#emissions — Public Fediverse posts

The cost of #AI is too high! https://unu.edu/inweh/collection/environmental-cost-of-AIs-Enrgy-Use-Carbon-water-and-land-footprints

#water #waterisLife #emissions #energy #democracy #environment #ecosystems #BigTech #NoMoreBillionaires

"Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds"

#Europe #Emissions #Pollution #Heatwave

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/19/carbon-pollution-massive-expansion-marine-heatwaves-europe

The Trump administration's many steps to reshape and shrink the scope of federal environmental protection have been met with a flood of legal challenges from companies, environmental groups and state officials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/22/trump-environmental-rollbacks-courts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #us #donaldtrump #climatechange #emissions

National Security Archive: New Documents Detail Industry Efforts to Roll Back Federal Methane Regulations But Maintain Emissions Monitoring System. “The fossil fuel industry is trying to weaken methane reporting requirements while simultaneously fighting to preserve the related federal emissions database it relies on for credibility, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]

"‘Carbon-neutral’ isn’t the goal, cutting emissions is"

#CarbonNetural #Emissions

https://www.edie.net/carbon-neutral-isnt-the-goal-cutting-emissions-is/

https://www.desmog.com/2026/08/13/advisor-to-climate-sceptic-reform-uk-laments-disaster-of-a-harvest/. "A #farming #advisor to #ReformUK - which would expand #oil & #gas #drilling & scrap #netzero targets - has spoken of the 'soul-destroying' #impact of #extreme #weather on his own #crops." Are we supposed to sympathise with Clive Bailye? I certainly don't! He should stop supporting a Party that advocates #policies boosting #fossilfuels & #GHG #emissions!

Challenges In The Use Of Local Data For Regional Scale Mapping Of C And N Stocks In The Continuous Permafrost Zone At The Yukon Coastal Plain | Heatwave Risks To Tipping Point Of Permafrost
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-113-2026 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02603-2 <-- shared paper
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/20/tipping-points-heatwaves-wildfires-permafrost-climate-crisis <-- shared media article
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/permafrost-slumps-herschel-island-qikiqtaruk-yukon-9.7168780 <-- shared media article
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[putting together two different ‘sorts’/focuses of research/reporting, but…]
H/T @gustaf Hugelius | Professor at Stockholm University
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“Permafrost soils are particularly vulnerable to climate change. To assess and improve estimations of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) budgets it is necessary to accurately map soil carbon and nitrogen in the permafrost region. In particular, soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks have been predicted and mapped by many studies from local to pan-Arctic scales. Several studies have been carried out at the Canadian Beaufort Sea coast, though no regional maps of terrestrial carbon stocks based on spatial modelling has been conducted yet. This study combines available field data from the Canadian Yukon coastal plain and uses it to map regional SOC and N stocks using the machine learning algorithm random forest and environmental variables based on remote sensing data. [The authors] developed models using the data for the entire region and separate models for the coastal mainland area and Qikiqtaruk Herschel Island. Each model was used to map SOC and N stocks for its respective area. [They] assessed the performance of the different random forest models by using crossvalidation. [They] further assessed model results using the Area of Applicability (AOA) method and the quantile regression forest approach, comparing the results and discussing their implications within the context of both methods. [They] explore[d] local differences in soil properties and how soil data distribution across the region affects the accuracy of the predictions of SOC and N stocks..."
#permafrost #soils #geology #climatechange #temperature #thawing #melting #emissions #CO2 #methane #carbon #nitrogen #GIS #spatial #mapping #Qikiqtaruk #HerschelIsland #Yukon #Canada #soilorganiccarbon #SOC #arctic #cryosphere #BeaufortSea #coast #coastal #machinelearning #model #modeling #remotesensing #earthobservation #carbonstocks #island #mainland #spatialanalysis #scale

@failedLyndonLaRouchite
Beef, dairy, rice and pork consumption are the largest parts of diet GHG.
As incomes rise, bovine consumption increases historically and across geographies. It is less the case with rice or other meats.
Study report: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19019693

#beef #dairy #rice #pork #emissions #methane #farming #agriculture

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGreens/117122009561714876

Oh, by the way, this is the other thing fossil-fuel companies are responsible for:

#Pollution #Emissions #PublicHealth

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: ✈️🔋 Heart #Aerospace completed a 27 minute test flight with its X1 #prototype, marking a milestone for battery-powered #flight.

