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Effect of COVID-19 on Environment

The Environmental Blog

So that many rivers, lakes, ponds, and oceans are also getting polluted and due to that, it directly affects on the animals, coral ribs, plants present in the water. Due to air pollution the ozone layer gets depleted and that was nothing but an indication of increasing global warming. Mother Earth after Corona Virus:-.

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Chalmers University: battery development will reduce electric aircraft life cycle impact

Charged

Impact categories under consideration included global warming from greenhouse gas emissions, mineral resource scarcity from the use of rare minerals, particle emissions, acidic emissions and ground-level ozone formation. Source: Chalmers

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Prevention: A profitable mindset when it comes to gas leaks

Envirotec Magazine

CFCs have a high chlorine content and have been linked strongly to ozone depletion and global warming. HCFCs were considered an improvement when they were first introduced, as they have lower chlorine and make a lesser contribution to ozone depletion and global warming. Green hydrogen.

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

GreenBiz

At one such event in 2014, speaker Christopher Monckton surveyed the room and declared that everyone there agreed that humanity’s "emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases have contributed to the measured global warming since 1950." His point was to make it clear that "we are not climate change deniers."

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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too

Envirotec Magazine

C present-day global warming relative to pre-industrial times. Due to its climate and indirect health impacts (methane is a precursor for ozone which is an air pollutant that damages human health and crops), methane mitigation has recently become a global policy priority.

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How To Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

At present, calculating a carbon footprint is completely voluntary, but has gained traction due to increasing stakeholder interest. This translation is based on the global warming potential (GWP) of a given GHG. This means that 1 tonne of CH 4 has the global warming potential of 21 tonnes of CO 2.

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

Green Business Bureau

The International Geoshpere-Biosphere Programme and Stockholm Resilience Center published a dashboard of 24 indicators that each depict a synchronous acceleration of upward trends from the 1950s to present day. If this permafrost thaws, it will release CO2 and methane which can even further accelerate global warming.