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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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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ). COVID-19 will definitely change the world, and I truly hope that this will bring a new priority for sustainability topics. John Bello (2018). Willemijn Brouwer (2018).

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The link between wildfires, extreme weather, and climate change

Clean Energy Canada

The link between wildfires, extreme weather, and climate change is increasingly evident. The Canadian Climate Institute records the cost of specific extreme weather events across the country in an online tracker. to six times more likely because of climate change. C of warming, 5.6 In Jasper, B.C.,

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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.