Humans are the main cause of climate change — we burn fossil fuels and chop down forests, causing average temperatures to rise worldwide. That global warming trend is increasingly disrupting our climate — the average weather over many years. Earth has already warmed by about 1 degree Celsius, or ...

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May 9, 2024 · Tens of thousands of scientists in more than 100 nations have amassed an overwhelming amount of evidence pointing to a clear conclusion: Humans are the main cause of climate change — burning fossil fuels, producing livestock, clearing trees and otherwise increasing the amount of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.. It’s like the smoking-cancer link

(TRENTON, New Jersey – Oct. 29, 2024) The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities last week announced an order directing the state’s electric utilities to create new programs to expand charging access for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles and fleets. The order sets the stage for utilities to expand essential infrastructure for vehicle electrification and is …

Global Warming Potentials (GWPs)/CO 2-equivalent (CO 2 e) and the importance of time horizons There are many different pollutants that contribute to global climate change, and they have varying

Nov 23, 2024 · After four years of stalled negotiations, COP29 has delivered a breakthrough on Article 6. This is a practical, reasoned step forward – and if well implemented, can unlock the potential of carbon markets to drive deeper emissions …

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• Require “authorization” of Article 6.2 credits (known as internationally transferred mitigation outcomes, or ITMOs) by host countries, if host countries decide to make them eligible for use towards NDCs or “international

NEW YORK, June 26, 2024 - Analysis of a new pricing guide for tropical forests nations by experts at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) reveals how jurisdictional REDD+ carbon credit prices are set to increase significantly by 2028.