DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A board member of a new MP-backed ‘Net Zero Watch’ campaign group has said today that “global warming is not a problem”, defended burning fossil fuels, and said carbon dioxide’s “principal effect” is the growth of plants. Experts have dubbed it the “latest tactic” from the “same old climate change deniers”.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Driving through Douglas County Nevada on 16 July 2021, as smoke from the Tamarack fire in nearby Alpine County becomes visible on the horizon (image credit: loren chipman , CC BY-NC 2.0 The recent IPCC Report confirms that global warming is picking up pace. Michael Norton, EASAC’s Environment Programme Director.

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Grist

APRIL 21, 2023

Common wisdom says that the average person doesn’t care about climate change because they think its effects will unfold in the far-off future or in faraway places. This point is repeated ad infinitum in tips about how to talk about the climate crisis, in books, articles, and guides for public officials. One problem?

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Grist

AUGUST 20, 2021

It might sound like a low bar, but for those who care about facts, it’s been a long wait: News coverage of climate is finally getting the science right. That’s a sharp change from the last comparable study in 2004, when researchers discovered that more than half of articles treated dissenting opinions as equally valid.

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Grist

JULY 11, 2023

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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Grist

JUNE 29, 2021

There’s no longer any need to ask if heat waves are influenced by climate change. Now, if we have an extreme heat wave, the null hypothesis is, ‘Climate change is making that worse,’” said Andrew Dessler, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University. “Now, on Jun 29, 2021.

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Grist

APRIL 9, 2021

Climate change is causing many Americans to rethink where they want to live , according to a new survey conducted by real estate brokerage Redfin. That means lower-income individuals will increasingly only be able to afford property in areas plagued by dangerous climate risks. How many bedrooms do you need?

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Grist

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

By 2100, the likelihood of unusually intense fire seasons happening in a given year will have increased by 31 to 57 percent, depending on the rate of global climate change. The rise in the number and frequency of wildfires will exacerbate global warming by releasing the carbon stored in trees.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

While Eni is among the world’s largest oil companies, the company’s role in climate change has so far undergone scant scrutiny. The cover of a 1970 study by Eni’s Isvet research centre that warns of “catastrophic” climate impacts from burning fossil fuels. billion (9 billion euros) from 2021.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 5, 2021

The world is changing and so do the habits of people. As the effects of climate change and global warming become more and more intense and obvious, people become more aware of the impact of their behavior and lifestyle. Each of us needs to try and change something in our.

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Grist

JULY 23, 2021

Climate scientists have long warned that global warming would lead to extreme heat in many parts of the world. He was one of two dozen extreme weather and climate researchers who conducted an analysis in the days following the heatwave that found it would not have occurred in the absence of anthropogenic climate change. “We

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Hintze, a Conservative peer and hedge fund manager, was one of the early funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) , founded by the late Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson. Hintze has said that he believes “there is climate change” caused “in part due to human activity over the past century”.

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Grist

APRIL 6, 2021

If you’re under the impression that climate change drove ancient civilizations to their demise, you probably haven’t heard the full story. Of course, the idea that a changing climate can drive collapse isn’t wrong. Even modest changes in the climate have caused problems. It’s just not the whole story.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 2, 2024

Scientists said the deluge and its aftermath — not the county’s first “100-year flood” in recent years — are a harbinger of the intense and dangerous rainstorms that a warming climate is making more likely. Multnomah County, Oregon sued oil, gas, and coal majors after a 2021 heat dome that killed nearly 70 people.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

Last year was one of the worst on record for climate change-related disasters, yet Canada’s federal government spent $18.6 That level of support could have fully funded every major wind and solar project in Canada from 2019 to 2021 12 times over,” said Levin. “It The pipeline has been called a ‘global warming machine.’

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on track for a global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C C this century, according to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2024

That might seem to contradict an ad policy adopted by Google in 2021 prohibiting climate disinformation, including “content that states a false claim as fact.” Our climate change policy prohibits ads from promoting false claims about the existence and causes of climate change,” a Google spokesperson wrote to DeSmog.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative. Tue, 04/13/2021 - 02:00. ESG funds, including those focused on climate change mitigation, do not fare better. are also more concerned and willing to engage on climate issues than white communities. Marilyn Waite. percent South Asian, 4.8

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Business Green

MAY 3, 2022

At the same time, emissions have rocketed, with global annual CO2 emissions rising to 36.3 gigatons in 2021 from 35.5 The aviation sector for example has a remaining carbon budget of 22 Gt of CO2 until carbon neutral aviation fuels must be implemented globally. gigatons in 2015, further jeopardising the 1.5C Paris target.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The need to set aggressive goals, backed by meaningful numbers, is an obvious starting point in the fight against climate change. It’s common knowledge that if global warming exceeds 1.5C, we face the prospect of everything from increasingly extreme weather. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Green Living Guy

MAY 23, 2022

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium All-Wheel Drive has won AAA’s Best Overall Car for 2022, the latest acclaim for Ford’s electric SUV. AAA researchers gave special praise to the vehicle for its dramatic new profile, its power, and for being quiet, quick, roomy, and fun to drive.

