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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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A study by an international team of researchers, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, has identified 14 measures targeting methane and black carbon (BC) emissions that could reduce projected global mean warming ~0.5°C Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge.

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NOAA Arctic Report Card finds Arctic entering into new phase: warmer, greener, and less ice

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An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is entering a new state, one with warmer air and water temperatures, less summer sea ice and snow cover, and a changed ocean chemistry. C) greater than the 1981-2010 baseline period.

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Royal Society Report Concludes Geoengineering and its Consequences May be the Price for Failure to Act on Climate Change; Recommendations for Plan B

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However, there are some serious questions over adverse effects, particularly depletion of stratospheric ozone. Further research and development of geoengineering options should be undertaken to investigate whether low risk methods can be made available if it becomes necessary to reduce the rate of warming this century.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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A scholarly literature has documented this process in fields as diverse as engineering, risk reduction, management, and urban studies. One example where this strategy has been successfully employed is the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer.

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California issues draft plan for more efficient, less polluting freight system

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California agency leaders released the Draft California Sustainable Freight Action Plan , an ambitious document that lays a foundation for modernizing California’s multi-billion dollar freight transportation system. The Draft Action Plan is available now for stakeholder and public feedback through 6 July 2016.

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Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

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Furthermore, myclimate accounts for other warming effects of aircraft emissions (through changes in the ozone layer, initiation of contrails, formation of cirrus clouds, etc.) A documentation for the myclimate calculator includes other aspects of the method used.). The above data are for flying economy class.

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