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What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'

GreenBiz

A global coalition fronted by former Vice President Al Gore promises granular insights and data into those sources — down to individual power plants, ships or factories. The consequences of that imbalance are felt in water cycle disruptions, sea-level rises, far stronger storms and the spread of tropical diseases northward, he noted.

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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

Within walking distance of the Grist office in downtown Seattle, there’s a pinball museum, an NFT museum, a Jimi Hendrix-inspired museum of pop culture, and Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry, just to name a few. But, she added, museums can actually be some of the most carbon-intensive buildings in cities.

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Transatlantic collaboration aims to boost resilience of sea walls

Envirotec Magazine

The PIONEER project has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and hopes to be the first step in an international collaboration to strengthen coastal sea defences globally. And even in the best case climate change scenario, the sea level will continue to rise.

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How the Climate Conversation Changed in 2021

Planet Pulse

Meaningful progress on climate change in this decade will require significant changes to almost every sector of the global economy, including energy, transport, industry, agriculture, cities, finance, and land use. It has sensitive ecological and climatic systems and we have to monitor those systems.” . “We

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Sea Level Rise: The Past As An Indicator Of The Future

Energy Innovation

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Earth’s rapid warming since the 19 th century offers a unique challenge to the research community in projecting the extent of sea level rise (SLR) by 2100 and beyond.

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Empty labs, abandoned research: Coronavirus puts climate science on hold

Grist

In Texas, a half-baked plan to save the oil industry from a coronavirus-fueled crash. The fallout of coronavirus will leave gaps in scientific data about another global crisis, climate change, and shelve ongoing studies. It’s “really the only source of information” about the deep ocean below 2,000 meters, Talley said. “We

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.