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Geophysical experts call for ethical framework in geoengineering deployment

Envirotec Magazine

As interest seemingly grows in geoengineering as a strategy for tackling global warming, the world’s largest association of Earth and space scientists has launched a putative “ethical framework” intended to function as a guide to responsible decision-making and inclusive dialogue.

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Rio Tinto: “technology-led” climate policies not enough to keep global warming within safe levels

Renew Economy

Rio Tinto says "society-led" rather than "technology-led" approach needed to keep global warming within safer levels. The post Rio Tinto: “technology-led” climate policies not enough to keep global warming within safe levels appeared first on RenewEconomy. That means a high carbon price.

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Two new studies inform outlook on scaling of carbon removal technologies

TechXplore

However, according to new studies led by Gregory Nemet, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, these technologies need to develop faster to meet policy targets aimed at limiting global warming.

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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. The company publicly accepted climate science in the 1990s but promoted “policy delay or policies peripheral to fossil fuel control”, the authors found.

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Transform to Net Zero: Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks team up on corporate climate alliance

GreenBiz

degrees Celsius global warming trajectory. They also have committed to share information on investing in carbon-reduction technologies and to collectively push for public policies that accelerate the net zero transition.

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What to expect from the UN's COP25 climate change conference

GreenBiz

2015, 195 countries adopted an international treaty aiming to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsiuc (3.6 This article originally appeared on Ensia.In degrees Fahrenheit) above average preindustrial temperatures in order to avert the worst of Earth’s climate emergency.

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IPCC: ‘Limiting global warming will require major transitions in the energy sector’

Smart Energy International

The report examines the sources of global emissions, explains developments in emissions reduction and mitigation efforts and assesses the impact of national climate pledges. One of the report’s key findings is that limiting global warming will require major transitions in the energy sector. Climate change policy.