California’s State Transportation Officials Say We ‘Need to Drive Less’ https://cal.streetsblog.org/2023/08/08/caltrans-carbon-reduction-strategy-we-must-drive-less #Rail #Transit #CarbonReduction #California #Driving

it's #SpitballSunday
(yes i just made this hashtag up because I wanted an excuse to post the following)

#MassTransit and #PublicTransit

because #CarbonReduction in #Transportation

also because less #LandUse footprint with higher density

also because less time wasted finding a freaking parking space

also because better #HabitatConnectivity with a mixed matrix of green spaces amongst urbanization, serving as #WildlifeCorridors

this in turn improves #watershed recharge and reduces #stormwater management and #flooding problems because there's less #impermeable surfaces

mixed matrix of businesses, residences, and green spaces improves local economic #resilience by helping local businesses, and also improves #SenseOfPlace

sure, some people will want to live far out in the exurbs on big lawns but not everyone should be condemned to this #CarCentric infrastructure

Restoring the carbon storage capacity of peatlands

Care-Peat is an Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) project with 12 partners working together to reduce carbon emissions and restore the carbon storage capacity of different types of #peatlands in North-West Europe. ... we develop and test new techniques and socio-economic strategies for #CarbonReduction.

#CarePeat #NorthWestEurope

https://twitter.com/CarePeat/status/1628726458255347713

Acceleration Of Global Sea Level Rise Imminent Past 1.8°C Planetary Warming, Says Study
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https://phys.org/news/2023-02-global-sea-imminent-18c-planetary.html <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36051-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #climatechange #marine #planning #change #SLR #sealevelrise #ice #melt #melting #antarctic #greenland #icesheets #glaciers #emissions #climate #warming #coastal #hazards #inundation #IPCC #model #modeling #runawayeffect #carbonreduction #carbonemissions #atmosphere #oceanic #warming #earthsystem #Planetary

@davidho Thanks for such valuable work - no magic bullet, if boosting macroalgae depresses micro... is the implication that overall productivity is already maximised? Same old overarching conclusion - stop emitting in the first place #ClimateEmergency #carbonreduction

New deeper research study reveals if actions to improve steel’s carbon footprint aren’t taken soon,
greenhouse gas emissions produced by the industry could reach about 27.5% of the world’s total carbon emissions by 2030.
Many thanks @Snoro & @justliz@universeodon for sharing.

https://bit.ly/3Hnvevw

#STEMeducation #materials #engineering #GHGs #carbonreduction #sustainability

@paul_briley Indeed! Thanks for additional links, the one I linked to mentions also that in Lisbon “while the trees cost about $1.9m annually, the services they provided were worth $8.4m.

“So for every $1 a #city invests in its trees, residents get about $4.5 in benefits: energy savings of about $6.20 per tree, #carbonreduction worth $0.33, removal of air #pollution $5.40, and reduced stormwater runoff $47.80. #Trees were also found to add significantly to property values.”

We need to be bold!

Says Chair of BCS #GreenIT Specialist Group John Booth talking to #NetZero Professional's Nick Gibson about #DataCentre strategies for #CarbonReduction

Issues raised:

- Lack of government guidance on #DataCentre sustainability

- Energy consumption recorded via #ClimateChangeAgreements currently excluding a major portion of the ICT estate

- High energy sectors will be subject to increasing scrutiny & regulatory compliance is key

#TechPolicy

https://netzeroprofessional.com/data-centre-strategies-for-carbon-reduction/

Are the voluntary carbon markets (VCM) market truly booming? Are offsets the next big solution or a scam? And what’s up with carbon crypto tokens?

#carbonmarkets #carbonreduction

https://www.forest-trends.org/rd_series/resilience-dispatch-28-the-vcm-in-three-figures/