 Energy & Environment |
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2023 broke temperature record, EU scientists confirm |
Last year was the hottest year on earth since record-keeping began 173 years ago, according to the European Union (EU). |
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The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service found that the average temperature last year surpassed that of the previous hottest year, 2016, by 0.17 degrees Celsius (0.31 degrees Fahrenheit). 2023's average temperature was also 1.48 degrees Celsius (2.66 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the average temperature between 1850 and 1900 — a baseline period that's often used to look at the impacts of industry on climate change. "The extremes we have observed over the last few months provide a dramatic testimony of how far we now are from the climate in which our civilization developed," Copernicus Director Carlo Buontempo said in a statement. "If we want to successfully manage our climate risk portfolio, we need to urgently decarbonize our economy," he added. The EU climate service also found that nearly half the days in 2023 were more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial levels. A key goal of the 2015 Paris agreement was to keep warming under 1.5 degrees in order to evade the worst impacts of climate change. And two days in November were 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels — the first time on record that has happened. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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A Montana man who is accused of killing large numbers of birds, including bald eagles, for profit, now has a warrant out for his arrest after failing to make a court appearance Monday. |
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| A federal court dealt a blow late Monday to a Biden administration rule that sought to make dishwashers and laundry machines more efficient, but it did not appear to go as far as throwing the rule out. |
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From chicken nuggets to tofu, American proteins have a microplastics problem. An Environmental Pollution study published on Monday reviewed a wide range of meat, fish and vegetarian meat alternatives — and found that 88 percent of them contained some form of microplastics. |
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Governors across the nation have issued emergency proclamations over approaching winter storms that they anticipate to cause heavy rains, strong winds, flooding and power outages. |
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United Autoworkers Workers union rallies for laid-off solar workers; company cites seasonal downturn (Newsday)
Brain drain worries grow as energy, climate lawmakers exit (E&E News) Power companies paid civil rights leaders in the US south. They became loyal industry advocates (Floodlight / Capital B)
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A federal judge in Nevada dismissed a ballot eligibility challenge against former President Trump on Tuesday, ruling the challenger does not have proper standing. Read more |
| Former President Trump's legal team suggested Tuesday that even a president directing SEAL Team Six to kill a political opponent would be an action barred from prosecution given a former executive’s broad immunity to criminal prosecution. Read more |
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