Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Climate change smothered us in heat this season, here in the US and across much of the world , but it has not affected us as equals: some of us can stay relatively safe and cool while many of us cannot and suffer instead. Among other things, it nullifies existing local regulations that grant outdoor workers the right to water breaks.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence uses massive amounts of energy for computation and data storage and billions of gallons of water to cool the equipment at data centers. Now, legislators and regulators — in the U.S. and the EU — are starting to demand accountability. Read more on E360 →
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 7, 2025
The two leading theories to explain the record-breaking warmth are a reduction in tiny particles in the atmosphere called aerosols due to shipping fuel regulations that reduced sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions, or decreasing cloud cover. This question was a focus at the 2024 annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Washington, D.C.,
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Instead we made do by putting our perishable food on ice, making coffee with the JetBoil propane burner we have for camping (in an outdoor stairwell), and keeping the blinds closed to keep the apartment as cool as possible. Drivers buying used EVs have less control. Their choices are limited by what comes on the used market.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 2, 2023
First, the cooling from the reflective materials they will inject, for which they are already selling carbon credits, charging $10 per gram of SO 2 released (!) And in all likelihood, they are not breaking any current law or regulation. They assert that their activity will provide two benefits. Could this activity change the climate?
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 26, 2022
While the IAEA has limited authority over nuclear safety even in peacetime, there are practical steps it could take to help the plant cope with any damage that would disrupt the systems that keep its highly radioactive reactor cores and spent nuclear fuel cool. However, the V-320 does not have such a system.).
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 30, 2023
These areas experience higher temperatures relative to surrounding areas because they have a denser concentration of heat-trapping surfaces and limited green spaces that offer cooling benefits. Some themes that emerged were the lack of shading trees, vulnerable populations, the need to be creative when cooling, and issues related to water.
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