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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

The International Geoshpere-Biosphere Programme and Stockholm Resilience Center published a dashboard of 24 indicators that each depict a synchronous acceleration of upward trends from the 1950s to present day. Ocean acidification – Surface ocean acidity has already increased by 30 percent since pre-industrial times.

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Reaching net zero requires climate intervention and aggressive mitigation

Business Green

With respect to the warnings of the severity of climate change, this is presently far from the case. At present, the construction of an industrial plant large enough reduce the atmospheric CO 2 concentration by one ppm per year (7.81 Currently, international emissions reductions are falling well short of even the 1.9 Gt challenge.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

methane) from animal and land management and land-use change, which make the biggest warming contributions in the agricultural sector.”. These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production.

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for everyone to rise up and demand their leaders take bold climate action like our future depends on it, because it absolutely does.". Key to keeping 1.5C ‘alive' will be a marked reduction in the release of highly-potent methane emissions, which could rapidly slow temperature rise.