This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability.
. Though not the highest, it’s not a good sign: the ten warmest years on record have all occurred since 2010. That can make the idea of reversing or even reducing carbon emissions to stop rising global warming seem hopeless.
But it’s not hopeless. Not only are there new technologies on the horizon, there are also ways to improve current infrastructure to make them more efficient and emit fewer pollutants and greenhouse gasses., which estimates that it’s possible to reduce the carbon emissions of natural gas-fired power by as much as 71% a year through a variety of mitigation efforts.
Large-scale weather and climate disasters totaling at least $1 billion in losses cost the U.S. an estimated $165 billion in 2022, according to data released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, making it the third-most costly year ever recorded by the agency.
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