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The United Nations’ highest judicial body ruled Wednesday that nations have a “duty” to prevent environmental harm and are obliged to limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, which come primarily from fossil fuels.(wapo.st)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

13 hours ago

Italy’s highest court rules that Italian judges can hear climate change lawsuits to protect people’s human rights.(wtop.com)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

3 days ago

Ships are triggering methane gas emissions in cold water shipping lanes as the sediment releases gas from the ships' pressure waves -- observed emissions that were 20 times higher in the shipping lane than in undisturbed nearby areas.(nature.com)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

11 days ago

On the hottest day this year, behind-the-meter solar made up as much as 22% of the power being used in New England at any given time. VT's largest utility relieved some grid pressure by deploying its widespread network of residential and EV batteries.(canarymedia.com)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

14 days ago

Donation for my Initiative

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AKPOBOME AGADAIGHO — MicroMasters DEDP

15 days ago

There are >200,000 natural gas leaks per year requiring emergency response, costing U.S. fire departments at least $564 million yearly ... and untold climate damage together with the far larger number of smaller leaks.

Article/paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421524002349?via%3Dihub

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

18 days ago

Used EV Batteries being repurposed into Grid Batteries is now in full production -- there's more value in those batteries than currently modeled in LCOS figures!(energy-storage.news)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

23 days ago

Quaise achieves 30' microwave drilling -- progress from inches, but not at all something MIT could depend on for Decarbonization except to stall any real progress for decades. Decarbonize NOW with low cost heat pumps to show real MIT leadership, not just talk about leadership!(cleantechnica.com)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

a month ago

"Heaven and Earth" - Salem MA church led Thermal Energy Network project with geothermal heat pumps, like MIT should do for rapid and cost-effective decarbonization! Check out article in right bar, too!(insideclimatenews.org)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

a month ago

First U.S. company to land an all-electric aircraft carrying passengers at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport -- 45 minute trip took only ~$8 electricity which could be a real game changer.(generalaviationnews.com)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

a month ago

The World’s Oceans Are a ‘Ticking Time Bomb,’ Reaching Dangerous Acidification Levels Earlier Than Scientists Thought -- MIT, Time To Lead On Real Climate Action!!(insideclimatenews.org)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

a month ago

Study shows Paris Agreement goal limiting warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial level isn’t ambitious enough to save polar ice and stave off sea level rise of three feet or more by the end of this century. MIT, decarbonize NOW with MITTEN plan to be responsible to the planet and teach others!(insideclimatenews.org)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

a month ago

Study Says Clean Energy Rollbacks Will Cost Economy $1.1 Trillion by 2035 -- while not at the same scale, MIT faces similar $$ waste by not rapidly decarbonizing the campus!(insideclimatenews.org)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

a month ago

Some Hopeful News About the Future of the World’s Corals(insideclimatenews.org)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

2 months ago

"Ocean temperatures of nearly 98 degrees were recorded by a buoy in Everglades National Park last weekend, where conditions are now more typical of July."(washingtonpost.com)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

2 months ago

"Fast-rising seas have forced some coastal communities to endure flooding far more frequently than previously thought, and much more often than federal tide gauges would suggest ... May 2023 through April 2024 … 26 days of flooding in Beaufort, 65 days in Carolina Beach and 128 days in Sea Level."(washingtonpost.com)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

2 months ago

Bravo to Prof. John Fernández and the whole MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative team who have clearly helped MIT get to the point of actively working on Climate Solutions! Let's hope the new "Climate Project" does mean a real focus on “Solutions”, perhaps starting with MIT's own emissions.(environmentalsolutions.mit.edu)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

2 months ago

"U.S. alone.. extreme weather costs roughly $150 billion each year from direct impacts such as damage to infrastructure, agricultural losses and widespread injuries, according to a 2023 federal assessment"(insideclimatenews.org)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

2 months ago

It's depressing reading how much local and climate pollution a gas pipeline extension brings with massive methane leaking from compressor stations, sometimes flared which are very polluting (poor quality flame)! Informative article.(insideclimatenews.org)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

2 months ago

Installed Battery Storage (BESS) capacity in California has grown >20x from 771MW in 2019 to now 15,763MW! That's 30% of CA’s 2045 goal in only 6 years with batteries only getting cheaper. The Clean Energy Revolution is well underway!!(energy-storage.news)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

2 months ago

"Thermal Energy Networks in the United States -- Emerging Opportunities, Challenges, and Needs" -- It's very good to see Thermal Energy Networks finally getting the attention they should. Now if MIT's administration would only learn.

The report "Thermal Energy Networks in the United States -- Emerging Opportunities, Challenges, and Needs" is pretty good in it's completeness. It does need a expert technical review for some details that are not precise and/or wrong, but on the whole very good. Source: https://www.transformativestrategi…

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

2 months ago

Per IEA, it's looking like we're Past Peak Oil! The result of "In 2024, there were around 590 electric car models available worldwide"?!

Source: https://www.iea.org/product/download/020479-000287-020212

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

2 months ago

First net zero skyscraper(trellis.net)

Claude Gerstle

2 months ago

Atmospheric levels of CO2 jumped by a record amount in 2024 — 25% larger increase than the previous record jump set in 2015. Separately, researchers have found the world’s forests and lands may be absorbing less CO2 from the atmosphere compared to previous years, a potentially ominous development.(cnn.com)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

3 months ago

More than 92% of the new electric capacity built worldwide last year was clean -- a new high watermark for solar, wind, and other renewable energy resources! Just short of 3x renewables by 2030.(irena.org)

Rick Clemenzi — MIT'81, Systems Engineer

3 months ago

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