by Eric Boles | Oct 19, 2016 | Climate, Climate Action Plan, Energy, Greenhouse Gasses
We often think of universities as being on the leading edge of change – and sometimes that is true. But it’s important to take opportunities to reflect on the data and test those assumptions. That is what Sightlines and the University of New Hampshire recently...
by Linden Cheek | Jun 10, 2016 | Climate, Definitions, Energy, Green Living, Greenhouse Gasses, Policy, Transportation
Something has to be done to combat climate change. A Carbon Tax might be part of the solution. The USA is currently releasing 14.7 trillion pounds, or around 6,673 million metric tons, of CO2e annually. These emissions are largely a result of the burning of fossil...
by Linden Cheek | Jun 8, 2016 | Climate, Definitions, Energy, Green Living, Greenhouse Gasses, Policy, Systems Thinking, Technology, Transportation
Climate Change is a big problem. It is so big, in fact, that individual action—while necessary—is not enough to stop the dire predictions of a warmer world from becoming reality. It turns out that as Americans, only about 40% of our 24 metric ton personal carbon...
by Linden Cheek | May 27, 2016 | Climate, Definitions, Greenhouse Gasses, Natural Systems, Policy, Social Systems, Systems Thinking
In any discussion on Climate Change, the idea of 2°C threshold of temperature increase gets thrown around a lot. Everyone seems to know that we mustn’t let our world get more than 2°C hotter. But few people know why. Despite how often this threshold is...
by Linden Cheek | May 25, 2016 | Climate, Definitions, Energy, Greenhouse Gasses
Agreeing that humans have drastically altered our earth’s climate by releasing massive amounts of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) into the atmosphere is a no-brainer. However, understanding the individual effect each of these gases has on Climate Change can be a bit more...
by Linden Cheek | May 23, 2016 | Climate, Climate Action Plan, Definitions, Energy, Greenhouse Gasses
Chances are if you have read anything about climate change, whether a scholarly article or your grandma’s Facebook post – you have run into the term GHG. GHG is an acronym used to represent “Greenhouse Gas”, but understanding what theses gases...
