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Report: Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Hits Record High Despite Pandemic Dip
New York Times: Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Hits Record High Despite Pandemic Dip. Global emissions dropped last year, but the decline wasn’t nearly enough to halt the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
The amount of carbon dioxide piling up in Earth’s atmosphere set a record last month, […]
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Yale Climate Connection, June 4, 2021
Articles include: A climate-change-inspired video road-trip across the U.S.; Key readings on IEA’s ‘Net Zero by 2050’ report; Tips: How to weatherize your home; Talking climate with those holding different worldviews; New Mexico imposes strict rule to prevent venting, flaring of natural gas; Can […]
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Yale Climate Connection, May 28, 2021
Articles include: Marine photographer captures haunting images of California’s beautiful, but vanishing, kelp forests; Ambitious action on climate change could be Biden’s ‘moon shot’; It’s been a record-long time since the last EF5 tornado. What does that mean?; 12 reports on what the U.S. may make […]
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Study: NY Times Climate Fwd: May 26, 2021
Articles include: offshore wind; drought in the US west; Russia’s new nightmare; net zero GHGs; preparing for a disaster season; Study: invasive species in Africa
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Study: NYTimes Climate Fwd June 2, 2021
Articles include: Making way for wildlife; Biden suspends drilling in the Arctic Refuge; imagining life after highways; methane emitters; where solar & wind power are needed; Study: heat deaths & climate change; Trump denial; airlines & GHGs; Norwegian environmental base.
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Report: Here Are America’s Top Methane Emitters. Some Will Surprise You.
New York Times: Here Are America’s Top Methane Emitters. Some Will Surprise You. Oil and gas giants are selling off their most-polluting operations to small private companies. Most manage to escape public scrutiny.
As the world’s oil and gas giants face increasing pressure to reduce their fossil fuel emissions, […]
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Study: Greenhouse Emissions Are Messing With the Stratosphere
Mother Jones: Greenhouse Emissions Are Messing With the Stratosphere, a New Study Reveals. It raises the worrisome question of atmospheric effects yet to be discovered.
Humanity’s enormous emissions of greenhouse gases are shrinking the stratosphere, a new study has revealed.
The thickness of the atmospheric layer has contracted by 400 meters since the […]
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Studies: NY Times Climate FWD: May 5, 2021
Articles include: Washington moves to cut greenhouse gases; A deadly combination: Extreme heat and power failures; People of color face more pollution. This study was still a surprise; Study: Emissions Cuts Could Drop the Impact of Melting Ice on Oceans by Half; and more.
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Report: China’s greenhouse gas emissions – 2 articles
Washington Post: Chinese greenhouse gas emissions now larger than those of developed countries combined. China now accounts for 27 percent of global emissions, while the U.S. accounts for 11 percent. China’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 surpassed those of the United States and the developed world combined, according to an […]
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The Senate just took a step toward actually lowering US greenhouse gas emissions.
Vox: The Senate just took a step toward actually lowering US greenhouse gas emissions. Why the Senate’s move to reverse Trump’s deregulation of methane molecules is so critical, and where the resolution goes next.
The Senate on Wednesday took an important step forward on limiting emissions — and meeting its […]
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