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A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought

Grist

Climate change has altered those conditions though, by warming oceans to record high temperatures and introducing more freshwater through sea-ice and glacier melt. degrees Fahrenheit) of warming. “We’re We’re talking huge, huge climate changes in a very short time,” said Ditlevsen. “We

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NY Bond Act is Big News for Climate

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billion to improve public health and reduce pollution Green roofing and rooftop gardens, clean energy, and zero emission school buses will all help reduce emissions and help cool off urban areas. As sea levels rise and floods become more common, infrastructure like this will be all the more critical to reducing damage.

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Report: It’s time for the U.S. to research solar geoengineering

Grist

To avoid the most disastrous sea-level rise, storms, heat waves, and drought, the best available science says that greenhouse gas emissions must be cut in half in the next decade or so and brought to net-zero by the middle of the century. Right now, clouds are one of the least understood factors in climate change research. “We

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Greener buildings: How to make offices, warehouses, factories, and shops more climate resilient

Business Green

Hosted in association with Equans, the latest BusinessGreen webinar explored how firms can ensure buildings remain safe and productive as climate impacts intensify Climate action is typically cleaved into two broad categories. At the local level, overheating or flash flood risks can vary from street to street and building to building.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

In just ten years, Jacobson has harnessed passion, determination and science to re-frame the way renewable energy is seen and, ultimately, accepted as a viable solution to climate change and air pollution. Climate Change Conference in Paris. This was the first time we “met,” albeit via a cross-country phone call.

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

Here are fifty recently published books on the subjects of global warming, climate mitigation and social change. Climate impacts 2. Climate action 4. Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. These books are organized in the following six categories: 1.

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1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World

DeSmogBlog

In 2015, nearly 200 countries agreed to “Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C C above pre-industrial levels , recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change”.

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