Are direct water vapor emissions endangering anyone?
Real Climate
JULY 31, 2025
0 % ~ 96% (impact of T on saturation vapor pressure) Adverse effects of increase Increased heat waves, sea level rise, etc.
The Right to a Healthy Environment as a Catalyst for Urgent and Ambitious Climate Action at the IACtHR
Law Columbia
JULY 15, 2025
States must adopt “binding measures” to achieve the mitigation target, apply the maximum available resources, avoid reliance on unproven technologies, and target the main sources of emissions (fossil fuels, agriculture and deforestation).
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The Fast Fashion Backlash Is Fueling a Sustainability Revolution
Scientific American
JUNE 17, 2025
And because roughly 60 percent of global textiles now contain plastic derived from fossil fuels, it is estimated that more than a third of the microplastics in the oceans today were shed from clothing. Cotton agriculture alone uses 2.1 percent of the world’s arable land. “People are still interested in fashion trends.
Extreme weather ran amok in 2024, report
A Greener Life
JANUARY 19, 2025
An end to deforestation would protect ecosystems from drought and wildfire, as dense vegetation can absorb and retain moisture. As the worlds most important land-based carbon sink, the Amazon is crucial for the stability of the global climate.
Forests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon
New Scientist
JULY 29, 2025
Read more Deforestation is partly to blame for Amazon's worst-ever drought Advertisement Animals contain just a tiny fraction of the carbon stored in the environments where they live. We’re losing the regrowth potential of tropical forests.”
Bury it, don’t burn it: turning biomass waste into a carbon solution
Physics World
JUNE 3, 2025
These include direct air capture (DAC) and ocean alkalinity enhancement, which involves tweaking the chemistry of oceans so that they absorb more CO 2. Reforestation – Conversion to forest of land that was previously deforested. To count as CDR, this capture must lead to increased ocean CO 2 uptake. straw) or marine (e.g.
Analysis: After Trump cut funding for energy transitions overseas, could China step in?
A Greener Life
JUNE 6, 2025
Analysis: Coal extraction in Indonesia is driving deforestation Priority coal decommissioning projects under Indonesia’s JETP programme include the 660-megawatt Cirebon-1 plant and Pelabuhan Ratu. There is also uncertainty around the remaining 97.4% However, JETPs also offer valuable lessons.
HotSpots H2O: Years-Long Drought Pushes Brazil to the Brink
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Scientists attribute the drought’s severity to climate change, deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and the La Niña weather pattern. After a decade of dry conditions, a drought in Brazil is straining the country’s economy, energy systems, and environment. Reservoirs are dwindling, causing major deficits in hydroelectric power.
Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2021
One tipping point scientists have on their radar is the Atlantic Meridional Oceanic Current, a stream of water running northward up the Atlantic whose flow depends on a precise temperature gradient. Warming ocean temperatures could cause this current to slow down or collapse altogether.
Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)
Real Climate
AUGUST 13, 2021
This is a pretty clear illustration of how sea level starts to rise slowly; but in the long run, sea-level rise caused by fossil-fuel burning and deforestation in our generation could literally go off the chart and inundate many coastal cities and wipe entire island nations off the map. But first things first. Observed Past Rise.
Mexico y el Cambio Climático
Legal Planet
MAY 5, 2022
Its location between two oceans, as well as its latitude and topography significantly increase Mexico’s exposure to extreme hydro meteorological events.” Mexico’s climate commitment for 2030 under the Paris Agreement calls for cutting emissions 22%, cutting black carbon by half, and achieving net-zero deforestation.
Analysis: How Costa Rica reversed deforestation and raised millions for conservation
A Greener Life
JANUARY 18, 2022
During last November’s COP26 climate change conference, the president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, signed an agreement that will see US$20 million flow towards the conservation of the country’s forests, funds earmarked to increase protection and help avoid deforestation. Debt-for-nature swaps in Costa Rica.
