Green Tech Challenge

MAY 3, 2019

increase from 2016. Every year, an additional 8 million tonnes of plastic is deposited into the ocean. 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.

Energy Monitor 65

Energy Monitor Waste Waste Plastics 65

Grist

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency’s AgStar program trains farmers to turn animal waste into biofuel using anaerobic digesters, but it is optional — 8,000 farms could implement it, but only about 250 have done so. It can reverse ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide. million dairy cows.

Methane 72

Methane Energy Monitor Ocean acidification Home Energy Monitoring 72

Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

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.

Policy 72

Policy Carbon-neutral Carbon Pollution 72