Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A new independent assessment of COP26 and the critical next steps for the UK was published on 2 December by the Climate Change Committee (CCC). There is now a path to expected global warming of under 2°C, but only if all the ambition in new mid-century Net Zero targets is delivered, alongside national 2030 emissions targets.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 29, 2023

A business lobby group that regularly meets with top elected officials and policymakers in British Columbia is now being led by someone who once argued that human-caused climate change is an “untested proposition.” The papers in this volume make it clear that global warming is not a settled issue,” Jones wrote in the introduction. “The

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, a group of 14 heads of government [3], ‘The expected impacts of climate change on the ocean economy’ assesses global to local climate impacts on three of the largest sources of ocean-based revenue and jobs – coral reef tourism, wild capture fisheries and marine aquaculture.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

Earlier in August, it launched a drive for investors to help in the fight against climate change, with a £100,000 share release. Wildlife biologist Eleanor Shield said: “Human activities have caused global warming, which is increasing to dangerous levels.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

A report published on 26 August by an independent group of experts warns that reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is now “too little too late”, and will not achieve the long-term temperature goals identified in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C C by the end of the century. We are now out of time.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Energy storage can help mitigate climate change, but it is still on low levels and needs to triple by 2050 to keep global warming below 2°C. Reforming our energy system is one of the most important measures to mitigate climate change. Globally, only 3% of power capacity is being stored.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Hailed as a milestone in the fight against climate change, it sets out plans to build a plant capable of removing 4000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere per year. The collaboration between ON, Carbfix and Climeworks showcases how innovative projects can come together to create and scale-up one of the solutions to global warming.”

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

While Eni is among the world’s largest oil companies, the company’s role in climate change has so far undergone scant scrutiny. Methane is the clean energy of the future,” ran a 1986 promotion in Eni’s company magazine Ecos. Eni did not respond to a request for comment on its early knowledge of climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Image credit: Kerckweb / Shutterstock.com Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a civil penalty of £75,000 to a health food supplements manufacturer for failing to provide a leakage detection system on equipment containing powerful greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

Jan Wurzbacher, co-founder and co-CEO of Climeworks: “We founded Climeworks with the vision to provide the world a tech that has the potential to reverse climate change. Accelerating the scale up of carbon removal capacity will play a crucial role in global efforts to keep global warming under 1.5°C,

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

Terrain data from aerial mapping company Bluesky is being used to upgrade the first national climate change flood model for the UK.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

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.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Three weeks away from the 26th Conference of the Parties ( COP26 ), the World Biogas Association (WBA) is preparing to travel to Glasgow to represent the global biogas industry at the UN Climate Summit and demonstrate the value of the biogas industry in tackling climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Mordunat is a director at the Global Warming Policy Foundation and served as its chair from April 2017 to November 2019. The GWPF was set up by the late Nigel Lawson , a former chancellor of the exchequer, in 2009, and has consistently spread climate science denial. billion invested in fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Conducted international sustainability research network Future Earth, the survey identifies five global risks — failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation; extreme weather events; major biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse; food crises; and water crises — as the most severe in terms of impact.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Peterson Academy will also offer a course from Michael Shermer, the editor-in-chief of Skeptic Magazine, on “critical thinking and scientific reasoning.” Shermer has hosted prominent climate crisis deniers such as Steve Koonin and Michael Shellenberger on his podcast. Pooley is a senior fellow with The Discovery Institute , a U.S.-based

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Released ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the latest round of climate talks taking place in Glasgow, the report finds that net zero pledges could make a big difference. If fully implemented, these pledges could bring the predicted global temperature rise to 2.2°C,

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The former environment secretary, who served in the role from June 2017 to July 2019, added that it is “electorally in the Conservatives’ interests to take these issues [climate change and the environment] seriously.” Lord Moore, a former Spectator editor and current columnist, also has a history of climate science denial.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The world’s leading climate scientists have said that no new oil and gas projects should be approved if emissions are to be cut enough to avoid the most devastating effects of climate change. At least 1,7000 fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access to COP29 this year, more than the 10 most climate-vulnerable nations combined.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

