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COP27 Dispatch: As Climate Impacts Grow, Cities Explore Paths to Adaptation
and insights into key issues under negotiation. Eugenie Birch, Bill Burke-White, and Mauricio Rodas of the University of Pennsylvania explore the challenges that climate change, and effects ranging from extreme
Climate Leader Germany Faces Challenging Exit from Coal
greenhouse gas emissions, and today counts some of the highest rates of ... continue mining and burning coal nearly to the end of the 2030s. Pro ... Germany’s challenging exit from coal, and the fuel’s sustaining, and
Does EU’s CBA Violate International Trade Agreements?
atmosphere, to buy and sell these emissions, as permits or allowances, amongst ... a 10% reduction in carbon emissions between 2005 and 2012 after the ... dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and others which leads to health benefits for the
A Carbon-Free Synthetic Fertilizer
most industrial fertilizers—by creating ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen with a metal catalyst under high pressure and heat. But the Haber ... longstanding use of this tried-and-true method, Vojvodic and fellow engineering
David Victor: Life After Paris
. Victor opened his talk by sharing that he attended the first and second Council of Parties (COP1 and COP2), and compared the experience to seeing an ... reducing emissions, and that emissions have been steadily growing during a
Developing Our Renewable Energy Future
current system. As we battle a warming world, and deal with the persistent ... traditional energy sources, like coal and oil, to cleaner sources like renewable ... the social and environmental impacts that may be associated with the
5 Ways to Power Down
Challenge encourages Penn students, faculty, and staff to reduce energy usage and take time to understand how energy issues interact with our day ... , and more. Since the launch of the Climate Action Plan in 2009, Penn has
In Memory of Michael Novak: Business Prophet
interdependence of religion and economics in America. Lunch with him in AEI ... reflect on Novak’s Business as a Calling: Work and the Examined Life ... industries because it examines the special responsibilities and rewards of
For Pollution Health Benefits, Nations Should Choose Nuclear
Technology and Market Assessor for gemaker, Pty Ltd., a science and technology marketing company , who has twice held posts as a nuclear science and ... lessened impact on the climate and on public health. Air pollution from the