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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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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

Three are based on what we take from the system: biodiversity loss fresh water land use. Like all other living organisms, we survive by using Earth’s resources. Ocean-acidification is still, just, in the green, and so is aerosol pollution and dust. And this has happened extraordinarily recently.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

These indicators, including but not limited to carbon dioxide, methane, ocean acidification, tropical forest loss, population, GDP, water use, and transportation, have reached the point past natural variation, showing indisputably that the Earth is in a different state than before. .

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Leveraging the ocean's carbon removal potential

GreenBiz

In addition to these opportunities, a range of ocean-based carbon removal approaches could help capture and store billions of tons of carbon. Importantly, these approaches would not increase ocean acidification. The ocean absorbs just under one-third of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, contributing to a rise in ocean acidification.

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Climate change is adversely affecting childrens health worldwide

AGreenLiving

Moreover, since 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized that health issues attributed to climate change can be prevented or improved upon simply by mitigating the climate crisis. Health-related incidents flagged by The Lancet ’s report include increased risks of low birth weight and infant mortality for newborns.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

Nestlé cites the sustainability benefits of reducing overfishing and protecting ocean biodiversity as motivators of these projects. Seaweed, on the other hand, which makes up New Wave’s shrimp-mimic, sequesters carbon and reduces ocean acidification. New Wave Foods. What's next?

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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