The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has unleashed their Special Report on the impact of global warming reaching 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
“This IPCC report is set to outline a rescue plan for humanity,”
“1.5°C is the new 2°C,”
If we stick to Paris Climate Agreement commitments, we could still see a global warming of about 3°C by 2100.
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The human fingerprint on global warming was likely evident in Earth’s atmosphere far earlier than previously thought — even before the invention of modern cars, a new study says. https://cnn.it/40aELjR
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https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/17662-luetuimmat-pian-aurinkopaneeli-tulee-pakolliseksi
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The Gulf Stream is on the verge of COLLAPSING, scientists warn – as they find the first concrete evidence of major ocean circulation system weakening
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14837799/Gulf-Stream-verge-COLLAPSING-scientists-warn.html?ito=social-facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5rvGsc9UN7cHeGYpqdlb3jpzmsnEfgQ15mCu_1TasdSmlD4ZMHYraCJ46deg_aem_kU7izlOTkRR21x-7CjUa9g
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Analyysi: Olen tehnyt 40-vuotisen uran enkä ole koskaan uutisoinut näin merkittävää asiaa ilmastonmuutoksesta
Kiinassa hiilidioksidipäästöt ovat kääntyneet laskuun. Se merkitsee sitä, että koko maailman päästöt ovat tasoittuneet tai jopa vähentyneet, kirjoittaa tiedettä seuraava toimittaja Heikki Ali-Hokka.
https://yle.fi/a/74-20166934
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Pääkirjoitus: Osalle tuli yllätyksenä, kun ilmastonmuutoksen arki alkaa nyt näkyä
https://www.is.fi/paakirjoitus/art-2000011345490.html
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Tutkijoiden mukaan ilmastonmuutos aiheutti järkyttävän määrän kuolemia Länsi-Euroopassa kesäkuussa.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/01b9b4df-a6f4-4f3f-99c5-c4ec72c0bd23?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawLbrYBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmhK4xxhL9Mq9dLoZrjoaGp74voINOniXumYlD8EBnHaAuMA7CwRIIz22X7T_aem_QyFi6nDU-Wzasu_8ngzTtg#Echobox=1752085570
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US firm targets 100 billion gallon of jet fuel reduction with green alternative
LanzaJetTM Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) technology is able to create SAF and renewable diesel from waste-based and sustainable ethanol sources.
https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/ethanol-plant-begin-jet-fuel-production?fbclid=IwY2xjawLpWIVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHshmVTZKPJq0pRTVia_1DBXRXBuyXLTC8xCMqVUm5CMSZF2boqVZCqz0zee9_aem_omVUVEE-CYdRUr5lQQUbHw
Chicago-based company is soon expected to kick off production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from ethanol for planes. LanzaJet’s facility in rural Soperton, Georgia, is likely to begin production by the end of this year, according to a report.
The USD200 million plant is the world’s first factory designed to make commercial green jet fuel from ethanol. The facility is reportedly expected to reduce the consumption of 100 billion gallons of jet fuel, which the global aviation sector consumes in a year.
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is compatible with existing aircraft and infrastructure. SAF is catalyzing a new industry — redefining fuel production, energy security, and rural economic development.
Facility to help decarbonize the aviation industry
Earlier, the plant was scheduled to start commercial production in 2024. Jimmy Samartzis, LanzaJet CEO, has recently revealed that the delay in the start of production was linked to equipment issues.
The facility is expected to help decarbonize the aviation industry for a greener future. The leading alternative fuels technology company had patented ethanol-based alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology.
SAF is produced using any low-carbon ethanol
LanzaJet claims that the SAF is produced using any low-carbon ethanol, such as energy crops, municipal solid waste, carbon captured from industrial processes, renewable energy and more.
The fuel can be used with all existing airline infrastructure, engines, and equipment. It meets or exceeds ASTM D7566 Annex A5 jet fuel specifications. It also has a higher energy density than traditional jet fuel.
The SAF significantly reduces emissions and has been proven to reduce an airplane’s contrails and particulate matter by up to 95%.
“Through the use of our patented LanzaJetTM Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) technology, we are able to create SAF and renewable diesel from waste-based and sustainable ethanol sources. These sources include ethanol created from feedstocks such as low-carbon sugarcane, energy crops, forest residuals, agricultural wastes, and organic waste, just to name a few,” said the company in a statement earlier.
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Tutkijat: Ilmastokiistassa huomio on väärässä paikassa
Tutkimusprofessori Ilkka Leinosen mukaan Suomen ilmastotavoitteissa tukeudutaan liikaa hiilinieluihin. Hakkuurajoituksista on käyty vilkasta keskustelua.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/05156452-91f3-459d-85fe-cbee9f979962
Metsien hakkuiden rajoittaminen ei takaa tarvittavia hiilinieluja, Luonnonvarakeskuksen tutkimusprofessorit arvioivat.
Leinonen painottaa, että metsien hiilensidontakyky heikkenee vanhetessaan.
Leinosen mukaan huomion tulisi olla esimerkiksi päästövähennystoimissa liikenteessä ja turvemailla.
Hallituksessa on erimielisyyksiä ilmastotoimista ja -tavoitteista.
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Trump Administration Moves to Destroy Satellite That Monitors Greenhouse Gases
https://gizmodo.com/trump-administration-moves-to-destroy-satellite-that-monitors-greenhouse-gases-2000639234
The Orbiting Carbon Observatories have been a game-changer for agriculture and climate science. Now, NASA is under pressure to terminate them.
The Trump Administration’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026 would take an axe to NASA science. Two satellite missions on the chopping block have provided climate scientists, oil and gas companies, and farmers with critical atmospheric carbon data for years.
The Orbiting Carbon Observatories are a pair of instruments that map atmospheric carbon on a global scale. NASA launched the OCO-2 in 2014 and mounted the OCO-3 on the International Space Station in 2019. Trump’s budget proposal threatens both missions, but the standalone OCO-2 would be completely destroyed during its fiery descent through Earth’s atmosphere. Though the budget has yet to pass, NPR reports that NASA scientists working on the OCO missions are already making “Phase F” plans—essentially laying out options for termination.