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Study finds Antarctic icebergs play a previously unknown role in global carbon cycle, climate

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In a finding that has global implications for climate research, scientists have discovered that when icebergs cool and dilute the seas through which they pass for days, they also raise chlorophyll levels in the water that may in turn increase carbon dioxide absorption in the Southern Ocean. Helly, Ronald S. Kaufmann, Gordon R.

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Study finds that California clean diesel programs have slashed black carbon, a powerful short-term contributor to global warming

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In California, reductions in emissions of black carbon since the late 1980s—mostly from diesel engines as a result of air quality programs—have resulted in a measurable reduction of concentrations of global warming pollutants in the atmosphere, according to a study examining the impact of black carbon on California’s climate.

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Change in wind patterns may cause resumption of sea-level rise on the West Coast

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Tide gauge data at Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego show sea level along the Pacific coast rising at about the global rate from 1930 to about 1980, but scant rise or even a lowering of sea level over the past three decades that is consistent with altimetry. Resulting warmer surface water will raise sea level.

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Drive Electric Earth Day 2022

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Finally, come tour Project Green Home, an all electric, passive, low water use, net zero, LEED platinum home. Location : Balboa Park, Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101. The event is an opportunity to meet EV owners, kick the tires and potentially even test drive a mess of EVs! We will have chefs and supply food.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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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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China Will Attempt First Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

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It will also be a global stage to showcase new energy-efficiency, alternate-transport, and refrigeration technologies. Powering them with clean energy sources won’t be difficult given China’s plentiful renewable capacity, says Michael Davidson , an engineering-systems and global-policy expert at the University of California, San Diego.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Engineering-Scale Test of a Water-Lean Solvent for Post-Combustion Capture. aims to demonstrate the performance of a novel water-lean solvent for post-combustion removal of CO 2 from coal- and natural gas-derived flue gas. A Combined Water and CO 2 Direct Air Capture System. Electric Power Research Institute Inc.

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