Dear Reader: From NOAA’s Climate.gov, “Carbon dioxide is Earth’s most important greenhouse gas: a gas that absorbs and radiates heat. Unlike oxygen or nitrogen (which make up most of our atmosphere), greenhouse gases absorb heat radiating from the Earth’s surface and re-release it in all directions—including back toward Earth’s surface. Without carbon dioxide, Earth’s natural […]
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Many state and local policy makers are exploring or implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy policies that achieve emissions and health benefits, particularly by reducing criteria air pollutants and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As discussed in Part One, “The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” of this Guide, emissions and health benefits include
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Based on analysis from NOAA’s Global Monitoring Lab, global average atmospheric carbon dioxide was 414.72 parts per million (“ppm” for short) in 2021, setting a new record high despite the continued economic drag from the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the jump of 2.58 ppm over 2021 amounts tied for 5th-highest annual increase in NOAA’s 63-year