Grist

AUGUST 11, 2022

So as the aviation industry has gradually climbed aboard global pledges to get rid of carbon emissions, it has mostly promised to make up for its damage elsewhere — through offsets that might involve planting trees, restoring wetlands, or paying people to preserve ecosystems that otherwise would have been razed. Others warm it.

Carbon 114

Carbon Carbon-neutral Aviation Energy Monitor 114

Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

CFCs were destroying the ozone layer high in the Earth’s atmosphere, which is essential for protecting life from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. How HFCs keep rooms and food cool. But when they break down, they create chlorine that reacts with the protective ozone, letting dangerous radiation through to the Earth’s surface.

Ozone 71

Ozone Cooling Global warming Fossil fuels 71

Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2022

Tech startup sustainability demands startup founders, owners, and operators to follow an effective sustainability program. One study found that the daily employee commute is responsible for 98% of an employee’s work-related carbon footprint. Servers in data centers need a cool environment, which demands energy.

Business Energy Monitoring 147

Business Energy Monitoring Startups Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

That was followed by the growing popularity of ice hockey from the 1880s onward, which increased the demand for more rink construction. The main refrigerants associated with most ice-making equipment include chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), hydrocarbons, ammonia and carbon dioxide.

Global warming 36

Global warming Carbon-negative Microplastics Pollution 36

Grist

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Those Apollo missions are often credited with providing inspiration for the environmental movement, as well as the first Earth Day in April 1970, when some 20 million Americans demanded that political leaders clean up the air and water in one of the largest demonstrations in U.S. NASA / Bill Ingalls.

Earth Day 93

Earth Day Home Energy Monitoring Ozone Energy Monitor 93

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

“With Scotland’s focus on achieving net zero emissions by 2035 and rail playing a leading role in this, hydrogen offers a safe, reliable and zero carbon alternative to other forms of rail propulsion,” Clare Lavelle, Scotland Energy business lead at project partner Arup said in a statement. Or, better yet, your bike.

Hydrogen 28

Hydrogen Methane Transportation Ozone 28

Grist

JANUARY 8, 2020

Geoengineering is a broad term that can refer to many activities that alter Earth’s natural systems, but it’s typically thrown out to describe controversial schemes to cool the planet. Fahey is a co-chair of the Scientific Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to protect the ozone layer.

Policy 91

Policy Ozone Climate change Global warming 91