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It’s Time To Accept That There Is No Such Thing As Climate Smart Beef

October 23, 2024 admin Agriculture, beef, carbon emissions, climate change, co2 emissions, global weirding, HEALTH, meat, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:28:55 +0000

Tyson Foods — that enormous industrial beef consortium — has found itself the object of a consumer-protection lawsuit that alleges the company was disingenuous in its communication to consumers about its efforts and progress to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. What’s at issue are claims in marketing materials like suggesting … [continued]

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Over Half of All US EV Sales in 2023 Were SUVs — Make it 100%

October 19, 2024 admin clean transport, co2 emissions, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:34:16 +0000

Vehicles Contribute 51% of a Household’s Carbon Footprint In our car-centric society, many of us recognize the benefits of public transportation, bicycles, and walking. We need more and better options. Still, since we’re not there yet … we need other solutions. I discover a new, high-quality electric SUV every day … [continued]

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California Climate & Energy Update

October 3, 2024 admin building codes, buildings, California, california air resources board, california air resources board (carb), california energy commission, california energy commission (cec), carb, clean power, clean transport, climate change, co2 emissions, consumer technology, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, nrdc, policy & politics, Solar energy

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:02:10 +0000

California is making strides in reducing emissions while the economy continues to grow. Check out some of the state’s recent wins! California continues to charge forward with significant climate wins: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) just released a report showing that California’s emissions continue to fall — a 20% reduction … [continued]

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Climate Action Plans for States Made Easier with Free Tool

September 14, 2024 admin bloomberg philanthropies, clean power, clean transport, co2 emissions, Electric vehicles, ghg emissions, rmi, Solar energy, us co2 emissions, wind energy

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:12:22 +0000

The updated Energy Policy Simulators are already helping states access federal funding from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program For tutorial videos on how to use the EPS, scroll to the end of the article. RMI and Energy Innovation’s free Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) can help states craft the most effective energy … [continued]

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China Amends Its Climate Policy Playbook

August 14, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, china carbon emissions, china renewable energy, china solar, china solar power, china wind, china wind energy, clean power, climate policy, co2 emissions, green economy, greenpeace, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 16:44:01 +0000

China this week adjusted its emissions policies to prioritize more renewable energy and a more robust electrical grid.

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Biggest Cruise Ships Today Are More Than Twice As Big As They Were In 2000

August 13, 2024 admin boats, co2 emissions, cruise ships, research, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 03:23:31 +0000

The number and size of cruise ships globally have doubled since the start of the millennium, T&E’s new ‘Cruisezilla’ report reveals Today’s biggest cruise ship is 5× bigger than the Titanic 2× rise in number of cruise ships since 2000 Today’s biggest cruise ships are twice as big as they were … [continued]

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Publishing On Cement Decarbonization Brings Challenges, Corrections, & More Approaches

June 10, 2024 admin buildings, Carbon Capture, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, climate change, co2 emissions, Coal, concrete, decarbonization, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:15:59 +0000

A few days ago I went deep on cement again, using an assessment of the processes of American clean cement startups to define the scope and magnitude of the problem, the chemistry and energy requirements of cement, why fixing it is critically important, and incidentally evaluate a couple of companies’ … [continued]

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The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

June 9, 2024 admin carbon emissions, co2 emissions, pollution, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:42:49 +0000

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities are now higher than at any point in our history. In fact, recent data reveals that global CO2 emissions were 182 times higher in 2022 than they were in 1850, around the time the industrial revolution was underway.1 How did we arrive at … [continued]

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Less Carbon, More Chill Novel Refrigeration Approach Uses PCMs To Freeze, Cool Perishables

May 29, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, co2 emissions, consumer technology, energy efficiency, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), ornl, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 03:59:26 +0000

A technology developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory works to keep food refrigerated with phase change materials, or PCMs, while reducing carbon emissions by 30%. More than 100 million household refrigerators in operation across the United States consume up to 2 kilowatts of electricity daily. These refrigerators contribute to energy … [continued]

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Publishing On Cement Decarbonization Brings Challenges, Corrections And More Approaches

May 28, 2024 admin buildings, Carbon Capture, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, climate change, co2 emissions, Coal, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 02:25:59 +0000

A few days ago I went deep on cement again, using an assessment of the processes of American clean cement startups Sublime Systems and Brimstone to define the scope and magnitude of the problem, the chemistry and energy requirements of cement, why fixing it is critically important, and incidentally evaluate … [continued]

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