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‘Into the Thaw’: Jon Waterman on a Changing Alaska

‘Into the Thaw’: Jon Waterman on a Changing Alaska

With each new federal administration, energy priorities shift. With the election of Donald Trump in 2024, one of his administration’s key promises, enforced by an executive order on January 20 this year and as promised in Project 2025, was to try to ramp up oil and gas drilling in the continental U.S. A key location […]

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    New Report Names Cities With Highest Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    New Report Names Cities With Highest Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    A new report from Climate Trace identifies global cities with the highest emissions. The report was released on Friday at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). The report includes an inventory of monthly emissions for states, provinces, counties and more than 9,000 cities to provide more […]

    World Meteorological Organization Reports Record High Emissions for 2023

    World Meteorological Organization Reports Record High Emissions for 2023

    Yet again, global greenhouse gas emission concentrations have risen to record highs for 2023, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In particular, atmospheric carbon dioxide is reaching a record pace as it soars to new highs, with the amount of carbon dioxide emissions accumulating in the atmosphere reaching an 11.4% […]

    Electrification of Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities Could Reduce Production Emissions by Over 80%, Report Finds

    Electrification of Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities Could Reduce Production Emissions by Over 80%, Report Finds

    According to a new report by Rystad Energy, converting production facilities for upstream oil and gas so that they are powered by electricity fueled by renewable sources or natural gas that would have otherwise been burned and flared could eliminate more than 80 percent of the sector’s associated emissions. In the Norwegian Continental Shelf, oil […]