2006 IPCC guidelines may change national greenhouse gas inventories

Under the Paris agreement, each country must provide a reliable inventory of greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) using guidance provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Under the Enhanced Transparency Framework, each country must apply the 2006 IPCC guidelines to complete greenhouse gas inventories. The…

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We will soon lose crucial eyes on what’s going on in the ozone layer

Humankind will soon lose a great deal of vigilance over the ozone layer, which shields life on Earth from harmful solar radiation. The impending loss of NASA’s Aura and the Canadian Space Agency’s SCISAT satellites threatens scientists’ ability to closely monitor compounds that destroy ozone and alter stratospheric circulation. With no planned missions to replace…

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