U.S. military spending reductions could substantially lower energy consumption
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A new analysis suggests that reductions in U.S. military spending could result in significant decreases in energy consumption by the Department of Defense, leading to reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Ryan Thombs of Penn State University, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS Climate on July 2.
Researchers led by a UC Irvine professor developed a new tool to measure aviation’s impact on climate when making tradeoffs.
Cutting aircraft contrails or nitrogen oxide emissions can offset small increases in carbon dioxide.
The Global Warming per Activity tool enables users to develop decision risk curves that help policymakers make smarter, climate-friendly choices.
Researchers led by a UC Irvine professor developed a new tool to measure aviation’s impact on climate when making tradeoffs. Cutting aircraft contrails or nitrogen oxide emissions can offset small increases in carbon dioxide. The Global Warming per Activity tool enables users to develop decision risk curves that help policymakers make smarter, climate-friendly choices.
Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have taken place since 2023, according to a UN-backed report launched today. The report provides a comprehensive account of how droughts compound poverty, hunger, energy insecurity, and ecosystem collapse.
A Chinese research team has shown how a climate shift from wet to sub-humid conditions 167 million years ago reshaped East Asia’s landscapes, driving an increase in biodiversity in the Yanliao Biota. Published in National Science Review, the study highlights how varied habitats drove the evolution of early mammals, dinosaurs, and insects in the North China Craton.
Northern peatlands could seriously complicate efforts to cool the planet, especially after a temporary overshoot of the 1.5°C global warming limit, according to new IIASA-led research.
A new study from some of the Pacific Northwest's top climate scientists synthesized more than 70 publications addressing the causes and consequences of the extreme heat wave in June 2021 and the potential for similar high-heat events to happen in the future.