They’re Aiming For

Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Carbon Reduction Goals : Reduction of carbon emissions from generating facilities by 80% from 2000 levels by 2050. Other Carbon Free: 4%. Carbon Reduction Plan: Reduce carbon emissions by 87% by 2030. Interim goal of reducing 60% from 2000 levels by 2030. link] (page 5). (7) 7) Xcel Energy.

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G7 Moving Towards Renewable Energy and Zero Carbon

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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The Winding Path of Australian Climate Policy

Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2023

On a per capita basis, Australia’s carbon emissions are even higher than the United States. In 2022, the Labor coalition passed a law mandating that Australia cut greenhouse gas emissions 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. A decade ago, Australia had a climate tax.

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Investors Need to Know the Full Scope of Corporate Carbon Emissions

Sphera to Help Blackstone Reduce its Carbon Emissions with Software as a Service Platform

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What is the Department of Transportation’s Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure, and Why Does it Matter?

Two Dozen Large Cities Produce 52 Percent of Urban Carbon Emissions

Waste-To-Energy Tech Could Slash U.S. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped

2024 could finally see greenhouse gas emissions start to decline

What the Supreme Court Left Standing

Carbon emissions are now growing faster than before the pandemic

Russia faces $32 billion bill for carbon emissions from Ukraine war

Big Oil’s Denial and Delay Is Endangering Our Future

TCI Program Established to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Transportation

Wild Pigs Release as Much Carbon Emissions as 1 Million Cars

High-res carbon emission maps reveal climate impact of commuting

Net Zero/Not Zero

U.S. Carbon Emissions Set to Fall Again, a Key Sign of Progress

A new farming proposal to reduce carbon emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty

IPCC Climate Report: Six Key Findings for Water

Public Pressure on ExxonMobil Works. Little Else Does.

Connecticut’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report Shows Emissions Decline with Need for More Reductions

UCS Expert Testifies on the New Clean Electricity Tax Credits

The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

How to Make Trees Worth More Standing Than Cut Down

Lowering carbon emissions by building regional food systems

How many trees are needed to offset a city's carbon emissions?

Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7 Million In Utility Costs

Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables

How Does Transit Help the Climate?

Proposed Electrolyzer Requirements for the Hydrogen Tax Credit: Strengths and Risks

Climate Policy: What’s Happening at the State Level?

How Chipotle Will Reduce its Carbon Emissions 50% By 2030

How Canada Can Unlock the Power of Public Transit to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Penn State To Begin Implementing Carbon Task Force Recommendations To Achieve 100% Greenhouse Gas Reductions By 2035

DHL Is Adopting This Innovative Technology To Reduce Its Carbon Emissions

How Chipotle Will Reduce its Carbon Emissions 50% By 2030

U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

What does the new US Supreme Court ruling mean for carbon emissions?

Wet pet food has seven times the carbon emissions of dry food

What impact will planned new UK coal mine have on carbon emissions?

Department of Energy awards over $16 Million for 23 projects that reduce carbon emissions across the manufacturing sector

HotSpots H2O: World Spending on Climate Adaptation Must Increase Five- or Tenfold

Countries' carbon emission plans still fall far short of 1.5°C goal

Emissions by the Big Utilities: Where They Are, What They’re Aiming For

G7 Moving Towards Renewable Energy and Zero Carbon

The Winding Path of Australian Climate Policy

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