We should all aim to drive less. Or use public transport or cycle. But what if driving is your only option? Should you get an EV? How sustainable are they, anyway?
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Carbon Emissions
Can forests really deal with all our carbon?
Trees are super important for helping to manage our excessive carbon emitting behaviors. But can forests really deal with all the emissions we throw at them?
Read moreDo you know the comprehensive history of climate science?
Climate science is not new. In fact, it’s been around for hundreds of years! Let’s do some time travel and explore the comprehensive history of climate science. Let’s see what climate science theories hold up, 250+ years later.
Read moreIs reducing your carbon footprint helpful? Where did this idea even come from?
The term carbon footprint has been weaponized. Find out why, and how reducing your carbon footprint WILL make a difference to the world.
Read moreSo… Are Carbonated Drinks Bad for the Planet?
Before you swear off everything fizzy, let’s take a closer look…
Read moreDo Volcanoes Contribute to Global Warming?
Volcanic eruptions are often discussed in relation to climate change because they release CO2 (and other gases) into our atmosphere. The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens shot about 10 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere in 9 hours. It currently takes humanity only 2.5 hours to put out the same amount.
Read moreRecycling steel is great. But decarbonizing the industry is better.
Steel provides the necessary framework for roads, bridges, railways, housing, and every type of transportation modality. It’s also used in abundance in household appliances like fridges, cooking utensils like saucepans, furniture, and surgical instruments. It seems even
Read moreNew report finds that Shell’s Blue Hydrogen isn’t so blue after all
We recently explored the veritable rainbow of hydrogens, with different colors referring to the production method or original energy source used. One of the most heavily promoted options is ‘blue’ hydrogen. One must ask, if governments and
Read moreCarbon Emissions Measurements – why is this so hard?
Every good story needs a villain. And our human story on this Blue Marble certainly has one: carbon dioxide. Like any well written villain, ours is not one dimensional: there is good and bad within the villain’s
Read moreThe IPCC AR6 Report
to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change to date. It brings together the latest advances in climate science and combines multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate, observations, process understanding, and global/regional climate simulations.
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