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Explainer: Forest carbon credits aim to offset pollution
WASHINGTON — For years, airlines have offered passengers concerned by climate change an option: For an extra cost, cancel out the carbon dioxide pollution from their share of a flight, by paying to protect trees. That’s the idea behind forest carbon credits. Trees absorb carbon from the atmosphere. Forest carbon credits are promises that companies,
Carbon dioxide emissions rise globally and in U.S., but drop in China
A bucket wheel excavator mines coal at the Garzweiler open-cast coalmine, with wind mills in the background, in Luetzerath, Germany. In the background is the coal-fired power plant Niederaussem. (AP) SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The world’s burning of coal, oil and natural gas this year is putting 1{5be0972a10a00bb621c1a18de1a801d58662e556d02921cebb422beac5e5b2fe} more heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the
Surging sales of large gasoline pickups and SUVs are undermining carbon reductions from electric cars
Pickup trucks for sale at a Michigan dealership. Credit: John DeCicco, CC BY-ND Replacing petroleum fuels with electricity is crucial for curbing climate change because it cuts carbon dioxide emissions from transportation—the largest source of U.S. global warming emissions and a growing source worldwide. Even including the impacts of generating electricity to run them, electric
Scope S4.A 998€ tubeless carbon all-road & gravel wheels!
Posted on August 4, 2022 by Cory Benson Support us! BikeRumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more. Scope has added a new affordable all-road wheelset to their Sport lineup with the <1000€ S4.A. Slotting in under the mid-depth Race R4.A all-road wheels, the new S4.A brings high-performance handbuilt