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Greenhouse gases, global warming: stark reminder of need for climate-ready world

Adetokunbo Sees • 1 HN point • 22 Apr 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Emissions
  1. Greenhouse gases like methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide are increasing, contributing to global warming.
  2. Humans need to urgently take steps to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid further environmental damage.
  3. Business as usual practices could lead to a significant rise in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, derailing efforts to reach climate targets.
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How Big Ag Weaponizes The Clean Air Act To Keep Its Repair Monopoly

Fight to Repair • 0 implied HN points • 19 Feb 21
💼 Business Emissions
  1. Manufacturers of agricultural equipment use scare tactics about emissions to build profitable service and repair monopolies.
  2. Unlike the automotive industry, the agricultural equipment market faces stricter restrictions regarding repairs and maintenance.
  3. Big Ag's focus on emissions control is part of a strategy to prevent right to repair laws and perpetuate a monopoly on parts and services, rather than a genuine concern for clean air.

Carbon Reduction Residential Solar (Part 2)

Solar Powered Data • 0 implied HN points • 02 Dec 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Emissions
  1. Installing residential solar panels can significantly reduce carbon emissions associated with electricity consumption, offering a positive impact on environmental sustainability.
  2. Using hourly emissions data provides a more accurate assessment of the emissions reduced by solar panels, highlighting the importance of understanding the timing of energy production and consumption.
  3. Marginal emissions play a crucial role in evaluating the real-world impact of energy decisions, showing that the environmental benefits of solar panels may vary based on when electricity is generated and consumed.

Scope 3 Emissions: Why they are so Elusive?

Divergent Futures • 0 implied HN points • 20 Aug 24
🌞 Climate & Environment Emissions
  1. Calculating Scope 3 emissions is tough because companies often stop at their immediate suppliers. It gets complex as you need to trace emissions back through multiple tiers of suppliers.
  2. Scope 3 emissions include not just what a company directly causes but also the emissions from the entire supply chain. This can lead to overlapping calculations and make it hard to get accurate data.
  3. Understanding these emissions helps companies see their true environmental impact. However, setting boundaries for analysis is crucial to avoid getting lost in endless calculations.

Rising Temps, Falling Records: A Climate Record Smackdown

Adetokunbo Sees • 0 implied HN points • 25 Jan 25
🌞 Climate & Environment Emissions
  1. Last year, the world saw its hottest temperatures ever recorded, surpassing 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels. This signals a climate crisis that is becoming more serious.
  2. Greenhouse gas emissions reached record highs, leading to a rise in ocean temperatures and severe consequences for ecosystems. The increase in emissions has been linked to human activities like energy production and agriculture.
  3. There is an urgent need to cut down on fossil fuel use to combat climate change. Everyone, from individuals to governments, needs to take action to protect our planet.

The Big Lie That Climate Propagandists Don’t Want You To Talk About

A Natural Language • 0 implied HN points • 26 May 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Emissions
  1. The big lie climate propagandists push is the carbon accounting framework, which targets specific emissions sources and ignores larger contributors like deforestation.
  2. Forest clear-cutting emits significant carbon dioxide plumes that are often overlooked in carbon accounting, impacting the rise in atmospheric carbon.
  3. Challenging the carbon accounting framework challenges the very foundation of climate propaganda, revealing the flaws in current climate narratives and highlighting the need for accountability.

Soil Emissions

A Natural Language • 0 implied HN points • 07 Mar 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Emissions
  1. Carbon emissions from soil are significant and often overlooked compared to other sources like oil.
  2. Forestry emissions research indicates that cleared forests release significant carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
  3. The focus should not just be on how much carbon soil can sequester, but also on preventing the loss of soil carbon.

AI is like a very tiny hamburger

The efficient frontier • 0 implied HN points • 16 Jan 24
🔬 Science Emissions
  1. The environmental impact of AI, especially in terms of energy and water use, is a significant concern
  2. Simple energy use math can help understand the resource footprint of AI models like image generation and gaming
  3. Assessing additionality and understanding scopes are crucial in evaluating the true impact of AI on resources like water and energy