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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

DeSmogBlog

Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, a small number of fossil fuel entities — just 57 corporate and state producers — have been responsible for 80 percent of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Only in North America were a slim minority of carbon majors — 16 of 37 — linked to rising emissions.

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Scientists Have Now Linked Worsening Western Wildfires to Top Polluters

DeSmogBlog

New research for the first time links wildfire risks and impacts in western North America to carbon emissions traceable to the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies. The study provides clear and compelling evidence of how emissions from the fossil fuel industry worsen wildfires.”

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The pollution paradox: How cleaning up smog drives ocean warming

Grist

The Blob first formed in 2013 and spread across an area of the northeast Pacific the size of Canada. “The Blob,” a long-lasting marine heat wave off the Pacific coast of North America, shown here in August 2019. Air pollution reduced life expectancy in parts of China by up to five years, according to a 2013 study.

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New York’s Con Edison invests $2.3bn into grid resilience

Smart Energy International

These critical infrastructure projects support New York’s transition away from fossil fuels and improve the reliability of our grid by helping us meet the increased demand for power as buildings and vehicles become electrified,” said Matthew Ketschke, the president of Con Edison. This project will include the installation of 4.6

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GM and Honda team up on drive to develop 'affordable' electric vehicles

Business Green

The two firms have already been working together for several years, having announced an EV battery development collaboration in 2018, in addition to co-developing some EVs, such as the Honda Prologue car that is set for launch in 2024, and working together on hydrogen storage technologies since 2013. "GM

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#Greentown10: A Look at Greentown’s Biggest Annual Event Throughout the Years

Greentown Labs

We held our first DEMO Day in 2013, two years after Greentown’s founding. Check out DEMO Day and the Climatetech Summit throughout the years: 2013 Nov. Veolia Research & Innovation, R&I Director, North America Yann Moreau. Register for the Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit 2021 here! Somerville Mayor Joseph A.

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Is human activity responsible for the climate emergency? New report calls it ‘unequivocal.’

Grist

The greenhouse gas emissions spewed out by fossil fuel burning, forest destruction, and other human activities are now clearly destabilizing the mild climate in which civilization began, the report shows. of heating, heavy rain and flooding are projected to intensify in Europe, North America and most regions of Africa and Asia. “We