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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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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak chose the very day of the summit to announce that his government will push off the deadlines for phase-outs of methane gas-burning boilers, as well as sales of new gasoline and diesel-fueled cars. The case came before the European Court of Human Rights in a high-stakes hearing on September 27.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

methane) from animal and land management and land-use change, which make the biggest warming contributions in the agricultural sector.”. These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production.

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Reaching net zero requires climate intervention and aggressive mitigation

Business Green

This must be optimally complemented by sharp reductions in the rise in concentrations of short-lived greenhouse gases, in particular methane, which will further slow warming and thereby limit the time and amount of the required intervention. The choice is ours.

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? Charting a course to curb maritime emissions

Climate Tech VC

With the growth of e-commerce and demand for faster shipping (which means burning more fuel), maritime emissions increased nearly 5% between 2020 and 2021. The drop in sulfur oxide emissions, which ironically have a cooling effect in the atmosphere by reflecting light, has also played a role in record high ocean temps this year.

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

Business Green

This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for everyone to rise up and demand their leaders take bold climate action like our future depends on it, because it absolutely does.". Key to keeping 1.5C ‘alive' will be a marked reduction in the release of highly-potent methane emissions, which could rapidly slow temperature rise.