Yale E360
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Inspired by the Dutch model of living with water, New York’s coastal defenses are on the rise. The city — like others around the country — is combining infrastructure like floodwalls with nature-based features, as it moves ahead with the largest resiliency project in the U.S.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Earlier this month, the California Air Resources Board held a workshop on the use of hydrogen combustion engines in trucks in California as part of an agreement with the Truck and Engine Manufacturers. It was clear from the workshop that industry is interested in extending the lifetime of their investments in combustion engine manufacturing regardless of the harm it would cause to the environment or the public.
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Real Climate
DECEMBER 17, 2023
This year’s (2023) tropical cyclone season in the North Atlantic and Caribbean witnessed a relatively high number of named tropical cyclones : 20. In spite of the current El Niño, which tends to give lower numbers. But it appears to follow a historical trend for named tropical cyclones with an increasing number over time. The number of North Atlantic/Caribbean named tropical cyclones in and the estimates based on the area with sea surface temperature above 25.6°C (Benestad, 2009).
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Like everyone else, I’m sure you find fundraising appeals annoying. That’s why we only do them two days a year on Legal Planet. But there couldn’t be a more important time for the work we do. This has been the hottest year on record. It’s really now or never to address climate change. That means that the environmental work we do at Berkeley and UCLA remains as urgent as ever.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 20, 2023
In 2023, the U.S. experienced a record 25 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters — three more than the previous record, set in 2020.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Offshore wind has been getting a lot of attention lately—some good, some less good. As in other parts of the economy, high interest rates hit the offshore wind industry hard, given the billions of dollars required upfront to build a single project, and inflation didn’t help. Supply chain crunches also have hit, including with the supply of the special ships that help install these huge machines.
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Legal Planet
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The climate crisis is a public health crisis, and it finally seems global leaders have recognized that fact. With the backdrop of the first-ever Health Day at the annual UN climate conference, air quality in Dubai soared, as PM2.5 pollution reached 155 micrograms per cubic unit. The World Health Organization states the annual average concentrations of PM2.5 should not exceed five µg/m3.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 21, 2023
While the world has made significant progress in building systems that can alert people to extreme weather, many places still lack access to early warnings, a new report finds.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Quantum computers could become more useful now researchers at Google have designed an algorithm that can translate complex physical problems into the language of quantum physics
Clean Energy Law
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Goods imported into the UK from countries with a lower or no carbon price will face a levy by 2027. By Paul A. Davies , Michael D. Green , and James Bee On 18 December 2023, the UK government announced a proposal for a new carbon border adjustment mechanism (UK CBAM). The announcement follows extensive consultation earlier this year on possible measures to mitigate carbon leakage risks and aims to support the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Enviromental Defense
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Statement from Keith Brooks, Programs Director Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – It is shocking that the Ministry of Energy is moving to overrule the Ontario Energy Board, which made a very sound decision to save homeowners money by encouraging new homes to be built with heat pumps, rather than gas furnaces.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Canada is reportedly planning to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 21, 2023
An extension of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which places limits on how precisely you can measure the properties of quantum objects, has found that it really isn't possible to cheat the laws of quantum physics
Clean Energy Law
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The voluntary code aims to enhance transparency and improve comparability and reliability of ESG data and scores. By Paul A. Davies , Farhana Sharmeen , Michael D. Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a Code of Conduct for Providers of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Rating and Data Products (Code), and an accompanying compliance checklist for providers (Checklist), following a public consultation conducted from June to August 2023
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 20, 2023
A deep-learning algorithm helped identify new compounds that are effective against antibiotic-resistant infections in mice, opening the door to AI-guided drug discovery
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 22, 2023
A long standing pattern of letting livestock producers off the hook continues, even as billions pour into the industry. By Georgina Gustin, Phil McKenna Anyone feeling compelled to look into a bill passed recently by the House of Representatives will see some familiar language.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Jupiter’s moon Io is so volcanically active that any impact craters are rapidly covered up, but an amateur astronomer may have finally spotted the first one ever seen there
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Today, the Sabin Center published an end-of-year report on the state of climate change litigation in 2023. The report, titled Climate Change in the Courts: A 2023 Thematic Retrospective, examines key cases and rulings that have shaped the legal discourse on climate change in 2023 or that are poised to have an impact in the coming months and years. Drawing from the Sabin Center’s United States (U.S.) and Global Climate Litigation databases, the report provides examples that offer insights into em
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 22, 2023
In 2023 we learned that cats really are choosing to ignore humans and that—despite dogs getting all the glory when it comes to retrieving prowess—cats want to play fetch, too
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 17, 2023
A Public-Private Partnership Confronts the Challenges of Nature-Based Solutions, Including Urban Growth, Logging Pressures and a Warming Planet By Marianne Lavelle, and Sarah Whites-Koditschek and Dennis Pillion of AL.com TUSKEGEE, Ala.—On a fall walk through Tuskegee National Forest, ecologist John Kush kept his eyes on the ground, looking for sprouts of hope.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Non-fungible tokens promised to revolutionise the concept of ownership using the blockchain technology behind bitcoin, but the market seems to have all but collapsed
NRDC
DECEMBER 22, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Department of Treasury released its proposed guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) federal clean hydrogen tax credits, which are expected to amount to several hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies for the emerging.
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Scientific American
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The first vehicles to fly under NASA’s new lunar delivery initiative will aim to be the first commercial spacecraft to land softly on another celestial body
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
The effort by Heather McTeer Toney, a former EPA official, is a part of a larger campaign to educate communities of color about personal and communal environmental harms. By Victoria St. Martin Dereliction of Beauty: Third in a series on how lax regulation of beauty care products victimizes women of color.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Artificial intelligence helped screen millions of chemical compounds to find a class of antibiotics capable of killing two different types of drug-resistant bacteria
National Law Center
DECEMBER 21, 2023
In the world of agricultural law, 2023 was a year for significant developments and changes. In summary below, attorneys at the. The post “Top Ten” Issues in Ag & Env Law: 2023 Edition appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Scientific American asked experts about the factors that shape how drunk someone gets during a night out and how bad a hangover they might have the next morning
NRDC
DECEMBER 22, 2023
A coalition of farmers, health professionals, and environmental groups are celebrating today after Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Birds and Bees Protection Act (S1856-A/A7640).
New Scientist
DECEMBER 17, 2023
From the relationship between cannabis and creativity to the effects of cannabis on teenage brains, here are 9 important questions about marijuana answered
A Greener Life
DECEMBER 20, 2023
By Anders Lorenzen 2023 is the warmest year ever recorded since records began, the year has throughout the planet set one climate-induced extreme weather event after the other, the latest scientific research on climate change gets bleaker and bleaker, and world leaders only just about managed to scrape together and agree at a new UN climate agreement during COP28 and one that is far less ambitious than the climate science demands.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Fiber-optic cables buried in the seafloor off Alaska are helping scientists study the thawing of underwater permafrost, which could release greenhouse gases
The Applied Ecologist
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Laura Riggi talks us through the latest research, conducted with colleagues, which confirms that mass-flowering crop cultivation alone is unlikely to be sufficient for maintaining pollinators.
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