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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

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. C by the year 2100 , according to Climate Action Tracker. C above pre-industrial levels.

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UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. Source: Climate Change Compendium. Shifts in the hydrological cycle resulting in the disappearance of regional climates with related losses of ecosystems, species and the spread of drylands northwards and southwards away from the equator. Global emissions were growing by 1.1%

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Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

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DECEMBER 16, 2018

The conurbation of the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto is one of the fastest growing urban settlements in South America with the particularity of being located in a very complex terrain at a high altitude. An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. —Wiedensohler et al.

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Volkswagen investing in climate protection projects to compensate for unavoidable CO2 emissions

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Volkswagen is investing in climate protection projects to compensate for unavoidable CO 2. Projects are certified according to the highest international standards Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) as well as Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB) or Gold Standard. 3, as well as emissions from other areas.

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Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The results have important implications for Earth’s climate because methane is about 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet over a long period. In addition to coal mining, other major sources of methane emissions globally include wetlands, agriculture, and oil and gas facilities.

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World Bank report examines likely impacts and risks associated with a 4 °C global warming within this century

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

A new report commissioned by the World Bank, and prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Climate Analytics, provides a snapshot of recent scientific literature and new analyses of likely impacts and risks that would be associated with a 4 °C global warming within this century.

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IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

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MARCH 1, 2023

As 2023 IEEE president, it is my goal to work with all members—particularly our students, young professionals, and affinity committee members—to make IEEE a more successful and resilient global technical organization and for there to be global recognition of IEEE as a force for change.

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Carbon Disclosure Project Report Finds Global Transportation Sector Lags Behind Global 500 in Reducing GHG Emissions and Setting Targets

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AUGUST 13, 2010

The global transportation industry firms lag behind ‘Global 500 Companies’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and setting reduction targets, according to a new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Tags: Climate Change Emissions Sustainability. Source: CDP. Click to enlarge. trillion to US GDP (9.5%).

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New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

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MARCH 24, 2012

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) paper published in Computers & Geosciences outlines a process that might help to determine the relative importance of population increases vs. climate change. Our work establishes a new method to couple geographic information system data with global climate outputs and statistical analysis.

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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This marks the most significant improvement in global fuel standards for the shipping industry in 100 years, and is intended to achieve significant health benefits on a global scale. reduction of childhood asthma globally. global reduction in PM 2.5 global reduction in childhood asthma. Reduction in annual PM 2.5

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Study Finds Unexpected Decadal Decline in Global Evapotranspiration, Links It to Moisture Limitation in Southern Hemisphere

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

The soils in large areas of the Southern Hemisphere, including major portions of Australia, Africa and South America, have been drying up in the past decade, according to the first major study of evapotranspiration on a global basis. —Jung et al. millimeters per year per decade.

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IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

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JUNE 1, 2023

Unfortunately, as we are all aware, today’s world faces significant challenges, including escalating conflicts, a climate crisis, food insecurity, gender inequality, and the approximately 2.7 The pandemic also exposed weaknesses in the global infrastructure that supports the citizens of the world. More than six percent of the U.S.

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Study finds that biofuel crops grown on marginal lands could produce up to half of worlds current liquid fuel consumption without impacting crops

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Maps of land available for bioenergy production under one of the scenario 4 in US, Europe, China, India, South America, and Africa. Under any of the projections, Africa has more than one third, and Africa and South America have more than half of the total land available for biofuel production. Credit: ACS, Cai et al.

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Extreme E | Island X Prix – Sardinia | Your Ultimate Guide

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Due to the ongoing COVID19 crisis in South America, Extreme E decided to make the quick decision to switch the location of the fourth race of 2021 from Brazil to the island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy. The event will especially highlight how global warming has seen the island plagued by wildfires.

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U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

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JULY 10, 2015

Taking this further, they estimated that the warming associated with the use of heavy oil amounts to this level of emissions could lead to about 0.002−0.009 °C increase in earth surface temperature, based on mid-21 st century carbon-climate response model estimates. Earlier post.). —Nduagu & Gates. —Nduagu & Gates. Experience I.

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Study Finds Ozone, Nitrogen Change the Way Rising CO2 Affects Earths Water

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JULY 10, 2009

The researchers concluded that models of climate change may be underestimating how much water is likely to run off the land and back into the sea as atmospheric chemistry changes. Studies have shown that despite a global drop in rainfall over land in the past 50 years, runoff has actually increased. Credit: NASA.

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Study Finds That Plankton Blooms Do Not Send Atmospheric Carbon to the Deep Ocean; Weakens Iron Fertilization as Geo-Engineering Approach

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MAY 7, 2009

The results weaken the applicability of the simplest version of the Iron Hypothesis as a geo-engineering approach to climate change. Bishop and Wood report their results in a forthcoming issue of the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles. Tags: Climate Change Geoengineering.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Two new reports—one on technology, the other on policy— released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) outline pathways to improve the fuel efficiency of combustion-engined road vehicles by 50% by the middle of the century, saving as much as four-fifths of current annual global oil consumption. Policy package.

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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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JANUARY 13, 2013

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that 1,960 tonnes of mercury arising from human activities are currently emitted annually into the atmosphere, generated mainly by artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)—the largest single anthropogenic source globally—and coal- or lignite-fired power plants.

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It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

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JANUARY 12, 2009

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? But don’t just take my word for it: Just last week our Climate Consigliere , Doc Jimmy Hansen laid it all out for us. Science and policy cannot be divorced.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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APRIL 16, 2009

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

Volkswagen investing in climate protection projects to compensate for unavoidable CO2 emissions

Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

World Bank report examines likely impacts and risks associated with a 4 °C global warming within this century

IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

Carbon Disclosure Project Report Finds Global Transportation Sector Lags Behind Global 500 in Reducing GHG Emissions and Setting Targets

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

Study Finds Unexpected Decadal Decline in Global Evapotranspiration, Links It to Moisture Limitation in Southern Hemisphere

IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

Study finds that biofuel crops grown on marginal lands could produce up to half of worlds current liquid fuel consumption without impacting crops

Extreme E | Island X Prix – Sardinia | Your Ultimate Guide

U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

Study Finds Ozone, Nitrogen Change the Way Rising CO2 Affects Earths Water

Study Finds That Plankton Blooms Do Not Send Atmospheric Carbon to the Deep Ocean; Weakens Iron Fertilization as Geo-Engineering Approach

IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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