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Hit the accelerator, CTA, on going electric

Diesel buses that were recently purchased by the CTA will continue to emit dangerous greenhouse gases for almost the entire decade of the 2030s, a former transit executive and member of the Climate Reality Project writes.

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Mating anchovies stir up the sea as much as a major storm – and it’s good for the environment too

Why would oceanographers ever care about anchovies having sex? We do because these small fish can help mix different layers of the ocean when they mate. This circulates nutrients, oxygen and greenhouse gases around different layers of the ocean, thereby sustaining the ecosystem.

The Conversation

Carbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to meet Biden's 2030 goal, new report says

A new report says climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip

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We calculated the UK's greenhouse gas emissions from people breathing out – here's what we found

The UK population collectively breathes out about 1,100 tonnes of the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide every year. That’s one key finding from our new research.

The Conversation

Food insecurity, the forgotten crisis of COP28

When it comes to climate change, the world’s food system is a double-edged sword. Food production is both one of the biggest emitters of global greenhouse gases and one of the sectors hardest hit by the effects of climate change. To reconcile these two issues, the UN’s Food and Agriculture…

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From trash to power: how to harness energy from Africa's garbage dumps - and save billions in future damage

New research on garbage dumps in 44 sub-Saharan African countries shows that 95% are unregulated. The landfill sites still take in new garbage even when they are filled to capacity. As the waste decomposes, these sites release harmful greenhouse gases. However, using the methane gas to generate energy instead could…

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What happens after net zero? The impacts will play out for decades, with poorest countries still feeling the heat

Humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases have caused rapid global warming at a rate unprecedented in at least the past 2,000 years. Rapid global warming has been accompanied by increases in the frequency and intensity of heat extremes over most land regions in the past 70 years.

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12 billionaires are polluting the Earth

A Guardian analysis reveals that a dozen billionaires produce as much greenhouse gases as more than 2 million homes

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UN says greenhouse gases in atmosphere hit record high in 2022

Leader of UN’s meteorological agency says the world is still ‘heading in the wrong direction’ and must cut fossil fuels.

Al Jazeera

China and the U.S. pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit

The nations promised to accelerate efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making plans to cut emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides CO2.

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Here's what's driving the record autumn heat (it's not just carbon emissions)

Climate scientists have detected a striking jump in global temperatures during 2023. September was 1.75°C above Earth’s pre-industrial average temperature and a whole half-degree celsius warmer than the previous hottest September.

The Conversation

Climate change is about to play a big role in government purchases – with vast implications for the US economy

Each year, the federal government purchases about 50,000 new vehicles. Until recently, almost all of them ran on diesel or gasoline, contributing to U.S. demand for fossil fuels and encouraging automakers to continue focusing on fossil-fueled vehicles.

The Conversation

Ukraine war sped the world on a path to net zero emissions: Report

Russia’s invasion has helped put the world on a path to net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, a study says.

Al Jazeera

How rising water vapour in the atmosphere is amplifying warming and making extreme weather worse

This year’s string of record-breaking disasters – from deadly wildfires and catastrophic floods to record-high ocean temperatures and record-low sea ice in Antarctica – seems like an acceleration of human-induced climate change.

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Zimbabwe’s climate action plan: a win for the environment, health and energy

The dumping of billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere yearly is already having a devastating impact around the world. This includes widespread flooding and droughts, raging wildfires, heatwaves and record temperatures.

The Conversation

Greenhouse gases are changing air flow over the Pacific Ocean – raising Australia's risks of extreme weather

After a rare three-year La Niña event brought heavy rain and flooding to eastern Australia in 2020-22, we’re now bracing for the heat and drought of El Niño at the opposite end of the spectrum.

Chicago Sun-Times

Americans turn up the heat on EPA to cut greenhouse gases

President Joe Biden promised to reduce U.S. carbon pollution by half by 2030. We won’t reach that without even more ambitious rules than the EPA has proposed.

Inverse

Major Study Says This Diet Is The Best For The Planet

According to a big new study, the most sustainable diet is clear, with just 30 percent of the footprint when it comes to greenhouse gases. Sorry, meat eaters.

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World's biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms

Explorers uncover Russia's Batagaika crater, a one-km-long gash that forms world's biggest permafrost crater. Scientists warn of danger as thawing permafrost releases greenhouse gases

The Independent UK

Eating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study finds

Meat-free eating found to have much lower environmental impact on land use, water pollution risk, water use and biodiversity loss

The Independent UK

EPA sets stricter limits on hydrofluorocarbons used in refrigerators, air conditioners

The Environmental Protection Agency is enforcing stricter limits on hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners that contribute to global warming

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s annual plastic consumption produces emissions equivalent to 5.7m cars, analysis shows

Plastics consumed nationally in 2019-20 created 16m tonnes of greenhouse gases, report says

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The Earth's Corr: DAERA's dirty laundry hanging out for all to see now

They are being probed by the OEP over ammonia advice and a major factory farm planning scandal is brewing

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise

Even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, ocean levels would continue to rise

The Conversation

NZ's geothermal wells offer a cheap way of storing carbon permanently -- equivalent to taking 600,000 cars off the road

We know putting carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere is bad for the climate. But should we be reversing some of the damage by removing greenhouse gases that were emitted decades ago?

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