China's energy crisis sees the world's top emitter investing in more coal
Two months of scorching heatwaves and drought plunged China into an energy security crisis.
Environment
Aug 29, 2022
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Arctic mercury levels drop during the depths of the winter
The interplay between mercury and manganese in Arctic seawater may explain a surprising drop researchers found in mercury levels in the Barents Sea during the winter.
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2022
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New study on coal phase-out fuels doubts about 'commissionitis'
A novel research approach that analyzes political discourse through the automated text evaluation of comments on the social media platform Twitter is now providing insights into a fundamental question of climate policy: Does ...
Political science
Aug 15, 2022
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Methane satellites find landfills with the same climate impact as several hundred thousand cars
Methane is almost thirty times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than CO2. Researchers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research therefore scan the entire globe for large methane leaks. A landfill in Buenos Aires ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2022
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Nanoshell catalysts turn greenhouse gases into useful chemicals
A byproduct of landfilling, livestock farming, coal mining and other human activities, methane emissions are one of the key drivers of climate change.
Materials Science
Aug 3, 2022
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China speeding up approvals for new coal plants: Greenpeace
China has ramped up approvals for new coal power plants this year, Greenpeace said Wednesday, with authorities trying to lower the risk of economically painful electricity shortages.
Environment
Jul 20, 2022
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Methane emissions reach new highs despite pandemic—four times more sensitive to climate change than first thought
Eliminating emissions of CO₂ is high up the environmental agenda—but the world should not lose sight of the threat from methane. There has been a disturbing recent surge in atmospheric methane, which is more than 25 times ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2022
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Study sheds light on the core of pro-coal logic
To push ahead with the now urgently needed global coal phase-out, the concerns of the affected regions about their future viability must be taken seriously. New coal-fired power plants, as damaging as they are to the climate, ...
Environment
Jul 5, 2022
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Mining's effect on fish warrants better science-based policies
A new paper published in Science Advances synthesizes the impact of metal and coal mines on salmon and trout in northwestern North America, and highlights the need for more complete and transparent science to inform mining ...
Ecology
Jul 1, 2022
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US Supreme Court limits government powers to curb greenhouse gases
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change.
Environment
Jun 30, 2022
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