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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. Emissions from fossil fuels are the primary cause of global warming, according to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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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 warming involves two distinct questions. So scientifically speaking, humanity can still limit global warming to 1.5C Between 2013 and 2015, an extensive United Nations review process determined that limiting warming to 2C this century cannot avoid dangerous climate change.

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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 ). We know that animal agriculture is now recognized as a leading cause of global warming. John Bello (2018). Willemijn Brouwer (2018). Joseph Gale (2018).

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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic

Envirotec Magazine

In addition, some bioplastics produce methane gas when they decompose, a compound with a global warming potential 25 times that of CO2. Birgit Liodden, founder of The Ocean Opportunity Lab, said: “Toraphene has the potential to create a critical turning point in tackling the global plastic pollution crisis.

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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. Similarly, a 2019 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that under a "business as usual" scenario, global GDP would drop by 7.2

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Kemi Badenoch Made Anti-Net Zero Speech at Shell Ad Agency

DeSmogBlog

The Tory premier, who was elected to the role in November, received funding and office space during her leadership campaign from Neil Record , chair of Net Zero Watch , the campaign arm of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) the UKs foremost climate science denial group.

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European Thinktanks Repeating ‘Well-worn’ US Climate Denial Tropes

DeSmogBlog

The paper published in the journal Climatic Change examines publications from eight of the most prominent contrarian thinktanks in six EU countries over 24 years from 1994 to 2018, and argues the organisations enjoy a “remarkable” level of political influence for their size.