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carbon emissions

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Tracking from Space how Extreme Drought Impacts Carbon Emissions

by Susan Trumbore 12 December 202112 December 2021

Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires combined with reduced carbon uptake by intact ecosystems during the 2019-202
0 fire season to approximately double Australia’s annual carbon emissions.

Lac des Dix reservoir of the Grande Dixence Dam in Hérémence, Switzerland
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Researchers Zero In on Methane Released from Reservoirs

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 19 October 20212 November 2021

Using new methods, researchers can estimate how much methane is released each day from reservoirs—an important step in estimating global methane emissions.

El componente exterior de una bomba de calor residencial
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Las bombas de calor pueden reducir las emisiones de los hogares, pero no en todas partes

by Jackie Rocheleau 13 October 202129 March 2023

Un nuevo estudio muestra que, en los lugares correctos, las bombas de calor pueden ayudar a los propietarios a reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, ahorrar en costos de calefacción y aire acondicionado, y promover la salud pública.

Plot of methane emissions with time, noting the target amount for 2050
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Bottom-up Meets Top-down Estimates of Wetland Methane Emissions

Eric Davidson, president-elect of AGU by Eric Davidson 15 September 20212 November 2021

An innovative integration of models and satellite observations indicates weak temperature sensitivity of CH4 emissions from tropical wetlands, but temperature sensitivity is high at higher latitudes.

Carro eléctrico cargando en un estación en Berlín
Posted inResearch Spotlights

La Captura de Carbono No Puede Resolver el Problema Climático Sin Acciones Individuales

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 9 September 202129 March 2023

Las elecciones individuales, como la adopción de vehículos eléctricos, serán un factor importante en el cumplimiento de los objetivos climáticos del Acuerdo de París.

The outdoor component of a residential heat pump
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Heat Pumps Can Lower Home Emissions, but Not Everywhere

by Jackie Rocheleau 2 September 20211 June 2023

A new study shows that in the right places, heat pumps can help homeowners lower greenhouse gas emissions, save on heating and cooling costs, and promote public health.

Trawling nets
Posted inNews

Getting to the Bottom of Trawling’s Carbon Emissions

by Nancy Averett 9 July 202114 October 2021

A new model shows that bottom trawling, which stirs up marine sediments as weighted nets scrape the ocean floor, may be releasing more than a billion metric tons of carbon every year.

Plots comparing retrieved and reported CO2 emission rates.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Constraining Global Power Plant Emissions of Carbon Dioxide

by D. Wuebbles 2 June 202126 October 2021

Airborne and satellite imaging spectrometers provide accurate quantifying of CO2 emissions at the facility scale, which is important to emission budgets and policy constraints.

Dos radiantes estudiantes sentadas en un escritorio en Nairobi, Kenia.
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La educación puede aumentar las emisiones pero mitigar el costo humano del cambio climático

Jon Kelvey, Science Writer by Jon Kelvey 28 May 202128 April 2022

El incremento en la educación en los países en vías de desarrollo podría traer un aumento modesto en las emisiones de carbono debido al crecimiento económico, pero la educación podría también reducir el impacto negativo del cambio climático en poblaciones vulnerables.

Trees along Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue Mall display fall foliage
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The Surprising Root of the Massachusetts Fight Against Natural Gas

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 21 May 20215 November 2021

Tree lovers are hunting down the cause of arboreal deaths—and may remake the regional energy system in the process.

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