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2021 REPORTS & PAPERS

NOAA 2021
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climate.gov

Climate change and the 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals

By Rebecca Lindsey 4/19/21

As soon as the 2021 New Year’s celebrations were over, the calls and questions started coming in from weather watchers: When will NOAA release the new U.S. Climate Normals? The Normals are 30-year averages of…

NOAA 2021: climate.gov

Climate change and the 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals

By Rebecca Lindsey 4/19/21

As soon as the 2021 New Year’s celebrations were over, the calls and questions started coming in from weather watchers: When will NOAA release the new U.S. Climate Normals? The Normals are 30-year averages of…
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weather.com

Your Average Temperature Could Change Soon Thanks to Climate Change

By Chris Dolce

Climate averages for temperature and precipitation where you live could change next month and are influenced by climate change. The changes will come as a…

Apr212021

www.msn.com

Climate change clearly visible as NOAA prepares to release new ‘normals’

By Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist

As weather experts and climatologists discussed the new climate normals being released next month, they came to a conclusion: “Climate change is clearly seen in…

USGS 2021
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nap.edu

Global Change Research Needs and Opportunities for 2022-2031

2021

The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural…

USGS 2021: nap.edu

Global Change Research Needs and Opportunities for 2022-2031

2021

The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural…
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nationalacademies.org

U.S. Global Change Research Program Should Shift Focus to Preparing for and Avoiding Worst Potential Consequences of Climate Change, Says New Report

Global Change Research Needs and Opportunities for 2022-2031 recommends USGCRP accelerate research on the multidirectional relationships among human and natural systems to advance our understanding…

EPA 4/9/21
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EPA

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

4/9/21

EPA has prepared the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks since the early 1990s. This annual report provides a comprehensive accounting of total greenhouse gas emissions for all man-made sources in the United…

EPA 4/9/21: EPA

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

4/9/21

EPA has prepared the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks since the early 1990s. This annual report provides a comprehensive accounting of total greenhouse gas emissions for all man-made sources in the United…
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EPA

EPA Publishes 28th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

The GHG Inventory covers seven key greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride, and nitrogen trifluoride. In addition to tracking U.S.…

GEOS-CHEM 4/1/21
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Science Direct

Global mortality from outdoor fine particle pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion: Results from GEOS-Chem

By Karn Vohraa , Alina Vodonos and others. 4/1/21

The burning of fossil fuels – especially coal, petrol, and diesel – is a major source of airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and a key contributor to the global burden of mortality and disease. Previous…

GEOS-CHEM 4/1/21: Science Direct

Global mortality from outdoor fine particle pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion: Results from GEOS-Chem

By Karn Vohraa , Alina Vodonos and others. 4/1/21

The burning of fossil fuels – especially coal, petrol, and diesel – is a major source of airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and a key contributor to the global burden of mortality and disease. Previous…
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NRDC

Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Kills One in Five People

By Clara Chaisson.    Photo by Manish Rajput/SOPA Images/Sipa

If the consequences of burning fossil fuels—like melting glaciers, rising seas, and increasing global temperature averages—feel too far-flung or abstract, consider the fundamental act of…

Feb102021

Forbes

Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Kills Twice As Many As Previously Thought, Study Finds

By Scott Carpenter.    Photo by Hindustan Times / Getty Images

Several years ago, when a study involving thousands of researchers concluded that outdoor particulate matter had caused more than 7 percent of total global deaths…

Feb92021

MARKETPLACE

Fossil fuel pollution is killing 8.7 million people a year, study says

By Scott Tong.    Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Diesel trucks, gasoline cars, coal-fired power plants and other sources of fossil fuel air pollution cause an estimated 8.7 million deaths worldwide in 2018, a…

CLIMATE 3/17/21
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www.nature.com

Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate

3/17/21

The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs)are an effective tool for restoring ocean biodiversity and ecosystem services1,2, but at present only…

CLIMATE 3/17/21: www.nature.com

Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate

3/17/21

The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs)are an effective tool for restoring ocean biodiversity and ecosystem services1,2, but at present only…
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www.washingtonpost.com

How protecting the ocean can save species and fight climate change

By Sarah Kaplan

Humanity has no better friend on this planet than the ocean. It provides more than half the oxygen we need to breathe. It supplies food…

