Humanity’s carbon emissions are, by far, the largest disturbance to Earth’s steady state carbon cycle.
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The Coming Surge of Rocket Emissions
With the space industry’s rapid growth, rocket exhaust will increasingly accumulate in the atmosphere. How this accumulation might affect the planet is unknown—because we’re not taking it seriously.
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Emissions Rollbacks
The suit argues that the administration is failing to curb carbon dioxide emissions as required under the Clean Air Act.
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House Committee Calls for Zero Greenhouse Gas Pollution by 2050
Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce plan to introduce comprehensive legislation later this year to deal with climate change.
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Bitcoin’s Not-So-Carbon-Friendly Footprint
New research finds that verifying cryptocurrency produces about the same amount of carbon emissions as the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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Contrails’ Climate Impact Could Triple by 2050
Contrail cirrus clouds have warmed the atmosphere more than all the carbon dioxide from planes since the dawn of aviation and will do so even more in the future.
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Role of Continental Arcs in Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Continental arcs are a major player in global carbon dioxide emissions, but quantifying that relationship is hard. A new study accepts the challenge on a global scale over 750 million years.
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In Pennsylvania, Methane Emissions Higher Than EPA Estimates
Although methane emission estimates from underground coal production appear to be accurate, the calculated emissions from natural gas production are underreported.
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Compiling a Census for SEAFLEAs
Collaboration to Compile Open-Source Sites of Seafloor Fluid Expulsion Anomalies, AGU Fall Meeting 2018; Washington, D.C., 14 December 2018
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Ozone Pollution Deaths in India Higher Than Previously Thought
Reducing emissions could avert more than 300,000 deaths per year by 2050.