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How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves

Grist

In late June, 2021, a high-pressure atmospheric system settled over Seattle to create an inescapable “ heat dome.” The Pacific Northwest heat wave of 2021 was one of the most extreme ever recorded globally , a “ historic, dangerous, prolonged, and unprecedented ” event that took a hefty toll on people and infrastructure.

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Net zero targets: How to manage the 'hot air' to limit global warming

Business Green

At the same time, emissions have rocketed, with global annual CO2 emissions rising to 36.3 gigatons in 2021 from 35.5 The One Earth Climate Model (OECM) provides this much-needed roadmap. Scope 2 emissions come from purchased energy - such as the electricity the aluminium company buys from a power utility.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $25M to Accelerate Satellite Technologies That Pinpoint Methane Emitters to Turbocharge Fight Against Climate Change

Planet Pulse

New funding builds on unique partnership to tackle potent methane emissions between Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carbon Mapper, Planet, the State of California, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University (ASU), High Tide Foundation, and RMI . within reach.”

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2022 in Photos: Gaslighting by the Fossil Fuel Industry and Its Supporters

DeSmogBlog

Photos I shot in 2022 for DeSmog capture damage from extreme weather events and the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry — the dominant industry causing global warming. The company is poised to build a second facility across the street from their property and has yet to offer the couple a formal buyout.

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Leading Think Tank Met With Minister Over North Sea Energy While Funded by Fossil Fuel Interests

DeSmogBlog

The North Sea Transition Deal announced by the government in March 2021 set a net zero target for the basin but allowed for the continued exploration of oil and gas. The Transition Deal echoed the fossil fuel lobby by emphasising the importance of hydrogen power and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) to the green transition.

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Immediate action on organic waste needed to meet Paris targets, says biogas group

Envirotec Magazine

Once all avoidable waste is prevented, the remaining unavoidable waste can be recycled into green energy for power, heat and transport as well as biofertilisers for agriculture, bio-CO2 and other valuable bio-products. However, only 2% of those wastes are currently being effectively managed. ” says David Newman, President of WBA.

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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. As a result, in 2021 countries signed the Global Methane Pledge, committing to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% of 2020 levels by 2030. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, contributing about 0.55°C

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