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The Transformation of Earth Day: What Has Changed and What To Expect – Part 2

Green Business Bureau

More carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use is released into the environment, increasing from ~25 GtCO2 in 1999 to ~37 GtCO2 in 2019. We’re using more plastic. In the 1970s, 35 million tonnes of plastic was produced globally, mounting to 381 million tonnes in 2015. kg/person in 1970 to 43.22

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Earth Day History: Transformation of a Celebration – Part 2

Green Business Bureau

More carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use is released into the environment, increasing from ~25 GtCO2 in 1999 to ~37 GtCO2 in 2019. We’re using more plastic. In the 1970s, 35 million tonnes of plastic was produced globally, mounting to 381 million tonnes in 2015. kg/person in 1970 to 43.22

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‘Gathering Storm’: How ‘Rogue’ Companies are Buying up North Sea Oil and Gas

DeSmogBlog

In March, the UK government ignored campaigners’ calls to end the issuance of offshore oil and gas licences and reverse its policy of maximising economic recovery of fossil fuels in the North Sea, leaving the door open for more privately-owned and less-transparent companies to purchase and profit from North Sea assets.