Climate Change

Exxon Sues Collection Of Figures Associated With Climate Change Lawsuits, Alleging Conspiracy

As a result of numerous organizations filing lawsuits against Exxon in recent times in relation to anthropogenic climate change, the oil giant has now filed lawsuits against a large collection of p

Publication Date: 
23/02/2018
Clean Technica
Tags:
Climate Change, Petrochemical Industry, Oil, United States Of America (US), Fossil Fuels
Wildlife

US the biggest importer of endangered African wildlife trophies

Cape Town - The United States remains the biggest importer of trophy-hunted endangered animals in the world in spite of Donald Trump’s recent public comments overturning a decision by the US Depart

Publication Date: 
22/02/2018
News 24 (South Africa)
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Wildlife, Africa, Endangered Species, Imports, Elephant, United States Of America (US), Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Energy

Nigeria: Power for All, USAID, Others Set Up Taskforce On Clean Energy

Abuja — Top players in Nigeria's Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) market have set up a multi-stakeholders taskforce to push through their target of providing access to modern, clean and afforda

Publication Date: 
22/02/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Nigeria, Renewable Energy, United States Of America (US), Electricity, Africa
Climate Change

US, Canadian provinces launch first cap-and-trade auction to battle climate change

The U.S.

Publication Date: 
22/02/2018
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Cap And Trade, Canada, United States Of America (US), Emissions Trading
Forests

Trump Forest’ hits a million trees in bid to curb climate change

Donors are paying to plant a million trees as part of a drive to counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to walk away from a global pact to curb climate change.

Publication Date: 
22/02/2018
Eco Business
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Climate Change, United States Of America (US), Trees, Carbon Sinks

U.S. Pacific coastal wetland resilience and vulnerability to sea-level rise

We used a first-of-its-kind comprehensive scenario approach to evaluate both the vertical and horizontal response of tidal wetlands to projected changes in the rate of sea-level rise (SLR) across 14 estuaries along the Pacific coast of the continental United States. Throughout the U.S. Pacific region, we found that tidal wetlands are highly vulnerable to end-of-century submergence, with resulting extensive loss of habitat. Using higher-range SLR scenarios, all high and middle marsh habitats were lost, with 83% of current tidal wetlands transitioning to unvegetated habitats by 2110.

Publication Date: 
21/02/2018
Karen Thorne, Glen MacDonald, Glenn Guntenspergen & et al
Science Advances
1-11
Tags:
Wetlands, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, United States Of America (US), Estuaries
Climate Change

Global approaches to adaptation planning

Increasing extreme weather events globally necessitate the need for more adaptation. While the developing world engages in identifying and prioritizing adaptation needs owing to their greater vulnerability to climate impacts, the developed world has also come to terms with the need for adaptation.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2018
Vijeta Rattani, Yangdup Lama
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, European Union (EU), United States Of America (US), Australia, Developing Countries, Global
Energy

Trump wants to cut funding for clean energy research in half

Climate change is expected to drive demand for clean energy in the decades ahead, giving an edge to countries that invest in the manufacture and export of low-carbon technologies.

Publication Date: 
19/02/2018
Eco Business
Tags:
Energy, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, United States Of America (US), Electricity, Wind Energy, Solar Energy
Air Pollution

Volatile chemical products emerging as largest petrochemical source of urban organic emissions

A gap in emission inventories of urban volatile organic compound (VOC) sources, which contribute to regional ozone and aerosol burdens, has increased as transportation emissions in the United States and Europe have declined rapidly. A detailed mass balance demonstrates that the use of volatile chemical products (VCPs)—including pesticides, coatings, printing inks, adhesives, cleaning agents, and personal care products—now constitutes half of fossil fuel VOC emissions in industrialized cities.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2018
Brian C. McDonald, Joost A. de Gouw, Jessica B. Gilman & et al
Science
1-5
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Air Pollution, Fossil Fuels, Vehicular Pollution, United States Of America (US), Europe, Aerosols, Toxins, Pesticides, Urban Air Quality
Environment

U.S. environmental penalties nearly halve in Trump's first year: report

The Environmental Protection Agency levied around half the average number of penalties against polluters in the first year of the Trump administration as in the same period of the past three presid

Publication Date: 
16/02/2018
Reuters
Tags:
Environment, Pollution, United States Of America (US), Environment Crime, Oil, Coal, Industry

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