The #aircraft flew without jet #fuel, pointing toward lower operational costs and reduced #emissions for regional #aviation. Engineers are now scaling the findings into a hybrid model designed for longer commercial routes.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/future/worlds-largest-all-electric-airplane-just-flew-for-27-minutes-on-about-5-of-power/

#electric #batteries #engineering #tech #technology #transportation #transport #sustainability #innovation #science #energy #future #airplanes

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La Banque mondiale souhaite davantage d'investissements dans les infrastructures de gaz méthane. 🔥
La Banque mondiale cite les États-Unis comme un progrès.
Les éléments de language sont intentionnels :

#manipulation #propagande #torchage #méthane #BanqueMondiale #émissions #extractivisme #impérialisme

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The World Bank wishes for more investment in methane gas infrastructure. 🔥
The World Bank cites the USA as progress.
The language is deliberate:

#manipulation #spin #flaring #methane #WorldBank #Texas #USPol #emissions #extractivism #imperialism

"De nombreux gouvernements ne désirent pas vraiment réellement limiter la capacité de la Russie à produire et vendre du pétrole. Il y a trop de peur des conséquences pour les marchés mondiaux de l'énergie."

(mai 2025) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxk454kxz8o

#sanctions #Russie #GuerreEnUkraine #GNL #pétrole #énergie #GES #émissions #méthane #Ukraine #guerre

Voici un petit aperçu de la pression institutionnelle pour plus d'énergies fossiles. 🧵

#multilatéral #développement #croissance #banques #énergiesFossiles #pétrole #marchés #énergie #transitionÉnergétique #argent #émetteurs #carbone #CO2 #émissions

Here is a small sample of institutional push for more fossil energies. 🧵

#development #growth #banks #fossilFuels #oilAndGas #valuation #markets #energy #money #carbon #flaring #methane #WorldBank #Russia #Texas #USPol #emissions #extractivism #imperialism

River shipping emits nearly one-quarter of global shipping CO₂, analysis finds https://phys.org/news/2026-08-river-shipping-emits-quarter-global.html

#environment #river #ships #co2 #emissions

Cement Kilns Could Become Carbon Negative if Run on Clean Energy Because Limestone Absorbs CO2

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cement-kilns-could-become-carbon-negative-if-run-on-clean-energy-because-limestone-absorbs-co2/

"VodafoneThree seeks UK-based carbon removal projects"

#VodafoneThree #UK #UnitedKingdom #Emissions

https://www.edie.net/vodafonethree-seeks-uk-based-carbon-removal-projects/

In case anyone still wonders >>

AI driven productivity gains enable more #CO₂ #emissions than they avoid in a global #energy #economy model | npj Climate Action

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-026-00411-0 #climate #AI

"Fossils show huge carbon emissions harm forests, not ‘green the planet’"

#Emissions #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/forests-carbon-dioxide-emissions

The climate-fueled massive heatwaves, drought, and wildfires (understandably) lead to more attention for climate adaptation.
The fact that we can never win the adaptation race if we don't reduce global emissions to zero is overlooked, and so is the resulting need to accelerate emission reduction.

#heat #drought #climateChange #adaptation #emissions

AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model

"These findings indicate that AI productivity gains, as modeled, help sustain fossil supply economics and increase total fossil consumption, leading to an increase in net global emissions."

Alpine, W., Geldner, N., Alpine, H. et al. AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model. npj Clim. Action 5, 71 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-026-00411-0.

#OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #Science #Energy #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #FossilFuels #CO2 #Emissions #AI #Artificialintelligence #Technology #Tech #Academia

Half of annual #CO2 #emissions can be traced to just 32 firms

https://www.climatetrunk.com/infographics/half-the-emissions-problem-32-companies #climate

Controversial Hunter Valley coal mine granted six-year extension

A major New South Wales coal mine has been given a lifeline by the state government, four months…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #AU #Australia #Climatechange #coalmine #coalmineextension #emissions #greenhousegas #HighCourt #HunterValley #mining #mountpleasantcoalmine #Muswellbrook
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/856397/