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Methane Rising: Three questions investors in the food sector should ask their portfolio companies

EDF + Business

Key Focus: Agricultural methane Methane is a major source of global warming, with over 80 times the potency of carbon dioxide over 20 years. According to the IPCC, human-related methane emissions have caused one-third of the observed global warming to date.

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The scientist who warned the US about climate change says it’s worse than we thought. Again.

Grist

degrees C target was initially established as a target in Paris in 2015 after a push by developing nations at a previous COP, to bring attention to the fact that global warming does not impact all nations equally. Even so, the past eight years were the hottest in recorded history , the result of the warming effects of climate change.

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How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves

Grist

Yafali and his family found respite in their AC, but they were fortunate outliers; Seattle, known for its cool, wet winters and mild summers, is one of the least air conditioned big cities in the country. They took refuge in shady parks or in community cooling centers. Global warming, after all, involves warming.

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Winter Oympics: Athletes voice climate and injury fears over 'vast' artificial snow use

Business Green

Growing use of artificial snow in response to global warming risks further environmental damage and injury to athletes, academics warn.

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Connecticut losing ground on building emissions despite efficiency programs

Renewable Energy World

Greenhouse gas emissions from heating and cooling buildings continue to rise in Connecticut despite the state’s efforts to improve energy efficiency. Connecticut’s Global Warming Solutions Act calls for a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and 80% by 2050.

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Greener buildings: How to make offices, warehouses, factories, and shops more climate resilient

Business Green

Efforts to prevent global warming from worsening, known in the jargon as climate mitigation, have long dominated governments' response to the climate crisis. We have to learn how to do those [passive techniques], otherwise we're facing a massive increase in need for electricity for cooling," she said.

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Pump up the volume: Hydrogen hits the big time

Hydrogen Fuel News

In a second step the electrolyzer arrays are being assembled locally, e.g. in the Siemens Energy manufacturing site Muelheim, or in external workshops in the Czech Republic or France or close to future project sites. The challenge is global warming, part of the solution is a gigawatt-scale factory. 

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