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Investors Need to Know the Full Scope of Corporate Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

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

Circle of Blue

utilities have been slower to adopt the energy- and emissions-saving technologies than those in other parts of the world. Despite the economic advantages of these technologies and their potential environmental benefits, U.S. Despite the economic advantages of these technologies and their potential environmental benefits, U.S.

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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

Heres a taste, from US projects, technologies, electrons, and investment, to happenings in the world as a whole. Overall, solar was one of the top targets for investment in 2024 in clean technology manufacturing and deployment. As it turns out, 2024 has provided a whole lot of clean energy progress as fodder for that stock-taking.

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In Rush for Lithium, Miners Turn to the Oil Fields of Arkansas

Yale E360

Now, companies hope to extract lithium — a key metal for electric vehicle batteries — from its underground brines using technologies they say could reduce mining’s carbon emissions and water use. The Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas was once a major oil producer. Read more on E360 →

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How Preventing Unwanted Pregnancies Can Help in Climate Fight

Yale E360

Voluntary family planning is too often ignored as a means to lower carbon emissions. But by making reproductive technologies more freely available, we can reduce global population — and human-caused emissions — in a manner that is consistent with personal liberties. Read more on E360 ?.

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Field Notes from India: Climate Adaptation from the Ground Up

Legal Planet

Terms such as global warming and carbon emissions must be converted into everyday language. This group of women learns about specific adaptation technologies. To address this, SEWA created the Climate School. The Climate School thus first creates content, trains Climate Educators, and then Trains Climate Entrepreneurs.

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Why the Climate Accountability Act Matters to Me—and Wisconsin 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The bill, introduced by State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde and State Senator Chris Larson, creates an enforceable timeline with specific objectives, allowing flexibility for discussions of the various technology and policy approaches to come later.