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5 Ways We Can Stop Ocean Acidification

The Environmental Blog

Although it may not be discussed frequently, ocean acidification is one of the biggest problems humanity (and the environment) faces today. The rising acidity of the ocean is not only harming biodiversity and marine ecosystems, but is impacting human industries that rely on the ocean’s resources.

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'Every fraction of warming matters': World careering towards irreversible climate impacts, top scientists warn

Business Green

That is the stark consensus of the world's leading climate scientists in a landmark UN report today, which offers the clearest picture yet of both the scale of global warming already being experienced and the likely impacts of further temperature rises that are set to play out over the coming decades.

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Climate change is adversely affecting childrens health worldwide

AGreenLiving

Collated and published each year before the international negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), The Lancet ’s Countdown strongly emphasizes that tackling climate change would be a significant global health opportunity. The Lancet Via EurekAlert Image via Shutterstock.

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IPCC landmark report warns about the state of the oceans, polar ice content and the climate crisis

AGreenLiving

Warm ocean water is less likely to hold oxygen, leading to subsequent ocean acidification. Marine biodiversity is thrown off-kilter, leaving certain ocean regions devoid of life. Hence, for the 70-member coalition known as the Ocean and Climate Platform, the ocean’s sustainability comes into question.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

Producers claim their animal feed comes from responsible sources and their livestock use land unsuitable for other uses, all the while supporting biodiversity and capturing carbon from the atmosphere through holistic or other types of “regenerative” grazing. For example, while Brazilian meat giant JBS reported emissions of 7.14

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

All nations, especially the G20 and other major emitters, need to join the net zero emissions coalition and reinforce their commitments with credible, concrete and enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions and policies before COP26 in Glasgow. "We We need immediate action on energy. Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree