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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

Thanks to their work, companies of all sizes soon may be able invest in ocean sequestration. One pioneer in this area is Shopify, an e-commerce company that has committed to spending $5 million annually on innovative clean technologies. Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

Thanks to their work, companies of all sizes soon may be able invest in ocean sequestration. One pioneer in this area is Shopify, an e-commerce company that has committed to spending $5 million annually on innovative clean technologies. Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great.

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

Green Business Bureau

As human society has continued to innovate exponentially, largely at the expense of the planet, scientists have hypothesized that we are beginning to enter a new epoch, or period of time in history, defined by human impact on the earth known as the Anthropocene. The WAIS holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by around 3.3

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The Blue Economy: Importance of Ocean Conservation

Green Tech Challenge

In addition to plastic waste, 30 to 40% of carbon emissions from cars, buses, airplanes, and manufacturing plants are absorbed by the ocean, causing chemical imbalance in sea water i.e. Ocean Acidification. Intentional implementation of ocean conservation by EVERYONE.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

AGreenLiving

Thanks to their work, companies of all sizes soon may be able invest in ocean sequestration. One pioneer in this area is Shopify, an e-commerce company that has committed to spending $5 million annually on innovative clean technologies. “So you can get at least 1,000 years of sequestration.

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How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself

Grist

Now, it serves a dual purpose, carrying scientists and volunteers on weekends and in off-hours to monitor the coral they’re working to save. We already knew in December 2019 that the bleaching was coming,” Fernandes said, “but we didn’t have the power then to do anything about it, to protect what we had already saved.”.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

AGreenLiving

Thanks to their work, companies of all sizes soon may be able invest in ocean sequestration. One pioneer in this area is Shopify, an e-commerce company that has committed to spending $5 million annually on innovative clean technologies. “So you can get at least 1,000 years of sequestration.