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California climate bill will make company carbon footprints more visible
Senate Bill 253 calls for companies with more than $1 billion in sales doing business in California to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions
Innovation
Oil companies hire satellites to look for leaky methane pipes
Methane leaks from oil refineries and other facilities are a potent source of global warming—now satellites are working to spot culprits, all the way from space
Innovation
AI is helping cities build resilience to climate change
A new kind of simulation, called a "digital twin," uses artificial intelligence to help cities better prepare for the challenges and threats of climate change
Sheep to be genetically engineered to produce less methane
The equivalent of $3.7 million is being spent to selectively breed sheep to burp and fart less of the greenhouse gas methane.
"Gateway to hell" leaks so much methane scientists want it plugged
"The uncontrolled release of natural gas is an environmental disaster," scientist Stefan Green said of the Darvaza crater, Turkmenistan's "Gateway to Hell."
Americans refuse to quit eating meat
Forty percent of Americans don't believe that eating less red meat would lower carbon emissions, according to a poll for Newsweek.
Firing moondust into space to create sun shield could combat climate change
The concept is purely speculative for now and would require overcoming huge obstacles, but scientists said the idea was "feasible" in theory.
Green hydrogen breakthrough edges clean energy closer to reality
Generating electricity with green hydrogen fuels—predicted to become an important energy source in future—produces practically zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Will Gov. Gavin Newsom's EV mandate save the world or stall on the freeway?
California's plan to go all electric on new cars by 2035 is far more ambitious than past clean-air efforts—but high risk given how unreliable the power grid is.
Herschel Walker praises "gas-guzzling cars" that release "good emissions"
Walker, set to face off against Senator Raphael Warnock in a December runoff election, faced ridicule for the remarks made during an Augusta campaign stop.
What would happen to Earth if we got rid of all the billionaires?
"Everything about billionaires is damaging to the environment," Beatriz Barros, an environmental justice researcher at Indiana University, told Newsweek.
Himalayan plateau is about to fall apart due to thawing permafrost
Researchers have found huge swathes of infrastructure across the 970,000 square mile area will be at risk by 2050.
NASA Warns Methane Is Being Belched From Newly Formed Lakes
These lakes form because warm temperatures in the Arctic are melting the permafrost.
California Looks to Ban Diesel Trucks Weeks After Facing Electric Blackouts
The California Air Resources Board said if passed, the proposal could save 5,000 lives between 2024 and 2050.
Biden Backs Lab-Grown Meat
To help the country's future food security, Biden has said the U.S. government will invest in "cultivating alternative food sources" and other biotechnologies.
Brutal Heatwaves in U.S. Will Be Regular Occurrences, New Study Predicts
Climatologists have said that extreme heatwave events will increase by 30 percentage points in the future, mostly due to greenhouse gases.
Scientists Puzzled by Soaring Global Methane Levels
Scientists say the rapid rise in atmospheric methane has significant implications because it is a potent greenhouse gas and can contribute to global warming.
The World's Most Eco-Friendly Countries (and What They're Doing Right)
Which countries are leading the way when it comes to the challenges of tackling climate change, living sustainably and protecting the environment?
MTG Asks Why Kansas Cows Died After Saying Hot Earth Will Help Feed People
"Why did thousands of cattle all die in a heat wave?" Greene tweeted. "Usually just the old, sick, or weak die in stressful conditions, not the whole herd."
Biden Admin's Greenhouse Emission Plan to Push Drivers to Electric Vehicles
A proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency on rules to take strides towards combatting climate change is expected to be released as early as next week.
The Biggest Contributors to Global Warming As Biden Holds Climate Summit
The world's nations emit hugely different quantities of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
A Canary in the Coal Mine
Win-win situations that generate usable electricity by reducing greenhouse gases and make money simultaneously are ones that should be supported by our state and federal policies; not forced to shut down.
COVID-19 Pandemic Could Lead to Fall in CO2 Not Seen Since the End of WWII
"I wouldn't be shocked to see a five percent or more drop in carbon dioxide emissions this year," researcher Rob Jackson said.
The Amazon Has Reached a Tipping Point Where It Has Begun to Self-Destruct
"The precious Amazon is teetering on the edge of functional destruction and, with it, so are we," the editors of a leading scientific journal wrote.
Ohio Gas Well Methane Leak Was One of Worst Ever in the U.S.
The leak emitted more of the gas in 20 days than the oil and gas industries of some European nations do in a year.
Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in Atmosphere Hit Record High, Says WMO
"It is worth recalling that the last time the Earth experienced a comparable concentration of CO2 was 3-5 million years ago," WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said.
Emissions of Nitrous Oxide Are Increasing Far Faster Than IPCC Predictions
Nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas, although it is found in the atmosphere in smaller quantities.
Humans Have Never Lived in CO2 Concentrations Seen in Atmosphere Today
Researchers reconstructed atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations dating back 2.5 million years.
Machine Mimics Trees in Sucking CO2 From Air
The machine may help mitigate some of the excess CO2 in the atmosphere.