3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Here, Kitty-Kitty or Bad New, Good News While at first glance a new process that forces gases through zeolite (a clay found in kitty litter) to produce carbon dioxide sounds like a step in the wrong direction, researchers at MIT point out […]
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3 Bits – Good Works
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Vacuum Thyself While nature’s way is the preferred method for carbon removal, it will likely not be enough, on its own, to get us to net zero. Among the technology solutions being explored is what is being termed as ‘direct air capture’ […]
3 Bits – Happy Earth Day 52
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Happy Earth Day! April 22nd is Earth Day! The earth thanks Senator Gaylord Nelson, Congressman Pete McCloskey, and activist Denis Hayes for making the first Earth Day a reality in 1970. In addition to creating national awareness and involvement in environmental issues, […]
3 Bits – Rebellion and Innovation
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Scientists Rebellion The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recent report warned that drastic action is required in order to avoid global temperatures from rising to 2.7°F above preindustrial levels, a threshold that would introduce severe climate calamities. In order to avoid that […]
3 Bits – Earthy April
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Teens Take Earth Day Action The high schoolers from several Boulder Valley (CO) schools are honoring Earth Day with a program called Tree-Plenish. The goal is to plant 1200 trees this spring. Tree-Plenish seeks to encourage and enhance the urban forest in […]
3 Bits – Proposals, Rings, and More Trees
Bite-sized items of interest about climate news. SEC Proposal: The SEC issued a new Proposed Rule, currently in the comment phase, that would require publicly traded companies to report on a variety of climate-related business activities and associated risks. In addition to reporting on Scope 1, Scope 2, and (for Fortune 500-level companies) Scope 3 […]
On the (Virtual) Park Bench with Vishwas Ganesan
Carbon Credit Cart recently chatted with Vishwas Ganesan, Founder and Owner of YellowTin. CCC: What is YellowTin? Vishwas: YellowTin helps companies be proactive contributors to climate-action by allowing them to engage and empower their stakeholders – employees and customers – to transition to clean energy. Our platform provides stakeholders with personalized recommendations on how to […]
3 Bits – Diverging Quotes from the COP26 Climate Change Summit
Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. Greta Thunberg, climate activist: “Change is not going to come from inside there — that is not leadership, this is leadership. We say no more ‘blah blah blah,’ no more exploitation of people and nature and the planet.” (Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/memorable-quotes-global-climate-change-conference-80904363 , et al) David […]
3 Bits – Leaf Blowers and Horn Blowers
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. Music to Our Ears. In an effort to chip away at the carbon emissions caused by leaf blowers, lawn mowers, and other small gas-powered tools, the State of California recently passed legislation to ban the sales of these types of equipment engines. The […]
3 Bits – Mayors, Morgan, and Money
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. Mayors on the Move. C40 Cities (C40), a network of the world’s “greatest”, and presumably largest, cities is actively working to identify and implement sustainable solutions for urban areas to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. McKinsey & Company, citing the United […]