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

GreenBiz

Risk, doubt, and the burden of proof in the climate debate. Excerpted from " Industrial-Strength Denial: Eight Stories of Corporations Defending the Indefensible, from the Slave Trade to Climate Change " by Barbara Freese, published by the University of California Press. Barbara Freese. Sat, 05/16/2020 - 14:20.

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The global treaty to save the ozone layer has also slowed Arctic ice melt

Grist

The 1987 Montreal Protocol, which phased out the production and use of chemicals that were depleting the ozone layer, has long been considered one of the most successful environmental treaties in history. New research finds that the global pact achieved another unforeseen benefit: delaying the melting of Arctic sea ice.

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TED Talk: 3 Strategies for Effectively Talking About Climate Change

Sustainability Consulting

Here’s one of our favorites: The topic of climate change seems boring, technical and not relevant for the majority of people. The solution, according to Communications Specialist and Environmental Advocate John Marshall, is improving how we talk about climate change. Everyone loves a TED Talk. Why is that? In the U.S.

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Planned UK spaceports could add significantly to emissions of climate-warming gases

Envirotec Magazine

Planned spaceports in Newquay, Sutherland and Glasgow could significantly contribute to climate change as a result of satellite launches starting this year, new research appears to show. Black carbon alone has a climate warming potential between 460-1,500 times that of CO2, and can last in the atmosphere for up to 12 days.

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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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The quest for cleaner air

Envirotec Magazine

Diverse compounds are emitted by everything from motor vehicles to power plants, and include both greenhouse gases and short-lived climate pollutants – which are known to fuel global warming – as well as a host of volatile organic compounds that can lead to short- and long-term health problems in humans. Accessed 03.03.23

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Carbon Dioxide Equivalent – Applications for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Business Bureau

Each of these gases remains in the atmosphere for different lengths of time, contributes differently to the greenhouse effect, and has a different global warming potential (GWP). Global Warming Potential. Major Greenhouse Gases. Carbon Dioxide (CO2). Fluorinated Gases. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Equivalent.

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