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Risk, doubt, and the burden of proof in the climate debate

GreenBiz

Sat, 05/16/2020 - 14:20. © 2020 by the Regents of the University of California. At one such event in 2014, speaker Christopher Monckton surveyed the room and declared that everyone there agreed that humanity’s "emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases have contributed to the measured global warming since 1950."

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Prevention: A profitable mindset when it comes to gas leaks

Envirotec Magazine

CFCs have a high chlorine content and have been linked strongly to ozone depletion and global warming. HCFCs were considered an improvement when they were first introduced, as they have lower chlorine and make a lesser contribution to ozone depletion and global warming. Green hydrogen. About the author.

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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too

Envirotec Magazine

C present-day global warming relative to pre-industrial times. Due to its climate and indirect health impacts (methane is a precursor for ozone which is an air pollutant that damages human health and crops), methane mitigation has recently become a global policy priority.

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How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet

Grist

” Nonetheless, just three years after the international maritime community slashed sulfur emissions in 2020, the cloud physicist with Florida State University published an award-winning paper studying clouds along a shipping lane in the southeast Atlantic. That effect extends well beyond the isolated shipping lane Diamond studied.

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US, China commit to phase down climate-warming HFCs from refrigerators and air conditioners – but what will replace them this time?

Renewable Energy World

CFCs were destroying the ozone layer high in the Earth’s atmosphere, which is essential for protecting life from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. HFCs are less harmful than CFCs, but they create another problem – they have a strong heat-trapping effect that is contributing to global warming. What can replace HFCs?

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CO2 monitors facilitate rollout of environmentally friendly refrigeration in Australian supermarkets

Envirotec Magazine

The Woolworths Group’s Corporate Responsibility Strategy 2020 is built around twenty key targets which cover the firm’s engagement with customers, communities, supply chain and team members, as well as its responsibility to minimise the environmental impact of its operations.

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Event - Conference on Pollution Control & Sustainable Environment

Green Market Oracle

The 7th International Conference on Pollution Control & Sustainable Environment will take place on March 02-03, 2020 in Rome, Italy. This gas has slowly damaged the atmosphere and depleted the ozone layer leading to global warming. The theme is Accelerating Innovations for Environmental Sustainability.