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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

Like all other living organisms, we survive by using Earth’s resources. New Delhi, November 2021: A municipal truck uses anti-smog gun to spray water on the road for dust suppression (image credit: PradeepGaurs / Shutterstock.com). Ocean-acidification is still, just, in the green, and so is aerosol pollution and dust.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

Ocean-based sequestration heats ups. Mon, 02/01/2021 - 00:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. Until recently, ocean sequestration, also known as blue carbon, attracted little attention outside academic and think-tank circles. You can download the entire report here.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

Ocean-based sequestration heats up. Mon, 02/01/2021 - 00:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. Until recently, ocean sequestration, also known as blue carbon, attracted little attention outside academic and think-tank circles. You can download the entire report here.

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Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial

Grist

“Last year was a really pivotal year in terms of getting past the industry’s big push and their delay tactics,” said Alyssa Johl, vice president for the legal program at the Center for Climate Integrity, an environmental advocacy organization that provides support for these cases.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

Tue, 06/08/2021 - 02:12. 2021 is the year of the shrimp," said Michelle Wolf, co-founder of New Wave Foods, which is doubling its staff of 15 people by the end of the year and moving its Connecticut R&D kitchen to New York. This is just a sampling of the organizations exploring the seafood-analog realm. Elsa Wenzel.

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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

In one of these cases, small island states are seeking an advisory opinion that defines countries’ legal requirements for protecting the oceans from harmful climate impacts — such as ocean acidification and sea level rise – that threaten their very existence. In the U.S., It’s a big problem,” Tigre told DeSmog. “I

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

According to a 2021 study by researchers from the New York University (NYU) Department of Environmental Studies, meat companies “emphasize mitigating energy use, with limited focus on emissions (e.g., Here is a summary of the main criticisms of the meat industry’s claims. cropland and help the U.S.