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Grist

MARCH 26, 2021

For most people, what climate change really means for humanity’s future hasn’t sunk in yet; otherwise, he reasons, everyone would be clamoring for action. Drawing from Icelandic mythology, science, and his family’s history, Magnason gives the vocabulary of climate change new charge.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

Climeworks unveiled its Orca facility in Iceland in September 2021. ” Formed in 2009, Climeworks is a prominent pioneer of DAC technology and describes itself as the most advanced industry player, with the world’s largest direct air capture and storage plant launched in September 2021. .”

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Green Living Guy

JANUARY 29, 2021

It is an excellent way to suppress the recent climate change, which has been a cause for concern for man, as there is much evidence pointing to climate changes. The post 5 Environmentally-Friendly Choices To Make In 2021 appeared first on Green Living Guy. Some of these facts seem reasonable to us, while some.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Carbon Mapper , a new nonprofit organization created to help improve understanding of and accelerate reductions in global methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, was launched in April 2021. Methane is a major contributor to climate change, and if we can’t measure it, we can’t manage it. within reach.”

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2022

Human-caused climate change made last week's record-breaking heatwave at least 10 times more likely, according to rapid attribution analysis released today by an international team of climate scientists. °C of global warming since the late 1800s, with the climate of the past, following peer-reviewed methods.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The research synopsis below comes from AGCI Program Director Emily Jack-Scott and a full list of AGCI’s updates covering recent climate change and clean energy pathways research is available online at [link]. Among the projections: climate impacts worsen nearly 60 percent of infectious diseases. Source: Mora et al.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2021

It might seem odd to find supporters of climate action debating the merits of a concept that science shows to be essential for halting climate change, and which is accordingly embedded at the heart of the defining global agreement. We should get net zero right - not get rid.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 7, 2024

These comments, originally made by Moore and echoed by Birtles, have “absolutely no basis in fact”, according to Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science. GB News was approached for comment.

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Oxford English Dictionary's Patricia Stewart charts how language related to the environment, climate change, and sustainabiliy is changing to reflect global new realities and concerns. Therefore, it can be used as a tool to understand the evolution of society and the challenges it faces at a given time.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2024

and EU to drop their landmark climate change laws, spreads falsehoods about green policies, and fondly recalls an attempt to cancel a major climate conference. She also claims that, while serving in the Treasury, she attempted to cancel the 2021 COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. She adds that “the U.S.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2021, China hit an all-time high for coal output, topping 4.07 Related: US and China make big climate pledges at UN General Assembly These figures come just a couple of months after the huge COP26 climate talks in Glasgow. Meanwhile, China is feeling the effects of climate change. and 50 billion tons.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 11, 2024

While Anderson has contradicted the scientific consensus on net zero and fossil fuels, Reform’s leadership has gone further, explicitly rejecting the climate science on global warming. Reform’s manifesto falsely claims that “scientists disagree as to how much” humans have had an impact on global warming.

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Grist

APRIL 19, 2024

The reality of climate change came home for Dr. Samantha Ahdoot one summer day in 2011 when her son was 9 years old. She is the lead author of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ newly updated policy statement on climate change, which appeared earlier this year. There was a heat wave. Ahdoot made good on that vow.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The latest tranche of work came as the agency officially tweaked its name to the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and unveiled an overhaul and redesign of its logo and website. Formerly known as the Committee on Climate Change, the body said it had simplified its name to align with how it is frequently referred to internationally.

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Grist

AUGUST 12, 2021

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth assessment report , released on Monday, contained some of the group’s strongest language yet affirming the link between human activity and global warming. The plaintiffs said the erosion had been exacerbated by climate change. But the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

But global warming is increasing sea surface temperatures, which can create a bleaching effect that threatens the survival of tropical coral reef ecosystems, adding to the global biodiversity crisis. Corals will be grown close to the water’s surface to ensure sufficient sunlight.

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