While most studies on microplastics have focused on aquatic ecosystems, few have looked at their impact on cloud formation and climate change. Microplastics in the free troposphere are transported and contribute to global pollution,” said Okochi.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Global warming may be interacting with regional rainfall and deforestation to accelerate forest loss in the Amazon, pushing it towards partial or total collapse. The research findings are important because of the vital role the Amazon plays in the global climate system.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

World leaders are missing the opportunity to achieve deep cuts in emissions by adopting circular economy strategies that reduce demand for resources, it warns, and it identifies a roadmap that it says could help them meet the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. World leaders committed to limit climate change to 1.5°C

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

This is a key finding of a new scientific report, “The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action” , published on 23 September at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New York. Global action to address the state of the ocean has never been more urgent.

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Andrew Winston

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Like many people out there who are working on climate change, or are internalizing the news, I’ve struggled at times to stay optimistic and productive in the fight. I’ve thought about this as three distinct questions: What do we really know about climate change? (Catching up on re-posting my articles.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The new owner of The Spectator magazine has close financial ties to a U.S. The current issue of the magazine features a cover story by Ross Clark , a journalist who has a long record of questioning climate science, attacking the new Labour government’s clean energy policies.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

.” Charlotte Morton, WBA Chief Executive, added: ” Current nations’ climate plans deliver a hopeless 1% of the 45% greenhouse gas emissions reductions the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says is required to keep climate warming to below 2C.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2024

A senior figure at the influential Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) think tank contributed to a new documentary that spread numerous myths about climate change. According to the website Skeptical Science, which debunks climate misinformation, Climate The Movie contains more than two dozen myths about climate change.

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Andrew Winston

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Like many people out there who are working on climate change, or are internalizing the news, I've struggled at times to stay optimistic and productive in the fight. I’ve thought about this as three distinct questions: What do we really know about climate change? (Catching up on re-posting my articles. What Do We Know?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2024

Overall, perhaps unsurprisingly, climate change and global warming (32%) were cited as the biggest issues within the environment and sustainability today, followed by environmental policy and governance (15%) and waste management and the circular economy (13%). “We

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Keynote speakers: Lord Deben, Chair of the UK Committee on Climate Change, and Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Shadow Minister for Green New Deal and Energy. The guardians of the Paris Agreement have concluded AD is the cheapest and most cost-effective way to keep global warming below 2 ? This could double within a few years.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The founder and honorary president of the Global Warming Policy Foundation has announced he will be retiring from parliament. The newspaper – which regularly runs columns attacking climate action – notes Lawson’s pivotal role in the official Brexit campaign, Vote Leave, during the 2016 EU referendum.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

C present-day global warming relative to pre-industrial times. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, contributing about 0.55°C One major source of methane to the atmosphere is the extraction and transport of oil and gas.

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2024

appeared first on POWER Magazine. I contemplated using Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” but I thought R.E.M.’s ’s “stream of The post It’s the End of the World as We Know It — Do You Feel Fine?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 23, 2021

The film aims to depict the unique features, habitats and activities of different forests whilst highlighting the impact of the climate emergency on the world’s forests and their importance for mitigating global warming and supporting life.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We are convinced of the real impact of such a long-term partnership for the environment and to fight climate change.”. Augustin Becquet, CEO Recommerce said: “We are very proud to launch this partnership together with Vodafone who are launching the largest and most advanced device lifecycle management program in Europe.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

Studies show that biochar made from trees can largely reduce nitrous oxide emissions, which is almost 300 times more potent than CO2 in its global warming potential.” Ren points out one vital aspect of sustainable and climate-smart practices — that waste can often be repurposed. We have so many trees and natural resources here.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

If humans continue on a moderate emissions pathway, by 2057 there’s a two-thirds chance that the planet will at least temporarily exceed warming of 2 degrees Celsius. The study was published June 6 in Nature Climate Change. Nature Climate Change). Different emissions can either warm or cool the planet.

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