Mar182021

www.independent.co.uk

Trawling ocean floor for fish has carbon footprint equivalent to global aviation

By Louise Boyle

Commercial fishing vessels which drag the ocean floor produce carbon emissions on a level with global aviation, according to a groundbreaking study, which has calculated for the first…

Mar172021

www.climatechangenews.com

Scientists push to add “huge” fish trawling emissions to national inventories

By Joe Lo    Photo: Greenpeace/Roger Grace

A group of scientists and economists are pushing for bottom-trawling fishing emissions to be added to nations’ greenhouse gas inventories, as a study reveals the…

Mar172021

time.com

How Industrial Fishing Creates More CO2 Emissions Than Air Travel

By Aryn Baker

It’s been well established by now that the agricultural systems producing our food contribute at least one fifth of global anthropogenic carbon emissions—and up to a…

Mar172021

www.theguardian.com

Bottom trawling releases as much carbon as air travel, landmark study finds

    Photo: Howard Wood

Fishing boats that trawl the ocean floor release as much carbon dioxide as the entire aviation industry, according to a groundbreaking study. Bottom trawling, a widespread…

CLIMATE 3/1/21
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Institute for Policy Integrity

Gauging Economic Consensus on Climate Change

By Peter Howard and Derek Sylvan. 3/1/21

Thousands of economists have spent years or decades studying the interaction between climate change and the economic systems that underlie modern life. The views of these experts can help clarify how climate change will likely…

CLIMATE 3/1/21: Institute for Policy Integrity

Gauging Economic Consensus on Climate Change

By Peter Howard and Derek Sylvan. 3/1/21

Thousands of economists have spent years or decades studying the interaction between climate change and the economic systems that underlie modern life. The views of these experts can help clarify how climate change will likely…
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TRIPLE PUNDIT

Drought Is Consuming the Western U.S., but Water Technologies Offer Lifelines

By Kate Zerrenner.

Parts of Texas have yet to recover from the deadly winter storm two months ago while now facing an onslaught of hot, dry days punctuated…

Mar302021

Institute for Policy Integrity

Gauging Economic Consensus on Climate Change – Issue Brief

By Peter Howard and Derek Sylvan.

We conducted a large-sample global survey on climate economics, which we sent to all economists who have published climate-related research in the field’s highest-ranked academic…

HUMANITY’S 2/22/21
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www.unep.org

New UNEP synthesis provides blueprint to urgently solve planetary emergencies and secure humanity’s future

2/18/21

Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainability Shifting world views and putting nature at the heart of decision-making is key to achieving transformative change…

HUMANITY’S 2/22/21: www.unep.org

New UNEP synthesis provides blueprint to urgently solve planetary emergencies and secure humanity’s future

2/18/21

Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainability Shifting world views and putting nature at the heart of decision-making is key to achieving transformative change…
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edition.cnn.com

A new UN report urges a radical shift in the way we think about nature

By Caitlin Hu

New York (CNN)The United Nations released a report Thursday on the health of the planet that proposes a radical shift in the way mankind thinks…

Feb182021

www.theguardian.com

Human destruction of nature is ‘senseless and suicidal’, warns UN chief



Humanity is waging a “senseless and suicidal” war on nature that is causing human suffering and enormous economic losses while accelerating the destruction of life…

Feb182021

www.dw.com

Making Peace With Nature

By Stuart Braun

A new UN blueprint offers an integrated ‘peace plan’ to tackle three interlinked environmental emergencies — the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution — that…

AGU 2/2/21
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Advancing Earth and Space Science

Climate Impacts of COVID‐19 Induced Emission Changes

By A. Gettelman and others 12/29/21

The COVID‐19 pandemic led to dramatic changes in economic activity in 2020. We use estimates of emission changes for 2020 in two Earth System Models (ESMs) to simulate the impacts of the COVID‐19 economic changes.

