ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A research project is ongoing to evaluate the viability of geothermal cooling for agro-industrial buildings at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) in Brazil, in partnership with the University of São Paulo (USP). The project is supported by the State Government through the Mato Grosso Research Support Foundation (FAPEMAT).

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The City Fix

APRIL 27, 2023

Many people point to forest restoration as a way to curb climate change, where replanted forests sequester carbon in trees and soils. But emerging evidence shows that restoration can provide non-carbon climate benefits, too — in particular, reducing heat and regulating rainfall. Here’s what.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

Also, the loss of trees and other vegetation causes soil erosion, which increases the risks for flooding and a host of other problems such as land loss for indigenous people and habitat loss for endemic flora and fauna species. The rainforest’s canopy, for example, regulates temperature, cooling the atmosphere.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Everywhere is being impacted, but parts of Africa, Asia, Central and South America, the Arctic regions, and small island states are at particular risk. Cities, meanwhile, can be cooled by parks and ponds and greening streets and buildings' rooftops and walls.

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