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The market for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is expanding rapidly, as major tech companies are funneling nearly a billion dollars to early-stage startups that are experimenting with various methods of carbon capture and sequestration to fight climate change. While government incentives like carbon pricing will ultimately be necessary …

Mohan Munasinghe was born in Sri Lanka and has devoted himself to global climate change research and economic poverty since 1988. During his tenure as vice-chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the institution was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Recently, the Shanghai Media …

Patagonia’s founder is transferring ownership of the company after nearly 50 years into two entities that will help fight the climate crisis. MORE: https://abc7.com/patagonia-founder-yvon-chouinard-news/12230633/ source

Did you know, that a whopping 20% of global wastewater comes from textile dyeing alone? The fashion industry consumes a monstrous amount of water, around 93 billion cubic metres, leaving much of it contaminated by toxic chemicals. According to the UN Environment Programme, 20% of global wastewater comes from textile …

Just Stop Oil activists have thrown tomato soup over Van Gogh’s masterpiece Sunflowers at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The protesters said the demonstration was in relation to the cost of living and climate crises, as they asked: ‘Is art …

There’s a climate change policy that governments have been debating for decades. The USA recently even tried (and failed) to have the words removed from the latest IPCC report (AR6 WGII). This policy is: “Loss & Damage”. Also called “Climate Reparations”, Loss & Damage is a way of seeking climate …

A new study from the World Weather Attribution Group has found that climate change has increased the risk of drought in the northern hemisphere substantially. The study’s authors write that “the extreme conditions manifested in some of the most severe soil moisture droughts on record.” Droughts that previously might have …

PARIS21/ECLAC regional seminar for the Caribbean, 23-24 August 2022. (Full version with subtitles). source

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July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded! Sometimes, understanding the many challenges facing our world isn’t easy or so is the case at least with climate change. Scientists suggest levels of CO2, which as a greenhouse gas traps heat and causes global warming, are now comparable to the Pliocene …