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Restoring our planet: Research Topics on COP26

Frontiers

The Role of Ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies for Climate Mitigation. The Impact of Microorganisms on Consumption of Atmospheric Trace Gases. The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technologies in a Net-Zero Carbon Future. Research Topics: 1) Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

The greenhouse effect is a popular name for the earth’s warming effect which occurs naturally when gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. The changes to the world's oceans include warming, more frequent marine heatwaves, ocean acidification, and reduced oxygen levels.

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Will renewable energy save us from climate change?

Global Green

Ultimately, the message conveyed by Moore is renewable technology is not enough to save our planet from climate change and the only way forward is for the human race to slow down. What are the limitations of renewable technologies? Ocean energy. How green are renewables? Hydropower. So, what?”.

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Interview with Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Program

Environmental Progress

Many economists believe technological change is the foundation of our high energy societies. It gives us the food we eat, the water we drink, the materials with which we build our homes, and the mechanisms that regulate our weather patterns, our ocean currents, and much more. Do you disagree? Absolutely.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.

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Waste and Water Woes

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

In North Carolina, where many hog CAFOs lie within 100 miles of the Atlantic Ocean, several hurricanes have struck and caused lagoons to overflow, including Hurricane Florence in 2018, Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Sustainable Development of Water Resources. 6 How does EQIP work? NRCS Protracts.

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What today’s students think about climate change

Legal Planet

What makes me most optimistic are the recent technological innovations and falling costs for renewable energy generation, battery storage and alternative fuel vehicles. Removing carbon from the atmosphere will take a global effort towards significant innovation and rapid implementation. –Laurel Hunt, JD 2023.