Tag Archives: Emissions

Heat Dome: Business as Usual

Posted on July 6, 2021 by climatechangefork

The “heat dome” has been at the top of the news in recent days, starting almost immediately after the official start of summer on Sunday, June 20th. Sonya Landau, the editor of this blog, wrote a beautiful and timely guest … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Change, Extreme Weather | Tagged carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, CO2, CO2 emissions, dome, Emissions, heat, heat dome, Mauna Loa, NOAA, oscillation | 3 Comments

The IEA, Heat, and Net Zero

Posted on June 29, 2021 by climatechangefork

Summer has officially started. Over the last week or so, I’ve been keeping track of which large US cities have experienced temperatures above 100oF, according to the New York Times weather report (see August 18, 2020 blog for descriptions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Biofuel, Brazil, Carbon, carbon emissions, carbon zero, China, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, decarbonization, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, IEA, India, Indonesia, Mitigation, OECD, Solar, South Africa, Sustainability, Utility, Wind | Leave a comment

Electricity Through Fusion: Hope vs. Reality

Posted on June 8, 2021 by climatechangefork

I am finishing writing this blog on D-Day, Sunday, June 6th. This commemorates the day the Allied forces invaded Normandy on their way to liberating the rest of Western Europe from the Nazi menace. On April 13, 1945, they reached … Continue reading →

Posted in Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Bomb, carbon emissions, CO2, D Day, Education, elections, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy source, energy transition, engineering, fusion, Germany, hydrogen, ITER, JET, memorial, Nuclear, Physics, Pollution, Q ratio, Research, Science, tokamaks, Transition | 1 Comment

Utilities: Calculating our Carbon Footprints

Posted on June 1, 2021 by climatechangefork

I have used Table 1 in the last few blogs (starting on May 11th) to show the carbon intensities for the various sources of energy that we use in large buildings (greater than 25,000ft2) in NYC. From there, I’ve shown … Continue reading →

Posted in Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged carbon efficiency, carbon emissions, Carbon Footprint, carbon intensity, CO2, Coal, electric car, Electricity, electricity intensity, Emissions, Energy, energy source, EPA, fuel, Future, Natural Gas, Nuclear, NYC, Oil, scope, Solar, Wind | 1 Comment

Electricity Generation: Carbon Intensity and Composition

Posted on May 25, 2021 by climatechangefork

Two years ago (June 18, 2019), I discussed higher-education carbon emissions. This included the lists that organizations such as the Sierra Club made to rank campuses across the country by their emissions. We split emissions into three categories: Scope 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged carbon emissions, carbon intensity, CO2, Coal, EIA, Electricity, Emissions, energy production, EPA, fossil fuel, Gas, generation, heat, heat rate, Mitigation, Natural Gas, Oil, petroleum, primary energy, secondary energy | Leave a comment

First-Principle Chemistry: Carbon Intensity

Posted on May 18, 2021 by climatechangefork

My last two blogs (May 4th and 11th) dealt with the challenges inherent in a new law that mandates carbon footprint reduction within large buildings in New York City, where I live and work. As with many other laws, there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Energy, law, Sustainability | Tagged Carbon Footprint, carbon intensity factor, chemistry, CO2, CO2 emissions, Emissions, Energy, law, Methane, mole, Natural Gas, New York, NYC | Leave a comment

From Commitments to Penalties: Measuring Carbon Emissions

Posted on May 4, 2021 by climatechangefork

Since President Biden’s inauguration, I have looked a lot at carbon emissions and what we are doing to minimize them. As an educator and a New York City resident, I am especially invested in this change. Not only do … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy, law, Sustainability | Tagged Biden, calculation, Cap and Trade, Carbon, carbon capture, carbon emissions, Carbon Footprint, carbon intensity factor, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, commitment, Education, Emissions, enforcement, forest, Global Warming, law, legislation, limit, New York, NYC, Paris Agreement, standard deviation, teacher, US | 1 Comment

Earth Day 2021

Posted on April 20, 2021 by climatechangefork

Earth Day is in two days. It’s a big day. Among other distinctions, it is both my wife’s birthday and that of this blog (this is now 9 years!). From a climate change perspective, this year’s celebration is special because … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Climate Change, Sustainability, UNFCCC, US | Tagged Adaptation, Biden, business, carbon dioxide, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, Earth Day, Emissions, Extreme Weather, Future, GHG, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, INDC, industry, Mitigation, Net-Zero, Paris, target, Trump, UNFCCC, US, warming | 1 Comment

The American Jobs Plan & Power Generation by Source

Posted on April 13, 2021 by climatechangefork

Last week, when I discussed the new $2.3 trillion “American Jobs Plan,” I listed the costs of items that directly address climate change mitigation. The second most expensive item was the $174 billion program for electric vehicle incentive. A few … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Electric Cars, Sustainability, US | Tagged Adaptation, American jobs plan, Biden, carbon emissions, carbon zero, Climate Change, CO2, Coal, coronavirus, economic, Economy, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, fossil fuel, fuel, Gas, Global Warming, IEA, Infrastructure, low carbon, Methane, Mitigation, NOAA, Nuclear, Oil, Power, power plant, renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Sustainable, temperature rise, Wind | 3 Comments

Production Gap: Actual Emissions vs. Paris Promises

Posted on March 30, 2021 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Relative country contributions to total global carbon emissions and percentages of emissions over time, 2017 The new administration and the accompanying new leadership of many federal offices have strongly signaled a renewed and strengthened dedication to confront … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Sustainability, US | Tagged China, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, commitment, Emissions, Environment, fossil fuel, Future, Gas, Global Warming, India, Paris 2015, Paris Agreement, production gap, promise, temperature rise, UN, UNEP, US | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Emissions

Heat Dome: Business as Usual

The IEA, Heat, and Net Zero

Electricity Through Fusion: Hope vs. Reality

Utilities: Calculating our Carbon Footprints

Electricity Generation: Carbon Intensity and Composition

First-Principle Chemistry: Carbon Intensity

From Commitments to Penalties: Measuring Carbon Emissions

Earth Day 2021

The American Jobs Plan & Power Generation by Source

Production Gap: Actual Emissions vs. Paris Promises

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