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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.
Posted inNews

La educación puede aumentar las emisiones pero mitigar el costo humano del cambio climático

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

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.

Lake Yambo, a topical lake in the Philippines
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tropical Lakes May Emit More Methane

by Kate Wheeling 30 April 20212 November 2021

Fresh waters are one of the primary sources of natural methane emissions, but methane dynamics in tropical lakes are not as well understood as those in more temperate regions.

Chicago skyline
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Many U.S. Cities Severely Underreport Their CO2 Emissions

by Jordan Wilkerson 21 April 20215 November 2021

Although unintentional, these errors may undercut local government efforts to tackle climate change.

Lake in a shape of a city in the middle of pure and fresh rain forest scenery viewed from a bird’s perspective.
Posted inNews

Chasing Carbon Unicorns

by Rishika Pardikar 5 April 20216 May 2022

According to a new report, net zero targets many governments are pursuing are distractions from the urgent need to drastically reduce carbon emissions.

电动汽车在柏林的一个加油站充电
Posted inResearch Spotlights

如果没有个人行动,单靠碳捕获无法解决气候问题

by Joshua Learn 12 March 202121 March 2022

像使用电动汽车这样的个人选择将在很大程度上影响巴黎协定气候目标的实现。

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline stretches through a green, rural landscape.
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The Surprising Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Sarah Derouin 1 March 202129 September 2021

Changing the way emissions are tallied may help litigators focus on the worst climate offenders and shape mitigation.

Electric car recharging at a station in Berlin
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Carbon Capture Can’t Solve the Climate Problem Without Individual Actions

by Joshua Learn 25 February 202121 March 2022

Individual choices like the adoption of electric vehicles are going to factor heavily in meeting the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.

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