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Beyond emissions: The life of a carbon molecule

GreenBiz

As the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), CO2 plays an outsize role in global climate change — for example, it accounted for 81 percent of U.S. emissions in 2018. GHG emissions are what directly contribute to global temperature rise and are therefore the ultimate target of any action to combat climate change.

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French Oil Company Total ‘Knew About Global Warming Impact in 1971’, Study Finds

DeSmogBlog

French oil giant Total knew that its fossil fuel extraction could contribute to global warming as early as 1971 but stayed silent about it until 1988, according to a new study. The company publicly accepted climate science in the 1990s but promoted “policy delay or policies peripheral to fossil fuel control”, the authors found.

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New ‘decade that matters’ report shows shifting attitudes about renewables and climate change

Renewable Energy World

Over the past ten years, vocabulary moved from ‘global warming’ to ‘climate change’ to ‘climate crisis.’. launched its new “Decade That Matters” report, a deep dive into online climate discussions over the past 10 years and what these may tell us about where we are heading over the next 10 years.

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The 1.5C global warming limit is not impossible - but without political action it soon will be

Business Green

Limiting global warming to 1.5C In recent months, climate experts and others , including in Australia, have suggested the target is now impossible. warming involves two distinct questions. So scientifically speaking, humanity can still limit global warming to 1.5C Whether Earth can stay within 1.5C

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AI Startups Raise Funding to Help Utilities De-Risk Dangers of Climate Change

GreenTechMedia

California is becoming a poster child for the risks utilities face from climate change, from power lines starting wildfires to heat waves forcing increasingly renewable-powered grids to the brink of system collapse. 2018 Camp Fire cost PG&E, “that is enough incentive for a utility to act," Kirsch said.

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Danish firm trials turning offshore wind turbine foundations into safe havens for corals

Envirotec Magazine

But global warming is increasing sea surface temperatures, which can create a bleaching effect that threatens the survival of tropical coral reef ecosystems, adding to the global biodiversity crisis. 2018 : Ørsted began developing the ReCoral project.

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The Deadly Connection Between Climate Change, COVID-19, Wildfires, Hurricanes and Tornadoes

Green Market Oracle

However, this year these events are being compounded by a global pandemic. It is becoming increasingly clear that climate change is exacerbating both extreme weather and wildfires it is also making diseases like the coronavirus worse. Extreme weather is one of the most pervasive and persuasive manifestations of climate change.