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COP27: A quick guide to common terms

Business Green

This is the global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels targeted by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The hope is that limiting global warming to 1. COP is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing implementation of the UNFCCC. Energy transition. Carbon sequestration. Glasgow Climate Pact.

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The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea

Grist

They soon discovered that static electricity had caused entrapped methane from the flatulence and manure of 90 dairy cows to explode. The need to rein in methane emissions is especially urgent in CaliĀ­fornia, home to 1.8 One day in January 2014, police rushed to a farm in Rasdorf, Germany, after flames burst from a barn.

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

It allowed the state to ā€œremedy discrimination against, or under-representations of, disadvantaged groups as documented in a valid disparity study or proven court of law.ā€ This affects not only issues like education, but the states policies and resource allocations related to issues like climate, energy and the environment.

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Wildfires are getting worse, and so is the deadly smoke they bring with them

Grist

As changing weather patterns driven by global warming have extended Californiaā€™s wildfire season and increased the intensity and size of the infernos burning across the state, residents who donā€™t take precautions do so at their own peril. Enforcing the use of masks requires monitoring by the state, for example.

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The Economic Case for ā€˜Blue Hydrogenā€™ Is Getting Worse. Cue the Lobbyists.

DeSmogBlog

The push to sell ā€œblue hydrogenā€ as a clean energy fuel ā€” which experts have called a misleading rebrand of fossil fuels ā€” hit another setback this month. Climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 are bringing new economic headwinds to the gas-derived hydrogen fuelā€™s prospects.

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Making the Impossible Possible

Mr. Sustainability

C stated in the Paris Agreement, according to the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming and Mercator Research Institute. But it is not just about carbon emissionsā€¦ According to most estimates however, international shipping worldwide is responsible for ā€˜onlyā€™ 2-3% of all global greenhouse gas emissions.

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? Africaā€™s inaugural climate summit #165

Climate Tech VC

An historic climate summit in Nairobi last week underscored the need for drastic changes in climate finance and clean energy development. Africa is home to vast thermal, wind, solar, and hydro energy resources (some 60% of the world’s renewable energy potential ) as well as mineral deposits essential for the global energy transition.