July 23, 2019
Stories tagged "greenhouse gas emissions"
July 21, 2019
Not Beating the Heat: Fires Across Arctic, Global Extremes in June
The U.S. heatwave over the weekend (and it was hot — New York and Boston both set high temp records on Saturday) overshadowed some disturbing new photos that emerged late last week of vast fires in Siberia due to dried out swaths of peatland (aka bogs or swamps)...June 12, 2019
Marine Life Declines Considerably In Worst Case Climate Crisis Scenario
A new study published on Tuesday by the National Academies of Science found that all the marine life in the ocean will decline by one-sixth by the year 2100 under the high emissions global warming scenario but on by 5% if we can stay within the low emissions scenario...April 23, 2019
New York Subway System Seeks Solar Up On Its Roofs
The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) announced yesterday that it is launching a new initiative that, if successful, will generate both revenue and renewable, emission-free electricity by leasing millions of square feet of industrial roof space to...April 8, 2019
CO2 Emissions At Highest Levels In Three Million Years
Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are over 410 parts per million (PPM) and rising, and according to a new study published in Science Advances last week, that is the highest level in the last 3 million years. According to the research team, their results “suggest that...February 11, 2019
The Green New Deal: What’s In It?
As you can see from the interview by Tucker Carlson on Fox, there has been some confusion and even disinformation about what is IN and what is not in the Green New Deal (GND) bill, H.R. 109. We summarize it for you here. First, it is a resolution, not a law, and its...January 17, 2019
Reaching Paris Accord Emissions Cuts – There Is a Realistic Path Forward
A study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications provides a glimmer of hope on meeting the Paris Agreement’s greenhouse gas emissions targets globally. According to the study, if we begin right now, and “carbon-intensive infrastructure is...January 9, 2019
Greenhouse gas emissions increasing again for the first time in nearly a decade
Toxic carbon dioxide emissions (that are an important contributor to global warming) increased by 3.4% in 2018 after three years of declines, according to a new report based on government statistics released today, demonstrating that the U.S. is headed in the wrong...January 8, 2019