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May 06, 2021 07:00 AM EDT (Photo : Science in HD on Unsplash) Monitoring Labor Unions (Photo : Pixabay) In 2019, Ed Gilliland, the foundation s senior director, told HuffPost, The last time we were monitoring union labor, it was anything like 3% of the total workforce. It was a small group of people. We believe it is still fairly small. As a result, when the group s survey figures were collected this year, Gilliland came to an unexpected conclusion: more than 10% of the industry has already unionized. The discovery, combined with a rosy view of employment instead of other energy markets, may be a handy talking point for President Joe Biden as his administration seeks to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and hand union organizers their biggest legal boost in decades. It comes only weeks after the country s largest coal-mining union said it would back climate policies that would include new clean-energy opportunities for its members. ....
According to a recent study released in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, power outages have risen by more than 60% since 2015, even as climate change has exacerbated heat waves. The authors calculated that a combination outage and heatwave would subject at least two-thirds of people of three major U.S. cities to heat exhaustion or heat stroke using computer models. (Photo : Pixabay) Even if each of the cities in the sample has dedicated public cooling centers for people who need relief from the sun, the authors discovered that such centers will only serve around 2% of the population, leaving the vast majority of residents at risk. ....
Earth Day 2021, after a year of lockdown, many have happened. (Photo : Pixabay) We ve seen what happens to the world when all of its inhabitants are unexpectedly stuck inside and after more than a year of lockdown, emissions fell (at least temporarily), animals returned to cities (though not all creatures took advantage of the newfound freedom), and everyone discovered what happens when the world is a little quieter. We ve seen a new world; now it s just a matter of putting it into practice. Fortunately, the brilliant minds of our generation managed to develop a plethora of ways to aid the planet. ....
Zero-carbon or green hydrogen is a source of renewable energy that may supplement solar and wind power (Photo : Pixabay) Global warming continues, but that doesn t mean we have to lay back and wait for the worst to happen. Solutions for reducing carbon emissions are being developed by innovators all over the world. (Photo : Advancements in Recycling Tech) The connection between carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change is a major concern that has far-reaching implications for culture, ecosystems, and economies. Carbon sequestration, or the ability to trap carbon dioxide in underground geologic layers, is well accepted as having enormous potential for reducing the impacts of carbon emissions. ....
Open Public Consultation The government has opened a public consultation on its revised climate strategy, which will extend until the end of May, to send a draft document to the UN in time for the Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow, UK, in November. Lowering Emissions (Photo : American Public Power Association on Unsplash) South Africa s annual greenhouse gas emissions will be limited to 398-440 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2030, according to the draft proposal. Compared to the 2015 commitment, which set a target of 614 MtCO2 for annual emissions, this lowers emissions by 28%. To accomplish the target, it will focus on a very aggressive power sector investment program, as well as the introduction of a green transportation agenda, energy efficiency initiatives, and a carbon tax. ....