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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

DeSmogBlog

In its analysis of the new data, InfluenceMap, a London-based nonprofit think tank, found that two-thirds of investor- and state-owned fossil fuel companies outside of North America expanded oil and gas operations between 2016 and 2022. Only in North America were a slim minority of carbon majors — 16 of 37 — linked to rising emissions.

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The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea

Grist

It can reverse ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide. We’d have to grow quite a bit of seaweed to rely on it for sequestration: One study suggests we could remove the equivalent of 42 percent of all current global CO2 emissions by covering 4 percent of the world’s oceans in seaweed farms — but that’s a lot of ocean.

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The Blue Economy: Importance of Ocean Conservation

Green Tech Challenge

increase from 2016. In addition to plastic waste, 30 to 40% of carbon emissions from cars, buses, airplanes, and manufacturing plants are absorbed by the ocean, causing chemical imbalance in sea water i.e. Ocean Acidification. Intentional implementation of ocean conservation by EVERYONE. Thailand earned US57.5

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Review of Climate Policy Options

Low Carbon Prosperity

Emitting carbon pollution causes local air pollution and health costs plus the economic damages from storms, crop-loss, forest fires, rising sea-levels, ocean acidification, spread of disease and other issues. The failed 2016 revenue neutral carbon tax , Initiative 732 , was a pure pricing mechanism. have a catalytic converter.

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Video Storytelling: 20 Best Climate Change and Sustainability Documentaries (Plus How To Tell Your Green Story)

Green Business Bureau

These include climate change, biosphere integrity (functional and generic), land-system change, freshwater use, biogeochemical flows (nitrogen and phosphorus), ocean acidification, atmospheric aerosol pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, and the release of novel chemicals. tar sand oil pipelines on October 11, 2016.