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MAY 23, 2022

The findings suggest that in addition to carbon dioxide, there are other compounds in need of attention and regulation. All of the scientific uncertainty around climate change relates to clouds in one way or another, said Wang’s advisor and co-author Neil Donahue, professor in chemistry. —Mingyi Wang. —Neil Donahue.

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MAY 3, 2018

Via Mobility Services, a local nonprofit social enterprise, operates Boulder’s HOP transit route, a high-frequency shuttle service serving Boulder hotspots like the University of Colorado campus and Downtown Boulder. People in Boulder are very interested in reducing the carbon footprint in all that we do.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded nearly $10 million to a consortium of academic, industry and government organizations led by Colorado State University (CSU) and their partners to research using insect-killed trees in the Rockies as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Although most countries have already revealed their opening emissions reduction proposals, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer pointed out Thursday that “ we still await clarity from industrialized nations on the provision of large-scale finance to developing countries for immediate and long-term climate action. by Jack Rosebro.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Organic aerosol (OA) particles affect climate forcing and human health, but their sources and evolution have remained poorly characterized. Climate and air quality models therefore have been incomplete or less than accurate. Climate and air quality models therefore have been incomplete or less than accurate. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

A new study, led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, has found that in 2010, about 2.7 particles include a variety of substances, such as black carbon (soot), sulphates, nitrates and ammonium, as well as dust from soil and from industrial processes such as cement production.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

This work was supported in part by NOAA’s Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate (AC4) Program and NASA’s Atmospheric Composition Program. Even as we move towards shorter-lived halocarbons for industrial use, during atmospheric degradation they can produce a long-lived atmospheric effect. —Aaron Jubb. Jubb, Max R.

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MAY 28, 2009

As areas with permafrost thaw and more old carbon is released, the carbon balance changes. Permafrost thaw will make potentially significant contributions to atmospheric concentrations of carbon more rapidly that previously thought, according to a new study published in the 28 May issue of the journal Nature. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. presidential election, it seemed that we were entering one of those rare windows where you might see substantial policy action on climate and clean energy. C in this century. clean-tech legislation.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Most climate models have suggested that evapotranspiration, which is the movement of water from the land to the atmosphere, would increase with global warming because of increased evaporation of water from the ocean and more precipitation overall. —Beverly Law, a professor of global change forest science at Oregon State University.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Methane is the second most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, albeit a distant second. This kind of climate condition typically brings wetter-than-normal conditions in some tropical regions and cooler sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Earlier post.) Masarie, P. Crotwell, and J.B.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

JILA physicists and colleagues have identified a long-missing piece in the puzzle of exactly how fossil fuel combustion contributes to air pollution and a warming climate. JILA a partnership of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder. Their paper appears in Science.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Converting oil shale to gasoline via the Alberta Taciuk Processor (ATP)—an above-ground shale retort—results in fuel-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of ~130-150 g CO 2 equivalent/MJ of gasoline produced, according to a new analysis by Dr. Adam Brandt at Stanford University. Emissions from carbonate decomposition are important in both cases.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. Julia Steinberger, University of Klagenfurt.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Globally, commercial ships emit almost half as much particulate matter pollutants into the air as the total amount released by the world’s cars, according to a new study led by NOAA and the University of Colorado at Boulder. It’s while they’re airborne that particles pose a risk to human health and affect climate.

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JUNE 13, 2015

Stanford University has launched a new research initiative to study comprehensively the development and use of natural gas. Compared with burning coal, natural gas emits about half the carbon dioxide and substantially less soot, mercury and sulfur. —Mark Zoback, a professor of geophysics and NGI’s director.

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MAY 4, 2017

Methane and black carbon (soot) are the second- and third-most powerful climate-warming agents after carbon dioxide. Methane and black carbon (soot) are the second- and third-most powerful climate-warming agents after carbon dioxide. Lead author Drew T.

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JANUARY 5, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers warns that the global transition to global low-carbon energy technology could be at risk unless new international agreements and governance mechanisms are put in place to ensure a sustainable supply of rare minerals and metals. Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Sussex.

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MAY 6, 2019

In an opinion piece in the journal Nature , a team from the US and Europe suggests that the transition to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers, and that it is therefore necessary to put geopolitics at the heart of debates about the energy transition. abating carbon will create losers. —Goldthau et al.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

A study published earlier this year in the journal Nature Climate Change that cast doubt on whether biofuels produced from corn residue could meet federal mandates for cellulosic biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% compared to gasoline ( earlier post ) has drawn critical response published as correspondence in the same journal.

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JUNE 11, 2019

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels, a promising first step toward low-cost carbon sequestration and eco-friendly manufacturing for chemicals. —Ding et al. 9b02549.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2011

The projects span the globe and the unexplored branches of the tree of life, and promise to yield a better understanding of the interplay between climate, ecosystem and organism. The Dangl team seeks to apply the genetic and genomic information toward applications in bioenergy and carbon cycling research. —Dangl team proposal.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Carnegie Mellon University, SRI International and the University of Colorado at Boulder shows that drone-based delivery could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the transportation sector. Stolaroff et al. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an.

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JULY 14, 2015

For 2015, EPA announced a new award category for a green chemistry technology that has a “Specific Environmental Benefit: Climate Change.” Chen of Colorado State University; Soltex; and Hybrid Coating Technologies. Algenol, For Specific Environmental Benefit: Climate Change Award. LanzaTech Gas Fermentation Process.

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