4 April 2022 IPCC PRESS RELEASE – “The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030. In 2010-2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has slowed. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors,… Continue Reading
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Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data
“Over 6000 cities now monitor air quality – Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, and threatens their health. A record number of over 6000 cities in 117 countries are now monitoring air quality, but the people living in them are still breathing unhealthy levels of fine particulate… Continue Reading
The Science of Nuclear Weapons, Visualized
Visual Capitalist “an online publisher that creates data visualizations, has created an infographic depicting the scientific process of nuclear weapons. The infographic shows the process of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, and the height and radius of atomic and hydrogen bombs used in the past. One section of the infographic displays the scale of atomic bombs… Continue Reading
Climate change increases risk of extreme rainfall following wildfire in the western United States
Climate change increases risk of extreme rainfall following wildfire in the western United States – Science Advances • 1 Apr 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 13 • DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm0320 “Post-wildfire extreme rainfall events can have destructive impacts in the western United States. Using two climate model large ensembles, we assess the future risk of extreme… Continue Reading
Dictionary.com’s latest update addresses social justice issues, accessibility tech, and the global climate crisis
Mashable: “Dictionary.com‘s latest batch of updates just dropped, and they cover a wide range of timely social and cultural topics, including accessibility, homelessness, and the global climate crisis. Announced on March 29, the website’s professionals (known as lexicographers) updated more than 2,400 entries, which include the 235 new entries, 72 new definitions in existing entries,… Continue Reading
The Razor’s Edge of A Warming World
“As we hurtle toward an ever-hotter future, GQ spotlights eight places whose very identities depend on a simple calculation: If we limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, these places could be saved. In a 2-degree scenario, they would be irredeemably lost…Julia Baum, a marine biologist at the University of Victoria, in British… Continue Reading
Global Electricity Review 2022
Ember’s third annual Global Electricity Review – “Wind and solar, the fastest growing sources of electricity, reach a record ten percent of global electricity in 2021; all clean power is now 38% of supply. But demand growth rebounded, leading to a record rise in coal power and emissions…” Continue Reading
Tracking Devices Reveal Where Recycling Really Goes
YouTube – “Bloomberg placed trackers in three plastic bags and dropped them in Tesco supermarket recycling bins around London. Their journey revealed a netherworld of contractors, brokers and exporters that looks less like the circular economy and more like a game of pass-the-buck.” Continue Reading
Webinar – Sustainable Finance – European Green Bonds and ECB’s Climate Change Agenda
“Thursday, April 14, 2:00 p.m. Join the Law Library of Congress and Foreign Law Specialist Jenny Gesley for this month’s Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar entitled Sustainable Finance – European Green Bonds and the ECB’s Climate Change Agenda. This entry in the series will discuss green and sustainable finance with a focus on measures in… Continue Reading
Environmental Groups Pressure Bitcoin Community to Lower Energy Use
WSJ – Consortium launches effort advocating changes to the cryptocurrency’s code – “A consortium of environmental groups launched a campaign on Monday seeking to change bitcoin’s code to decrease its energy use, which has grown substantially in the past few years. Bitcoin is popular among some investors, but its energy use has riled environmental groups,… Continue Reading
Urban Forestry Street Trees
Urban Forestry Street Trees – Open Data DC – City of Washington, DC – Summary – “This data is used for the management of District trees, as well as the maintenance of Reference Features of the District of Columbia, Department of Transportation (DDOT). Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) managed trees and tree locations. The dataset contains… Continue Reading
EPA Eliminating Its Web Archive
Via Patrice McDermott, Government Information Watch, [h/t Mike Ravnitzsky] – “Come July 2022, the EPA plans to retire the archive containing old news releases, policy changes, regulatory actions, and more. The Verge reports – ‘The archive was never built to be a permanent repository of content, and maintaining the outdated site was no longer “cost effective,” the EPA… Continue Reading
