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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. Assuming the offset is legitimate—i.e.,

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Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

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The new study uses observations from 2003 to 2015 in spring, the cloudiest season, over the shipping route between Europe and South Africa. Small particles in exhaust from burning fossil fuels creates “seeds” on which water vapor in the air can condense into cloud droplets. This makes the clouds brighter, or more reflective.

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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

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The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. IEEE Spectrum : What role does Silver Lining play in climate research or advocacy? In 2015, the U.S.

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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

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The 2015 e-Golf will go on sale later this year at participating dealerships in select states. The Audi A3 Sportback e-tron is expected to go on sale at participating dealerships in all 50 states in the fall of 2015. Climate Change Electric (Battery) Emissions Hybrids Plug-ins Solar Sustainability'

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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Mediterranean migration hit international headlines in 2015 when the Syrian civil war helped drive up numbers to around 1 million people. But the post-2015 rules ballooned its budget. was slowly changing its hodgepodge of barriers to keep out Jacob and hundreds of thousands of other migrants. But that was an unusual year.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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People were really interested in clean air and clean water, so I decided there would always be interest in the environment,” Crawford says. Her team’s research program included projects in Australia and Africa. People were really interested in clean air and clean water, so I decided there would always be interest in the environment.”

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It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

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We already gave the Killer Coal Family a chance to stop disrespecting us and make things right - but what did those climate-changing con artists do instead? We’re claiming self-defense since rubbing them out is the only way we can stop them from doing away with all of us. And a little bit o’ wine.

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