China Likely To Have Lower GHG Emissions Than USA By 2035
China’s electrification, renewables, and infrastructure trajectories mean coal demand is going to plummet, and emissions with it. The USA? Not so much.
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Climate Action Plans for States Made Easier with Free Tool
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]
Amazon & NREL Team Up On GHG Emissions Analysis
Corporations are starting to pay close attention to their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but current calculations only provide a coarse estimate of their entire GHG emissions. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Amazon, the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide since 2020, are working … [continued]
Broken Record: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Jump Again
Carbon dioxide levels measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked at 424 parts per million in May, continuing a steady climb further into territory not seen for millions of years, scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography offsite link at the University of California San Diego announced … [continued]
EU Commission “Suppresses Its Own Science” By Allowing Gas In Taxonomy
T&E says gas must be removed from green investments list after expert group finds EU decision is not science based.
Charging Infrastructure Analysis Leverages NREL Data Science Expertise
Analysis Aims To Help California Meet Zero-Emission Vehicle Goals
Emissions Cause Delay in Rainfall
Human activity inflicts four-day rain delay, hampers hydrological cycle
How Do Countries’ New Emissions-Reduction Plans Stack Up?
Originally published on WRI’s Resource Institute Blog. By Taryn Fransen and David Waskow A new UN report finds that countries’ emissions-reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement are falling far short of what’s needed to prevent the most dangerous impacts of climate change. It is imperative that countries that have not yet submitted their plans … [continued]
United In Science 2020 Report: Climate Change Has Not Stopped For COVID19
New York/Geneva — Climate change has not stopped for COVID19. Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are at record levels and continue to increase. Emissions are heading in the direction of pre-pandemic levels following a temporary decline caused by the lockdown and economic slowdown.
Africa Released 6 Billion Tonnes Of CO2 In 2016, Despite Its Low Record For GHG…
With the continent of Africa not being the largest source of global emissions, questions are not being asked as to what else is being done there to impact our climate. This report is indicative of that underlying problem.