AGU 2/2/21: Advancing Earth and Space Science

Climate Impacts of COVID‐19 Induced Emission Changes

By A. Gettelman and others 12/29/21

The COVID‐19 pandemic led to dramatic changes in economic activity in 2020. We use estimates of emission changes for 2020 in two Earth System Models (ESMs) to simulate the impacts of the COVID‐19 economic changes.
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NEWS.UCAR.EDU

COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS TEMPORARILY RAISED GLOBAL TEMPERATURES

BY DAVID HOSANSKY

The lockdowns and reduced societal activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic affected emissions of pollutants in ways that slightly warmed the planet for several months…

NATURE 2/2/21
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www.nature.com

Under-reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. cities

By Kevin Robert Gurney 2/2/21

Cities dominate greenhouse gas emissions. Many have generated self-reported emission inventories, but their value to emissions mitigation depends on their accuracy, which remains untested. Here, we compare self-reported inventories from 48 US cities to independent…

NATURE 2/2/21: www.nature.com

Under-reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. cities

By Kevin Robert Gurney 2/2/21

Cities dominate greenhouse gas emissions. Many have generated self-reported emission inventories, but their value to emissions mitigation depends on their accuracy, which remains untested. Here, we compare self-reported inventories from 48 US cities to independent…
RELATED ARTICLES: Feb22021

www.reuters.com

U.S. cities underestimating their carbon emissions – study

By Reuters Staff

U.S. cities are underestimating their carbon dioxide emissions by an average of 18%, according to a study released on Tuesday, potentially hindering their efforts to…

RELDI 2/1/21
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL

Opposition To Renewable Energy Facilities In The United States

2/1/2021

Achieving lower carbon emissions in the United States will require developing a very large number of wind, solar, and other renewable energy facilities, as well as associated storage, distribution, and transmission, at an unprecedented scale…

RELDI 2/1/21: COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL

Opposition To Renewable Energy Facilities In The United States

2/1/2021

Achieving lower carbon emissions in the United States will require developing a very large number of wind, solar, and other renewable energy facilities, as well as associated storage, distribution, and transmission, at an unprecedented scale…
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Los Angeles Times

California’s climate challenge: Move fast, don’t break things

By Sammy Roth Photo by Irfan Khan

It’s easy to change the world when you don’t care who gets hurt. Which is why what California is trying to do on the electric…

LANCET 2/1/21
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The public health implications of the Paris Agreement: a modelling study

By Ian Hamilton 2/1/21

nationally determined contributions (NDCs) serve to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement of staying “well below 2°C”, which could also yield substantial health co-benefits in the process. However, existing NDC commitments are inadequate to…

LANCET 2/1/21: www.thelancet.com

The public health implications of the Paris Agreement: a modelling study

By Ian Hamilton 2/1/21

nationally determined contributions (NDCs) serve to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement of staying “well below 2°C”, which could also yield substantial health co-benefits in the process. However, existing NDC commitments are inadequate to…
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www.carbonbrief.org

Guest post: Health benefits of Paris climate goals could save millions of lives by 2040

By Dr Alice McGushin Photo: Marcos Alvarado / Alamy Stock Photo

On World Health Day in 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that “protecting human health is the ‘bottom line’ of climate change strategies”. The WHO went on to…

Feb92021

time.com

Healthy Planet, Healthy People. How Slowing Climate Change Saves Lives

By Aryn Baker Photo: Florian Gaertner/ Getty Images

Just because the United States has re-joined the Paris Agreement doesn’t mean that the world is on a path to a better climate future. The 2015 agreement,…

YALE 1/14/21
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Zhu Liu, Philippe Ciais and more 1/14/21

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting human activities, and in turn energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Here we present daily estimates of country-level CO2 emissions for different sectors based on near-real-time activity data.

YALE 1/14/21: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Zhu Liu, Philippe Ciais and more 1/14/21

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting human activities, and in turn energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Here we present daily estimates of country-level CO2 emissions for different sectors based on near-real-time activity data.
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vox.com

Most Democrats and Republicans think the government should make climate change a priority

By Jariel Arvin Photo : Paul Harris/Getty Images

A new survey finds broad support among American voters for doing more on climate change. A new study has found widespread support for climate-friendly energy policies…

Jan152021

The New York Times

Survey Finds Majority of Voters Support Initiatives to Fight Climate Change

By John Schwartz

A survey carried out after the November election found that 66 percent of respondents said that developing sources of clean energy should be a high…

FRONTIERS 1/13/21
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Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Paul R. Ehrlich and more 1/13/21

We report three major and confronting environmental issues that have received little attention and require urgent action. First, we review the evidence that future environmental conditions will be far more dangerous than currently believed.

FRONTIERS 1/13/21: frontiersin.org

Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Paul R. Ehrlich and more 1/13/21

We report three major and confronting environmental issues that have received little attention and require urgent action. First, we review the evidence that future environmental conditions will be far more dangerous than currently believed.
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