Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

But it nevertheless delivers a very straightforward conclusion: achieving net zero emissions right across the planet as soon as possible and ideally before 2050 is the only pathway forward for humanity if the worst climate impacts are to be avoided. Natural carbon sinks become less effective as emissions rise. by the 2100.

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Grist

MARCH 16, 2021

At least it did, before the ocean swallowed the carbon emissions belched out by industrializing nations and began to swell. Now, the boot is losing a football field of land every hour to the rising tide. The state could lose a third of its coast by 2050. But the benefits of the project outweigh the negatives.

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Sea level rise Climate change Fossil fuels Carbon-negative 145

Grist

APRIL 14, 2022

In the early 2010s, climate scientists were painting a grim picture of the future: If humans didn’t curb carbon dioxide emissions, the world was headed toward 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 Scientists now estimate that current emissions trajectories make a 4-degree scenario highly implausible, even as total carbon emissions continue to rise.

Global warming 87

Global warming Sea level rise Carbon-negative Policy 87

Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Landmark IPCC report provides wave of stark warnings, but stresses that rapidly putting the global economy on course to net zero emissions by 2050 could hugely reduce the escalating impacts that will result from a warmer world. Some of these impacts are now thought to be irreversible within timespans stretching to thousands of years.

Sea level rise 83

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Carbon capture and sequestration have often been considered technologies of last resort. As emissions keep rising and global carbon budgets decline, it is becoming increasingly apparent that if we are to stave off the worst of climate change we must deploy and scale these desperate remedies as quickly as possible. Welch, 2019).

Carbon 52

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

But the solutions are there On the other hand, the report stresses there is still time to deliver a low-carbon, sustainable economy where climate-resilient development becomes the norm. And the private sector is playing a starring role in this collective failure, as the actors that make the real economy work.

Climate change 36

Climate change Carbon-negative Global warming Carbon 36

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

Eras in the Earth’s history are defined by major climactic events and distinguished through the fossil record, carbon dating, and other methods. Freshwater use – Water is becoming increasingly scarce – by 2050 about half a billion people are likely to be subject to water insecurity. The Holocene. The Anthropocene.

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