Discussion: Global Warming, Emission Standards, and Other Environmental Issues - Part 1

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Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016

Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal

www.theguardian.com

Outstanding.

 

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Warming Is Getting Worse. So They Just Tested a Way to Deflect the Sun.

A trial in California is testing a machine designed to reflect sunlight back into space. “All my colleagues hope that we never use these things,” one researcher said.

www.nytimes.com

And here's the article without a paywall:

https://archive.is/PCdFQ

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Scientists warn Australians to prepare for megadroughts that last more than 20 years

Australian research shows naturally occurring megadroughts will be more severe and last longer due to climate change.

www.abc.net.au

 

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Scientists warn Australians to prepare for megadroughts that last more than 20 years

Australian research shows naturally occurring megadroughts will be more severe and last longer due to climate change.

www.abc.net.au

Not good news for the local wildlife.

 

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https://www.science.org/content/article/citizen-sleuths-exposed-pollution-century-old-michigan-factory-nationwide-implications

 

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https://www.science.org/content/article/citizen-sleuths-exposed-pollution-century-old-michigan-factory-nationwide-implications

I shudder to think what would have happened if that site was developed without anyone knowing it was so contaminated.

 

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‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe

An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem

www.theguardian.com

 

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‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe

An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem

www.theguardian.com

Killing ourselves faster than we expected.

 

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Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases

Global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide climbed to unseen levels in 2023, underlining climate crisis

www.theguardian.com

 

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COâ emissions from aviation have doubled in the last 30 years, and are likely to keep rising

Aviation accounts for 2.5% of global COâ emissions. But it has contributed around 4% to global warming to date.

ourworldindata.org

 

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Switzerland’s climate failures breached human rights, top court rules

Judgment doesn’t include any sanctions on the Swiss government, but sets important precedent.

www.politico.eu

 

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EPA to crack down on toxic emissions from more than 200 chemical plants

The Biden administration will require more than 200 chemical plants to cut their emissions of toxic chemicals as part of a broader effort to reduce cancer cases. The Environmental Protection Agency…

thehill.com

 

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EPA to crack down on toxic emissions from more than 200 chemical plants

The Biden administration will require more than 200 chemical plants to cut their emissions of toxic chemicals as part of a broader effort to reduce cancer cases. The Environmental Protection Agency…

thehill.com

Should have have been done a long time ago.

 

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Boom times for US green energy as federal cash flows in

The US government has directed unprecedented sums of money at green energy projects.

www.bbc.com

 

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Should have have been done a long time ago.

Yeah, we're several decades behind if we wanted to do anything about that.

 

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Trump appointees barred EPA staff from warning Senate about ‘forever chemical’ loophole: Internal staff messages

Trump administration officials barred experts from warning legislators that they were about to write a major environmental loophole into law, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staffers alleged …

thehill.com

 

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Trump appointees barred EPA staff from warning Senate about ‘forever chemical’ loophole: Internal staff messages

Trump administration officials barred experts from warning legislators that they were about to write a major environmental loophole into law, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staffers alleged …

thehill.com

And big polluters paid him to do it.

 

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US map shows how states may be submerged by rising sea levels in 2100

Florida, Louisiana and North Carolina are expected to fare the worst if sea levels rise by 6 feet by the end of the century.

www.newsweek.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Study says remote work could cause drop in carbon emissions

Could working from home help curb climate change? Scientists say it's "complicated."

scrippsnews.com

 

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I hope he's wrong but I'm not so sure he is.

 

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Hawaii is "on the verge of catastrophe," locals say, as water crisis continues

The island home to Hawaii's capital may be surrounded by ocean, but years-long drought conditions, tourist activities and contamination are jeopardizing the island's only source of freshwater.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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Greenhouse gases are rocketing to record levels – highest in at least 800,000 years

Levels of the three most significant human-caused greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – continued their steady climb in 2023.

www.usatoday.com