Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Yesterday, China and the US announced a “Joint Glasgow Declaration on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s” ( En / Ch ) What to make of it? The short answer is that it only offers slight forward progress on climate action. Increased climate ambition from China and US in the short-term remains the critical metric and in this regard the agreement does not make much of a breakthrough.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
A new federal assistance program is slow to launch. At least one state is turning to other pots of money to help residents with overdue water bills. A water meter cover in Los Angeles, California. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. Though Congress set aside more than $1.1 billion to assist low-income households with past-due water bills, the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program is still being established and no aid has been provided to people.
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Yale E360
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
A global initiative to protect 30 percent of the earth’s land and oceans by 2030 is gaining momentum. But scientists warn that as the world warms, many conservation areas will become less and less suited to the types of species and ecosystems they were intended to protect. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Leaders must lead.
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.
Law and Environment
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Earlier this week, Greenwire (subscription required) had an interesting story about the role that EPA’s estimate of the cost to comply with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule played in the politics and judicial review of the rule. It turned out that compliance costs were much less than originally estimated by EPA – let alone by industry. Unfortunately, the $9.6 billion price tag originally put on the MATS rule lived on, even after it was clear that that number was way off.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
While climate adaptation planning is more widespread than ever, the U.N. says the gap between current spending and needed funding is enormous, and widening. Floodwaters submerge a road sign in Davenport, Iowa. Photo © Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash. T here is a huge gulf between what communities are spending to prepare for climate change and what they ought to spend, a new U.N. report found.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Without human action, extreme fire seasons and their global impacts will persist.
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Someone asked me recently what I thought law schools should be teaching about climate change. Naturally, my first reaction is that everyone everywhere needs to put climate change at the top of their agenda. As usually happens, when I got past that gut reaction, things got more complicated. There are many important societal issues that don’t get high priority in law school, such as the availability of health care or public health law.
Environmental and Urban Economics
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
A few thoughts about the pending Infrastructure Bill. What Criteria Will be Used to Allocate the Money? An efficiency criteria would state that it should be allocated to those places and on those projects within such places that offer the greatest economic and quality of life impact. Before we make such irreversible investments, how do we know what these effects will be?
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
As the second week gets under way, how is the Glasgow climate conference going? How is the planet faring? Is it on target for capping warming at 2.7 degrees C (4.9 degrees F) by later this century? Or are we headed for 2.2 degrees C or 1.8 degrees C? Or is it still a doomsday 4 degrees C (7.2 degrees F) or more? All those numbers have been in circulation in recent days.
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
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
An update on climate litigation from Dr. Merner after she moderated a workshop on the topic at the UN climate negotiations in Glasgow.
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Methane is getting a lot of attention in climate debates. There was even a “Methane Day” last Tuesday at the climate conference in Glasgow. Several new regulations controlling methane emissions have been adopted recently, including two new rules for the US oil and gas sector announced last week. There’s a new informal international agreement to limit methane emissions, and a still-unresolved effort to put a charge on methane emissions into the forthcoming reconciliation bill.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Highly impulsive people who lean conservative are more likely to share false news stories. They have a desire to create chaos and won’t be deterred by fact-checkers. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
The Glasgow climate conference edged toward a close on Friday, with agreement on a final declaration near. But detailed discussion on particular issues — especially finance for developing nations to cope with climate change — is widely expected to push the final session beyond the scheduled close at 6 p.m. local time Friday, and likely into Saturday.
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.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
The population of botos, river dolphins found in the Brazilian Amazon, is declining due to fishing with gill nets and is predicted to fall by at least 95 per cent in less than 50 years
Physics World
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Quantum materials known as Mott insulators can “learn” to respond to external stimuli in a way that mimics animal behaviour, say researchers at Rutgers University in the US. The discovery of behaviours such as habituation and sensitization in these non-living systems could lead to new algorithms for artificial intelligence (AI). Neuromorphic, or brain-inspired, computers aim to mimic the neural systems of living species at the physical level of neurons (brain nerve cells) and synapses (the conne
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
The surprising find has never shown up in nature before, and reveals secrets about Earth’s mantle. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
With ministers from around the world back in Glasgow to take control of negotiations, delegates at the UN climate talks Wednesday were digesting the first draft of the pact to be signed at the climate conference’s scheduled close on Friday. Having failed to persuade countries to up their commitments to meet the Paris target of keeping warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F), the British hosts suggested that the agreement instead commit nations to having a second go in time for COP27 in Egypt at
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.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
A self-assembling gel that stimulates nerve regeneration has shown promise as a treatment for paralysis in mice
Ocean Conservancy
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a … fish? Although most fish don’t take to the skies, flying fish are one spectacular exception (kind of). Read on to see how flying fish get their distinctive name and learn more fun facts about this small but impressive species. See more wonderful ocean animals! Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
The election of Glenn Youngkin and other anti-CRT candidates demonstrates how exploiting white fear continues to galvanize voters. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Delegates in Glasgow are applauding a joint statement from the United States and China delegations made on Wednesday evening that they believe can galvanize countries to up their game in the final hours of the conference. The “joint declaration on enhancing climate action in the 2020s” puts to one side the two countries’ mid-century commitments to net-zero emissions and instead focuses on the near-term action needed to drag down emissions during this decade.
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New Scientist
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Millet farmers living 9000 years ago in what is now north-east China may have spoken a proto-Transeurasian language that gave rise to Japanese, Turkish and other modern tongues
Inside Climate News
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
The American Physical Society’s new policy is a shift from its 2015 statement, which called the magnitude of future climate impacts “uncertain” and referred to “significant” natural sources of warming. By Marianne Lavelle Six years ago, the nation’s largest organization of physicists released a policy statement on climate change that hedged on both the causes and potential impacts of global warming.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 appears to travel widely across the cerebral cortex. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
It was a statistic that shocked many in Glasgow Monday. An examination of delegation lists by the human rights group Global Witness found that fossil fuel companies and their trade associations have more than 500 representatives registered at the climate conference, more than the biggest national delegation, Brazil. Read more on E360 ?.
Physics World
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Short and stout: a teapot shown pouring, dripping and dribbling. (Courtesy: B Scheichl, RI Bowles and G Pasias/ Journal of Fluid Mechanics ). Cast your mind back to 2009 and you might remember how physicists in France devised a way to end the trauma of tea dribbling down the underside of the spout of a teapot when you are pouring a brew. They found that the surface of the spout affects the ?
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. The chief executive at WaterAid says water isn’t getting enough attention from world leaders at COP26. Last week, youth activists from around the globe took part in a climate march outside conference centers in Glasgow. Life has been upended for villagers in the remote South Sudanese region of Panyaghor because of ongoing flooding.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
People with diseases or treatments that suppress their immune system cannot count on the same protection most vaccinated people have. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Clean Energy Law
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
The State and eNGOs seek to defend an emissions rule that trucking and airline trade groups are challenging in federal court. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Jennifer Garlock. On October 13, 2021, the State of California, on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General and the California Air Resources Board (CARB, and together, the State), filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or the District) adoption of Rule 2305.
Physics World
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Many medical imaging techniques rely on a mathematical process called tomography, which reconstructs data recorded in one or two dimensions into three-dimensional image volumes. Positron emission tomography (PET) – which images the body using an injected radiotracer that emits positrons as it decays – offers the unique possibility of reconstruction-free 3D imaging.
Cool Green Science
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Do you know the kouprey? Meet the forest ox shrouded in mystery and rumor. The post Kouprey: The Ultimate Mystery Mammal appeared first on Cool Green Science.
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