AvatarrkbrenAvatarAvatarHouse committee takes first step to block Pa.’s entry into regional cap-and-trade program | StateImpact PennsylvaniaNPR - Rachel McDevittA key state House committee Tuesday advanced a proposal to stop Pennsylvania from entering a regional cap-and-trade program with 10 other northeastern states. The House Environmental Resources and Energy committee voted 16-8 to pass the measure, with one member absent. It can now be considered by …
AvatarrkbrenAvatarAvatarReport charts path to decarbonized U.S. gridsAxios - Ben GemanDeclining costs for renewables and battery storage could enable a nearly carbon-free U.S. electricity mix by 2035 without raising consumers' power …
AvatarrkbrenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRenewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 yearsgrist.org - Oliver Milman, The Guardian"We are seeing the end of coal." This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk …
AvatarrkbrenAvatarAvatarAs Permafrost Melts It's Unleashing Ancient Viruses, Carbon - And Now Fuel Spillsverified_publisherScienceAlert - Jean-Philippe ChognotMelting permafrost, suspected by Russia of being behind an unprecedented fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of Arctic rivers, is a time bomb …
AvatarrkbrenAvatarAvatar‘Like Trash in a Landfill’: Carbon Dioxide Keeps Piling Up in the Atmosphere (Published 2020)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Henry FountainLevels of planet-warming carbon dioxide reached another record in May, the month when they normally peak. Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached their annual peak last month, and once again were the highest in human history. Despite the economic collapse resulting from the coronavirus …
AvatarrkbrenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGlobal CO2 levels in atmosphere hit new highs in May despite lockdownslivemint.com - ReutersThe drop in worldwide emissions due to the coronavirus outbreak fails to cancel out the large natural variations in carbon emissions caused by how …
AvatarrkbrenAvatarAvatarCarbon Dioxide Has Never Been HigherGizmodo - Brian KahnIt happens every year, but it doesn’t make it any less shocking: Humanity has once again set a new high-water mark for carbon dioxide in the …
AvatarrkbrenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDespite pandemic, frontline nations push ahead on climate planstrust.org - By Megan RowlingCountries from Jamaica to Kenya and Gabon "know how vital this process is" of boosting national action to meet global climate goals BARCELONA, June 4 …
AvatarrkbrenAvatarAvatarGrim chart shows atmospheric CO2 just hit a record highverified_publisherMashable - Mark Kaufman"We're not getting rid of the pile." The pandemic couldn't thwart the relentlessly rising carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which collects daily measurements of atmospheric CO2 atop Hawaii's Mauna Loa, announced Thursday that CO2 levels reached a record high …
AvatarrkbrenAvatarAvatarRenewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 yearsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Oliver Milman‘We are seeing the end of coal,’ says analyst as energy source with biggest impact on climate crisis falls for sixth year in a row
AvatarrkbrenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHuman activities found to be contributing to an increase in extreme rainfall events in North Americaphys.org - Bob YirkaA pair of researchers with Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change in Canada has found evidence that shows human activities have …
AvatarrkbrenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoClimate explained: could the world stop using fossil fuels today?theconversation.com - Ralph SimsClimate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate …