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PlanetScope and Planet Basemaps Utilized for Carbon Credits Monitoring in Indonesian Tropical Forest

Planet Pulse

Fortunately, organizations around the world are using Planet data to help protect these forests, including mission-based company Permian Global. In the forests of Indonesia, Permian Global has worked in collaboration with the Katingan Mentaya Project in order to protect more than 157,000 hectares of tropical forest peatland.

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Climate change fueled the Australia fires. Now those fires are fueling climate change.

Grist

The most obvious climatic impact of the fires is that they’re spewing millions of tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to a vicious feedback loop of heat and flame. But in New South Wales, this year’s wildfire emissions are off the charts. That’s already huge. Even a 2 to 3 percent change is a lot.”.

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Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction

DeSmogBlog

That’s ExxonMobil touting its “lower-emission solutions” and staff working to “develop our global strategy for creating sustainable energy” while planning a $10 billion investment in new oil and gas reserves in South America. Lower carbon future.” Chevron is “ advancing a lower carbon future.”.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

In the absence of thick multi-year ice, which can be up to five meters deep, any water that refreezes would take the form of much thinner, more navigable seasonable ice. As long as there is ice in a body of water, any surrounding heat energy is carried towards the ice to make it melt. Good news for boats, bad news for polar bears.