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Solar roof, Murray Elementary School, Fort Stewart "Changing the climate will have both harmful and beneficial effects on farming. Although hotter temperatures alone would tend to depress crop yields, higher concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase yields, and that fertilizing effect is likely to offset the harmful effects of heat on cotton, peanuts, soybeans, and wheat—if ...
The world's food production is responsible for approximately a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions produced by humanity each year, [97] with livestock alone accounting for 14.5% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. [98] The carbon dioxide emissions associated with food are estimated to be 2.2 tons per person annually, from production to ...
Section 202(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act requires the Administrator of the EPA to establish standards "applicable to the emission of any air pollutant from…new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, which in [her] judgment cause, or contribute to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare" (emphasis added). [3]
In 2020, carbon dioxide emissions fell by 6.4% or 2.3 billion tonnes globally. [346] Greenhouse gas emissions rebounded later in the pandemic as many countries began lifting restrictions. The direct impact of pandemic policies had a negligible long-term impact on climate change.
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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, pronounced "Reggie") is the first mandatory market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the United States.RGGI is a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia to cap and reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions ...
Georgia Power will be required to capture 90% of carbon dioxide emissions at three new gas-fired plants under new federal guidelines..
The Georgia Ports Authority awarded a $48.7 million grant from the EPA's Clean Port Grant to help lower emissions in Savannah and Brunswick.