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Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly

Grist

In the presence of the sun’s rays, nitrogen molecules set of a chain of reactions that produce ozone and destroy free-floating atmospheric methane. But there are immense logistical challenges to scaling up production of those fuels. Clouds form and then fade, and molecules like ozone get destroyed by chemical processes within months.

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

1] Looking ahead, SCAG estimates that total demand for warehouse space in its region in 2040 will be between 1.514 billion square feet and 1.809 billion square feet. [2]. As of April 2018, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region, which encompasses the Basin, was home to approximately 34,000 warehouses with 1.17

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

1] Looking ahead, SCAG estimates that total demand for warehouse space in its region in 2040 will be between 1.514 billion square feet and 1.809 billion square feet. [2]. As of April 2018, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region, which encompasses the Basin, was home to approximately 34,000 warehouses with 1.17

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What is carbon insetting?

Mr. Sustainability

This blog will try and illustrate the problem that the shipping industry and logistics sector as a whole is facing, as well as how carbon insetting can contribute to solving this issue. Recent studies by the International Transport Forum forecast these emissions to double by 2050 as demand is anticipated to grow threefold in this period.

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What is carbon insetting?

Mr. Sustainability

This blog will try and illustrate the problem that the shipping industry and logistics sector as a whole is facing, as well as how carbon insetting can contribute to solving this issue. Recent studies by the International Transport Forum forecast these emissions to double by 2050 as demand is anticipated to grow threefold in this period.

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Gas Company in PR Offensive Ahead of Decision on Hydrogen Trial

DeSmogBlog

When hydrogen is combusted for heating, a 2021 paper found that it can create nitrogen oxides (NOx), an air pollutant that is “harmful in its own right and is a precursor to other pollutants of concern such as fine particulate matter and ozone”.