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Climate change is creating security threats around the world - and militaries are responding

Business Green

A range of climate scenarios have been forecast - but common to all is increased frequency and scale of extreme weather events, more droughts and floods, melting of ice caps and permafrost, rise in sea levels, and oceanic acidification and deoxygenation. Carbon bootprints. Climate change also amplifies national security risks.

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? Charting a course to curb maritime emissions

Climate Tech VC

Despite fears about cost increases and low-sulfur fuel availability, the change was a success in terms of decreasing pollution that contributes to ocean acidification and harms the health of humans and marine life. IMO will assign a CII rating, with A being the best, least carbon-intensive and E being the worst, most carbon-intensive.