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The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi Successfully Links the Stacks Automated Monitoring System in the Industrial, Energy and Oil and Gas Sectors Across Abu Dhabi 12/8/2024
The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi Successfully Links the Stacks Automated Monitoring System in the Industrial, Energy and Oil and Gas Sectors Across Abu Dhabi In line with Abu Dhabi Climate Change Strategy, the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has launched the first project of its kind in the region to electronically link (e-link) the entire Stacks Automated Monitoring System (AMS) in the Industrial, Energy and Oil & Gas Sectors across the emirate of Abu Dhabi directly to its emissions monitoring system. The new e-linking system is designed to connect up to 500 stacks, enabling real-time data collection. ...more
‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy 12/8/2024
‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy Fossil fuel companies are running “a massive mis- and disinformation campaign” so that countries will slow down the adoption of renewable energy and the speed with which they “transition away” from a carbon-intensive economy, the UN has said. ...more
Excess memes and ‘reply all’ emails are bad for climate, researcher warns 12/8/2024
Excess memes and ‘reply all’ emails are bad for climate, researcher warns When “I can has cheezburger?” became one of the first internet memes to blow our minds, it’s unlikely that anyone worried about how much energy it would use up. ...more
Beijing air pollution study could unlock solution to persistent smog 12/8/2024
Beijing air pollution study could unlock solution to persistent smog Photographs of smog enveloping Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium became one of the defining images of the first decade of this century. China’s annual air pollution deaths reached 2.6 million people a year in 2005. At the time, Beijing was crowned smog capital of the world and concerns for the health of athletes overshadowed preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games. ...more
Pacific Islands to build climate disaster warehouses 12/8/2024
Pacific Islands to build climate disaster warehouses Australia and New Zealand said they would provide A$42.6 million ($28.05 million) for Pacific Island countries, which span millions of kilometres of ocean, to store humanitarian aid in the region to prepare for increasing climate disasters. ...more
Second hottest July breaks 13-month record streak, EU scientists say 9/8/2024
Second hottest July breaks 13-month record streak, EU scientists say Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest, which had been in part fuelled by the warming El Nino weather pattern, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. ...more
Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef, scientists say 9/8/2024
Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef, scientists say Water temperatures in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest in 400 years over the past decade, placing the world's largest reef under threat, according to research published on Thursday. ...more
In Lula's Brazil, Amazon deforestation rises for first time in 15 months 9/8/2024
In Lula's Brazil, Amazon deforestation rises for first time in 15 months Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rose in July, breaking a 15-month streak of falling destruction under President Luiz Inacio da Silva, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday, amid a strike by environmental workers. ...more
China to issue 70 national standards for carbon footprint, carbon capture in 2024 9/8/2024
China to issue 70 national standards for carbon footprint, carbon capture in 2024 China will issue 70 national standards for carbon footprints, energy efficiency and consumption as well as carbon capture, utilisation and storage in 2024, in another step to reach peak carbon emissions. ...more
SOLAR ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH COULD REDUCE NEED FOR SOLAR FARMS 9/8/2024
SOLAR ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH COULD REDUCE NEED FOR SOLAR FARMS Innovation in solar technology promises sustainable power from everyday objects ...more
 
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