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BOEMRE releases study on incorporating climate effects into oil-spill risk analysis for Arctic

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released a new report evaluating how climate change may affect the environmental conditions measured and used in mathematical modeling for oil-spill trajectory analysis in the Arctic region. —BOEMRE Director Michael R. Click to enlarge.

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CARB releases 2022 draft Scoping Plan update

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan —the third update to the state’s initial 2008 Scoping Plan. The draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan was developed by the California Air Resources Board in collaboration and coordination with multiple state agencies.

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Ricardo and Kevin J Lindemer LLC to assess the timing and impact of Peak Oil Demand

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Proponents of the concept of peak oil supply argue that the world faces a situation—possibly very soon—in which its capacity to produce oil hits a ceiling, with demand subsequently having to adjust as supply begins to decline and alternatives to oil move into the market to fill the gap. Earlier post.).

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Open Letter by Netherlands Scientists on IPCC and Errors in 2007 Climate Change Report

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In response to the ongoing discussion about the reliability of the UN IPCC and the climate reports, a group of 55 leading Dutch scientists working in the field of climate change, energy and the environment wrote an open letter. Errors in the IPCC climate change report are being seized by some to discredit climate science.

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California ARB releases discussion draft of plan to cut GHG by 40% by 2030

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In his January 2015 inaugural address, California Governor Jerry Brown identified five key climate change strategy “pillars,” which recognize that several major areas of the California economy will need to reduce their emissions to meet California’s ambitious climate change goals.

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Government of Canada to work with provinces, territories, and stakeholders to develop a clean fuel standard

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The approach would not differentiate between crude-oil types produced in or imported into Canada. gasoline, diesel, and heavy-fuel oil); gaseous fuels (e.g., The overall objective of a clean fuel standard would be to achieve annual reductions of 30 megatonnes (Mt) of GHG emissions by 2030. petroleum coke).

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RSA report Inside the Mind of a Cabbie explores how to influence more fuel-efficient driving behavior

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Climate change is partly a technical problem, in that it has well defined quantitative dimensions. underlying the technical problem means that climate change is more profoundly an adaptive. challenge, requiring changes in attitude, values and behavior on an unprecedented scale. Yet the human dimension.