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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre based on analysis in Richardson et al 2023, CC BY-ND. And nearly all of us use fossil fuels, plastics, chemicals and products from intensive agriculture. We are still in the green for ozone-depleting chemicals. billion humans – nearly all of them poor. So how are we doing?

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New Report Highlights Pesticides’ Overlooked Climate Connection

DeSmogBlog

Not only do pesticides directly contribute to the climate crisis, but a changing climate is likely to intensify pressure from agricultural pests and decrease plant resiliency, resulting in greater pesticide usage and therefore further greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.

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Risk, doubt, and the burden of proof in the climate debate

GreenBiz

It is gradual, and it derives largely from the familiar and widespread practice of burning fossil fuels. More often, it is implicitly built into the conversation, as it was in so many other public debates, like those over leaded gas, ozone and tobacco. Risk & Resilience. Disaster Recovery. Collective Insight.

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Risk, doubt, and the burden of proof in the climate debate

AGreenLiving

It is gradual, and it derives largely from the familiar and widespread practice of burning fossil fuels. ” More often, it is implicitly built into the conversation, as it was in so many other public debates, like those over leaded gas, ozone and tobacco.

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

GreenBiz

Soil removes about 25 percent of the world’s fossil fuel emissions each year through carbon sequestering, a natural way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Problematically, agronomists have a dearth of information on the biomes that makes up our soil.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Scope 1 emissions Scope 1 emissions, as defined by the GHG Protocol, are GHGs released directly by the business in question by the burning of fossil fuels onsite. Well, activity data represents production and is used to reflect fossil fuel energy demand. if there is a fossil-fuel or biomass generation component).

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

AGreenLiving

Soil removes about 25 percent of the world’s fossil fuel emissions each year through carbon sequestering, a natural way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Problematically, agronomists have a dearth of information on the biomes that makes up our soil.

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