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WEBSix incredibly popular climate policies. The majority of registered U.S. voters support electrification and renewable energy. Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on our changing climate.
Electric cars vs. gasoline cars: Which is better for climate change ...
WEBJul 8, 2021 · Electric cars already have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline vehicles, and the grid is getting cleaner all the time. (Photo credit: NCDOTcommunications / CC BY 2.0) Electric vehicles can be an effective way to reduce pollution from transportation and limit global warming. But in most parts of the U.S., the electricity used to charge EVs ...
The top 10 global weather and climate change events of 2021
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Below is a list of the top-10 weather and climate change events of 2021, as rated by the impacts on humans and/or meteorological significance. 1. The most extreme heat wave in world history. Never in the century-plus history of world weather observation have so many all-time heat records fallen by such a large margin than in the historic late ...
Eye on the Storm » Yale Climate Connections
WEBWelcome to “Eye on the Storm” …. Weather Underground Co-Founder Dr. Jeff Masters and his long-time meteorologist and writer colleague, Bob Henson, now are both regular contributors to Yale Climate Connections, offering the kinds of timely and authoritative weather and climate analyses that have gained them many thousands of followers ...
Scientists agree: Climate change is real and caused by people
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · [Leer en español aquí] The scientific consensus that climate change is happening and that it is human-caused is strong. Scientific investigation of global warming began in the 19th century, and by the early 2000s, this research began to coalesce into confidence about the reality, causes, and general range of adverse effects of global warming.This conclusion was drawn from studying air and ...
What’s the carbon footprint of a wind turbine?
WEBJun 30, 2021 · Power plants that burn natural gas are responsible for 437 to 758 grams of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt-hour — far more than even the most carbon-intensive wind turbine listed above. Coal-fired power plants fare even more poorly in comparison to wind, with estimates ranging from 675 to 1,689 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour, depending on the ...
Don’t get fooled: Electric vehicles really are better for the climate
WEBNov 6, 2022 · Verdict: electric cars are already better for the climate than gas-fueled vehicles — but there’s room for improvement. The transportation sector accounts for about 27% of total U.S. climate-warming pollution, making it the largest contributor to the nation’s emissions. Cleaning up passenger cars is therefore vital to addressing climate ...
Energy loss is single-biggest component of today’s electricity system
WEBOct 24, 2022 · The Energy Information Administration lists the heat rate for different types of power plants, and the average operating efficiencies of thermal power plants in the U.S. in 2020 were: Natural gas: 44% efficient, meaning 56% of the energy in the gas was lost, with 44% of the energy turned into electricity. Coal: 32% efficient.
UN report: The world’s farms stretched to ‘a breaking point’
WEBby Dana Nuccitelli January 19, 2022. Almost 10% of the 8 billion people on earth are already undernourished with 3 billion lacking healthy diets, and the land and water resources farmers rely on stressed to “a breaking point.”. And by 2050 there will be 2 billion more mouths to feed, warns a new report from the United Nations Food and ...
How to talk about climate change: Ask questions
WEBNov 17, 2021 · The good news is, more Americans than you might think are coming around to the reality of climate change. As the chart below shows, when survey respondents are asked to guess the percentage of Americans who believe global warming is happening, they usually underestimate the true number. The reality: 76% of American adults (93% of Democrats, 58% ...
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