2023.04.25 US climate envoy says existing measures, such as shift to renewable energy, must be deployed faster to stop global warming

2023.04.24 Self-reporting never seems to work, but it took a U.S. agency to blow the whictle on this Alberta emissions cover-up

2023.04.21 Why is it that as a species, we are so intent on cooking ourselves?

2023.04.21 Ontario greenwashing electricicity generation from natural gas. So many things wrong with this story. This is carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCUS), not sequestration. The kinds of abandoned gas and oil wells they talk about are what caused the explosion in Wheatley, Ontario in 2021, so they leak, and won't contain the carbon dixoide for geologic time. The solutions won't be in place by 2030, when we need them. But it is another bone for the oil and gas industry thrown by Doug Ford

2023.04.21 Reduing food waste and creating a circular economy to reduce costs and GHG emissions

2023.04.20 The charging capacity for big EVs is quantity can be built as the big EVs arrive

2023.04.13 A technology which extracts carbon dioxide from ocean water and actually SEQUESTERS it as calcium and magnesium carbonates, minerals which normally occur in the oceans and on the seafloor, and are buiding blocks for seashells, coral and limestone.

2023.04.13 Speaking of easy methane emissions reduction solutions that would make money ...

Wasted natural gas pollutes the air and robs Louisiana of millions in tax revenue, report says (Nola.com)
Save the gas industry money, provide more product to sell, save taxpayers money, reduce potent GHG emissions, improve air quality - and yet the gas industry continues to fight measures to reduce fugitive emissions. That's not good business, it's megalomania.

2023.04.12 If you're tired of me sounding the alarm about methane emissions, imagine how tired I am to keep doing it while governments continue to ignore the problem and easy solutions.

UK still well off track on pledge to cut methane emissions, study says (The Guardian)

2023.04.07 Save this one for when you have time for some sobering thoughts.

Personally, I still think the core issues can be solved, but we do need to take a wholistic view of the systems that support our current and proposed societal structures. There are some things we really do need to think about before making bet-the-planet decisions. Most of this isn't new information, but we ignore it at our future peril. Lessons are available to be learned before simply repeating the same mistakes.

The Rising Chorus of Renewable Energy Skeptics (The Tyee)

2023.03.28 Wrong headline: Flagging because this borders on being EV disinfo by implying general case and can be interpreted as a household hazard

Stanford study warns against charging electric cars at home overnight (Brighter Side News)
But here's the thing, the issue isn't about charging at home, and the 'overnight' is a sloppy characterization of interstate power wheeling specific to California's unusual green power electricity generation by time of day. California, due to past action, has a significant amount of electric generation from solar, which produces most during sunny afternoons. As a result, the electrical utilities there would like to shift more electricity demand to the periods of peak solar generation. Which is not at night. That's the real story here. However, if you have EV in California, figure out for yourself when the cost of electricity is lowest for you, and charge then if it works for your schedule. What matters is that you get the transportation you control off fossil fuels.

2023.03.27 Note the implications for geologic carbon storage. For consequences, research Lake Nyos & Lake Monoun carbon dioxide releases.

Alberta’s Oil Patch Regulator Changes Tune on Earthquakes (The Tyee)
After saying Peace River temblors were natural, AER blames Obsidian Energy, raising big questions.

2023.03.24 So Alberta says the federal government has to give them more money, but they don't even spend what they get now

Alberta may have to return $130M in unspent federal funding for oil and gas well cleanup (CBC)
Leaking methane and carbon dioxide from abandoned wells are a source of GHG emissions, and an easy fix. Can also be cheaper if they shift to modern tools instead of 'scoop and move'.

2023.03.20 A dangerous climate threshold is near, but ‘it does not mean we are doomed’ if swift action is taken, scientists say

World is on brink of catastrophic warming, U.N. climate change report says (Washington Post)

2023.03.19 If you want to invest in climate mitigation, the oil industry would like to take your money by pretending they are good corporate citizens and actually do what they claim in their ESG propaganda.

Note the Canadian government labels some oilsands (aka tarsands) development as 'green'.
So you want to be a climate-conscious investor. Here's how to avoid greenwashing (CBC)

2023.03.18 Right out of the Big Tobacco playbook: Airline industry claimed science not ‘robust’ enough to implement new controls to combat climate warming caused by vapour trails

Aviation chiefs rejected measures to curb climate impact of jet vapours (The Guardian)

2023.03.13 $30 billion wasted on a pipe to carry a product that Asia doesn't really want.

Canada’s Oil Pipeline To Nowhere Tripling Costs Could Have Built HVDC Across The Country (CleanTechnica)

2023.03.09 EV Naysayers take note: more EV batteries NOT going to landfill

EV battery recycler hits 95% recovery rate in world-first collection program (The Driven)
Lithium-ion Battery Recycler ABTC Expands Operations (Waste 360)

2023.03.08 Buying another gasoline or diesel vehicle now is likely going to be a stranded asset

EV Battery Innovation Spells The End For Fossil Fuel And Fuel Cells (CleanEnergyRevolution)

2023.03.02 Canada joins Russia as climate criminals on oil, gas, and now boreal forest carbon releases

Northern forests released a record amount of carbon dioxide in 2021 (NewScientist)

You can find many earlier postings (going back to year 2000) related to climate change at:
Keith's List Archive and
the Sustainable Biofuel List Mail Archive.

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