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As political leaders pointed out before the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in November this year, there are key differences in greenhouse gas

Oil Change International IEA’s first 1.5°C model closes the door on new fossil fuel extraction May 18, 2021By Kelly TroutBlog Post, Energy Transitions & Futures, News For years, we’ve seen fossil fuel companies and governments justify their fossil fuel expansion plans – from the TransMountain tar sands pipeline expansion to Arctic oil drilling to the Adani coal mine – on the backs of scenarios from the International Energy Agency (IEA). This was possible because, until today...

Giving Up on Economic Growth Could Make Us Cooler and Happier Limitless GDP growth, even in rich countries, is baked into climate modeling. It shouldn’t be. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Depending on which climate advocate you talk to, economic growth can either be the force that will deliver us from planetary destruction or the source of it. Most climate models assume growth is a given, projecting its bounties will eventually spur on decarbonization. But this risky gamble isn’t our only option...

First, looking at data from the 2021 Annual Energy Outlook from the Department of Energy, we would need to increase the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road from 0.3 percent to 50 percent. This means nearly every new car and light-duty truck sold in the next eight years would have to be electric, as opposed to an internal combustion engine. We don’t have access to the raw materials to build so many batteries and our power grids are insufficient to charge all these vehicles. Not to me...

The results of Biden’s presidency elsewhere are, so far, significantly more mixed. Rolling back some Trump-era immigration restrictions is a good thing, but maintaining Trump’s catastrophically inhumane limits on the entry-access to the US of refugees and asylum – seekers isn’t magically more humane just because Biden isn’t Trump. On matters of racial justice, in particular surrounding the policing crisis, Biden seems more or less satisfied to return to the timidly libe...

Kenya to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32% by 2030 Kenya to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32% by 2030 Modified date: Kenya is committed reducing to greenhouse gas emissions by 32% by 2030 and targets 100% clean cooking by 2028, two years ahead of the 2030 UN target. This will be done as part of the efforts by the country to mitigate the effects of climate change. Furthermore, according to president Uhuru Kenyatta, said that the nation plans to make its electricity grid 100% renewabl...

SB 5096 cannot be implemented until other bills are enacted raising multiple taxes On Saturday, the Washington State Senate passed SB 5096 by a vote of 27-22, and it now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk for signing. On Sunday afternoon, the Senate passed HB 1091 creating a low carbon fuel standard. Both bills are tied to a future transportation package which must include a gas tax increase of a nickel or more. “We finally have meaningful climate legislation that reflects the values and prior...

2021-04-24 03:05:24 GMT2021-04-24 11:05:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English NAIROBI, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Kenya is committed to lowering greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent by the year 2030, said President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday. According to a statement of the presidency, Kenyatta made the pledge on the second day of a climate summit attended online by world leaders, describing climate change as a development and security threat that must be addressed urgently. Kenyatta called for glob...

MSCI Calls on Capital to Lead the Net-Zero Revolution Thursday, April 22, 2021 10:36AM IST (5:06AM GMT)   New York, United States:   Addressing climate change will require the largest reconstruction of the global economy since the Industrial Revolution, according to a report published today by MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community.   ‘The Role...

The Careful Balance of Personal and Political Climate Actions April 22, 2021  • Courtney Foster Earth Day annually resurfaces an ongoing conversation—what can I/we do to fight climate change and environmental destruction? Some suggest ditching single-use plastic bags and shampoo bottles in favor of reusable alternatives. Others point fingers at the 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions and see the plastic bag crusade as a fruitless struggle against the powers that be. For ...