FLASHCARD - CASE STUDIES+RENEWABLE- SEMESTER 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

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The study links emissions from major fossil fuel companies to dozens of deadly heatwaves for the first time.

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Any one of the 14 biggest companies alone could account for more than 50 otherwise virtually impossible heatwaves.

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ExxonMobil’s fossil fuels made 51 heatwaves at least 100 times more likely.

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Saudi Aramco’s emissions were implicated alongside ExxonMobil’s in making heatwaves more likely.

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Global heating contributes to at least 500,000 heat-related deaths each year.

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The 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave was made almost 3°C cooler by climate change.

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Emissions from the 180 “carbon major” companies explained about half the increase in heatwave intensity.

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Emissions due to forest destruction made up most of the remaining increase in intensity.

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From 2010 to 2019, the 213 heatwaves studied became, on average, twice as likely due to the climate crisis.

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Quantifying contributions from single emitters could help establish potential legal liability.

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