Is China Emitting a Climate-Super Pollutant in Violation of Treaty? [1]
"Concentrations of HFC-23, one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, remained elevated in East Asia after China, a known past polluter, agreed to curb emissions."
Anything related to air quality, air pollution, or the atmosphere
"Concentrations of HFC-23, one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, remained elevated in East Asia after China, a known past polluter, agreed to curb emissions."
"Virginia’s largest utility provider has faced a backlash from the state’s environmental community since it announced plans to build a new, large fossil fuel facility in Chesterfield."
Top environmental journalists and others at the Society of Environmental Journalists annual “Journalists’ Guide to Environment and Energy” program foresee some challenging realities to cover in 2024, most notably with the ongoing impacts of climate change. Bright signs emerged as well. Read our take, watch the event video [19] and visit our full “2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy [20]” special report.
"A flesh-eating fungus is expanding its range in the American West - and scientists suspect climate change is driving the spread."
"Residents say a hazardous waste incinerator’s emissions violate their new constitutional right to a “healthful environment.”"
In our annual look-ahead on the environment and energy beat in 2024, we see a bumpy ride on global climate change talks coupled with more climate-driven disasters, even amid the evolving energy transition. And we see possible risks to ocean life from deep sea mining and continuing risks to human life from pollution of air, water and land. Insights in our overview [43] and our full “2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment & Energy [20]” special report.
"Ever looked up at the clouds and wondered where they came from? That's exactly what atmospheric researcher Lubna Dada studies at the Paul Scherrer Institute. She is part of an international project called CLOUD, wherein she and fellow atmospheric scientists study how clouds form and the role they play in the climate."
"India's Supreme Court ordered authorities in the states surrounding New Delhi on Tuesday to stop farmers burning crop residue, as the air quality from smog engulfing the world's most polluted capital during the past week reached hazardous levels."
"With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall. But it didn’t happen. Instead this year’s ozone hole was about average size for the last 20 years, even a bit smaller than 2022’s, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."
"The container shipping lines that carry the bulk of global trade are betting on greener technologies, but there are still reasons those wagers could fail."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/china-emitting-climate-super-pollutant-violation-treaty
[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia
[9] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18112023/china-montreal-protocol-hfc-23/
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/residents-and-enviros-slam-new-dominion-gas-power-plant-slap-face
[11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure
[15] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic
[17] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18112023/dominion-peaker-plant-chesterfield-virginia-2/
[18] https://www.sej.org/publications/sej-news/gathering-offers-sobering-look-ahead-2024-glimmers-hope
[19] https://www.sej.org/sejs-2024-journalists-guide-environment-and-energy
[20] https://www.sej.org/publications/sej-news/2024-journalists-guide-environment-and-energy
[21] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/sej-news
[22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1
[23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice
[25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries
[26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health
[28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy
[32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[33] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/alaska-and-hawaii
[34] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast
[35] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southwest
[36] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international
[37] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/south-america
[38] https://www.sej.org/headlines/valley-fever-invisible-killer
[39] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/valley-fever-spread-climate-change-coccidioides-fungus/?itid=sf_climate_climate_top-table_p001_f010
[40] https://www.sej.org/headlines/new-york-attorney-general-argues-limiting-green-amendments-reach
[41] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast
[42] https://theintercept.com/2023/11/09/new-york-norlite-hazardous-waste-green-amendment/
[43] https://www.sej.org/publications/special-reports/floods-fires-dysfunction-another-year-ahead-faltering-steps-environment
[44] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/special-reports
[45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business
[46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government
[47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation
[48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste
[49] https://www.sej.org/headlines/future-curious-climate-scientists-are-researching-how-trees-form-clouds
[50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmentalists
[51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science
[52] https://www.npr.org/2023/11/08/1198908517/trees-aerosols-climate-change-cloud-formation
[53] https://www.sej.org/headlines/india-court-tells-states-stop-crop-burning-amid-hazardous-new-delhi-air
[54] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture
[55] https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-top-court-tells-states-stop-crop-burning-new-delhis-air-turns-hazardous-2023-11-07/
[56] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ozone-hole-about-average-size-despite-undersea-volcano-eruption
[57] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/antarctica-arctic
[58] https://apnews.com/article/ozone-hole-antarctica-undersea-volcano-19a41d78a332e9d75b11d15d71131974
[59] https://www.sej.org/headlines/shipping-adds-heavily-climate-change-are-green-ships-solution
[60] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/business/economy/shipping-climate-change-green-fuel.html
[61] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air?page=5
[62] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air?page=2
[63] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air?page=3
[64] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air?page=4
[65] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air?page=7
[66] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air?page=8
[67] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air?page=9
[68] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air?page=10
[69] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air?page=182