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Is It Possible To Prevent Global Warming?

The Environmental Blog

Have you ever thought about how I can prevent the effects of global warming, which we feel the effect of today ? What is Global Warming? The release of gases and particles into the atmosphere are the most important factors causing global warming. What Are the Gases Causing Global Warming?

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Clean energy is growing, but so is planet-heating pollution

The Verge: Energy

. | Photo by George Rose / Getty Images 2023 can now boast a terrifying record: planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from global energy use hit a record. It’s been almost a decade since the adoption of the 2015 Paris climate agreement to stop global warming. But we’re moving in the opposite direction.

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IPCC: ‘Limiting global warming will require major transitions in the energy sector’

Smart Energy International

The UN IPCC has released its latest climate change mitigation report, which provides an updated global assessment of mitigation progress and pledges. One of its core findings is that major transitions in the energy industry will be key to mitigating the climate crisis. Opportunities for emission reduction. C is beyond reach.

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MPs Challenged to Cut Ties with Polluters

DeSmogBlog

Lawmakers returning to work today (Monday) were greeted with smoke flares and a demand to “Stop Polluting Politics” from a banner hung off London’s Westminster Bridge. The Conservative Party has regularly accepted donations from polluting interests and climate science deniers , worth £3.5 million in 2022.

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French Oil Company Total ‘Knew About Global Warming Impact in 1971’, Study Finds

DeSmogBlog

French oil giant Total knew that its fossil fuel extraction could contribute to global warming as early as 1971 but stayed silent about it until 1988, according to a new study. Emissions from fossil fuels are the primary cause of global warming, according to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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A tech-backed mission to monitor methane pollution launches today

The Verge: Energy

Image: MethaneSAT via EDF A mission to map and track global methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas, is scheduled to launch today after years of collaboration between some of the biggest names in tech. Google announced a partnership with EDF last month to create a global map of methane pollution from oil and gas infrastructure.

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‘Global warming is not a problem’ says Net Zero Watch Board Member Lord Lawson During COP26

DeSmogBlog

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. Net Zero Watch and the Global Warming Policy Foundation did not respond to a request for comment. .