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CO2 monitors facilitate rollout of environmentally friendly refrigeration in Australian supermarkets

Envirotec Magazine

Supermarkets all over Australia and New Zealand are benefiting from advanced carbon dioxide monitors, says measurement expert Vaisala, as new natural refrigeration systems are installed to assist in the fight against climate change. Synthetic refrigerant gases have been utilised in a wide variety of industries for many decades.

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The quest for cleaner air

Envirotec Magazine

The industrial revolution – despite its many benefits – sounded a death knell for air quality, increasing coal-generated smog levels 50-fold in many large cities. 2 Of real concern is its estimate that 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds its published air quality limits.

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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too

Envirotec Magazine

C present-day global warming relative to pre-industrial times. Due to its climate and indirect health impacts (methane is a precursor for ozone which is an air pollutant that damages human health and crops), methane mitigation has recently become a global policy priority.

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Carbon Dioxide Equivalent – Applications for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Business Bureau

Greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in the atmosphere are at an all-time high due to human activity, especially that of industry. This leads to excess levels of greenhouse gases being trapped in the atmosphere thus warming the planet and starting to shift the global temperature into levels never before experienced in human society.

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Prevention: A profitable mindset when it comes to gas leaks

Envirotec Magazine

Gas leaks are a risk in many industries, and when they occur, they can be incredibly hazardous and costly. CFCs have a high chlorine content and have been linked strongly to ozone depletion and global warming. And a leak might push systems to work harder, using more energy to maintain the same level of output. ?

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Methane Emissions Spiked in 2020. Scientists Fear Feedback Loops

DeSmogBlog

Human activity is driving climate change,” Colm Sweeney, assistant deputy director of the Global Monitoring Lab, a division within NOAA, said in a statement. Globally averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane abundance. In addition to slowing the rate of warming, cutting methane also reduces negative health impacts. “One

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

As such, in 2022 81% of S&P 500 companies reported their own emissions (scope 1), and the emissions of the electricity they bought (scope 2). Although this level was not defined by the convention, the aim was to allow ecosystems and society to adapt naturally to climate change, which means slowing global warming down.

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