Scientists Show Controlling Humidity Has Big Impact of on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Research Effort by NREL and Xerox PARC Offers Predictions for 2050. It Suggests New Technologies are Needed: Controlling Humidity on Greenhouse Gas
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Pioneering Refrigerant Work Delivers Big Gains in Carbon Footprint Reduction
Originally published by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. When Brian Fricke walks into a supermarket, evidence of his scientific achievement is all around in the refrigerated cases housing the fresh fruits and vegetables. As an Oak Ridge National Laboratory building equipment researcher, Fricke has a long history of making sure that produce … [continued]
Build Mixed-Income Housing in Wealthy Urban Neighborhoods
Changing our zoning laws to allow mixed-income housing in higher-income, urban or walkable neighborhoods can improve climate and equity.
This Space Technology Can Cut Climate Pollution On Earth: MethaneSAT
The latest science warns that the window for preventing the most catastrophic global warming is closing fast. A seemingly small difference — just half a degree Celsius — can intensify the effects.
What If The Restrictions On Tobacco Ads Applied To Climate-Polluting Products?
If governments are serious about climate action, they should restrict the promotion of goods with heavy carbon footprints.
With 10 Years Of “Clean Trucks Program,” Los Angeles & Long Beach Ports Report Cleaner…
Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, together have the second busiest port in the US. Both harbors are next to cement factories and petroleum refineries. Trucks coming in and out of the harbor on the always congested 710 highway belch and spew dirty diesel particulates in the neighboring community. In fact, kindergartens and schools conveniently located next to the highway are the hardest hit. Child asthma has skyrocketed over the decades, to the point where these children will never have fully developed lungs.
Want To Estimate A Building’s Carbon Footprint? A New Online Tool Will Do Exactly That
Being able to anticipate a building’s carbon footprint from design to construction can make a real difference in GHG emissions.
What 2 Million Years of Temperatures Say About Our Future
Originally published on Climate Central. By Brian Kahn That the climate has changed before is a given. So is the reality that humans are changing it now by dumping carbon pollution in the atmosphere. The deep history of temperature changes can inform us about what comes next for our fair … [continued]
See What The #1-Derived Greenhouse Gas Tool Can Do For Your City (CT Exclusive Interview)
Autodesk’s new open source greenhouse gas tool for cities can fill a big strategic void identified by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
After Our Hottest Year, EcoPope Francis Arrives In The Philippines (LIVESTREAM)
Festival colors adorn Manila, the most densely populated city on earth, for the Pagbisita ni Pope Francis. Twelve million people in the 16-city capital metro are taking off from now through January 19. A very special visitor has just arrived: Pope Francis, spiritual leader for one-sixth of the world’s population, … [continued]