The AMOC: tipping this century, or not?
Real Climate
AUGUST 25, 2023
Not in summer when the ocean is covered by a shallow surface mixed layer heated by the sun and highly dependent on weather conditions.) The argument has been made that the ‘cold blob’ might not be caused by an AMOC decline but by heat loss at the ocean surface. We argued in Caesar et al. The reanalysis data show the latter is the case.
Analysis: Moving the dial on ocean-based CO2 removal
A Greener Life
APRIL 1, 2022
Two reports published in the US look seriously at the practicalities and responsibilities of altering the ocean to tackle the climate crisis. Two recent developments aim to clear a path for testing these controversial methods in the ocean. The ocean as a carbon sink. Photo credit: Daniel Poloha / Alamy. By Olive Heffernan.
The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
In particular, he said, “reliance upon coal, on the other hand, could aggravate the ‘greenhouse effect,’ whereby excess carbon dioxide (which accompanies coal burning) traps heat inside the earth’s atmosphere, thus possibly melting the icecaps and raising the level of the oceans.”
2023 confirmed as the warmest year ever recorded
A Greener Life
JANUARY 11, 2024
As well as the burning of fossil fuels and other climate-causing human activities such as deforestation, the temperature records in 2023 were also boosted by the El Nino weather phenomenon. This warms the surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean and contributes to higher global temperatures. What’s in store for 2024?
Emergency?
Legal Planet
JULY 5, 2023
Wildfire in Canada , smoke in NYC , heat domes in Texas , massive heat in the Atlantic ocean are just some of this month’s news. The world’s scientists warn of massive disruption to the planet in report after report. The leading edge of that disruption is already here.
IPCC: The planet is on red alert
A Greener Life
AUGUST 13, 2021
The report states that a warming climate does not just impact temperatures but other settled weather patterns in different regions such as changes to wetness and dryness, to winds, snow and ice, coastal areas and oceans. What’s to come. In some cities, the risks of heatwaves and serious flooding will increase.
Food is finally on the table of global environmental summits, but to what end?
Acoel
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Industrial food systems are responsible for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions and are a key driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss , threatening more than 85 percent of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction. Posted on December 23, 2022 by Smita Narula. Image by Charles Echer from Pixabay.
Emergency? Part 3
Legal Planet
JULY 18, 2023
There are many forms of carbon capture, including nature-based (in trees, soil, wetlands, ocean, regenerative agriculture, etc.), Here’s Part 1 and Part 2 ). Second, we need to describe what is included in the concept of carbon capture (also referred to as carbon capture and storage and carbon capture, utilization, and storage).
Most read articles of March 2022: Secrets of ancient leftovers revealed and endangered shark discovered in pet food
Frontiers
APRIL 20, 2022
If you ever read the ingredient list on your pet’s favorite food, you may come across ambiguous terms such as ‘fish’, ‘ocean fish’, or ‘white bait’. DNA barcoding identifies endangered shark species secretly added to pet food. Have you ever wondered what exactly these ingredients are?
Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter
Breezometer
JUNE 7, 2022
The changes to the world's oceans include warming, more frequent marine heatwaves, ocean acidification, and reduced oxygen levels. Sea levels will continue to rise throughout the 21st century, contributing to more frequent and severe coastal flooding in low-lying areas along coasts around the world.
Eat for the Planet!
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 30, 2021
The report, issued in conjunction with EAT Forum, also called for curbing food waste, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, and improving agriculture so it lessens deforestation and reduces water use. Fish farming is one way suppliers to keep up with the demand without overfishing the oceans. Courtesy Anne Sprat/Unsplash.
Cleaning Up Trash in Vietnam
Ocean Conservancy
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup ® (ICC) engages volunteers to clean up waterways around the world. The rich mangrove forest here is considered to be the city’s lungs and is in need of protection from issues like deforestation, coastal erosion and plastic pollution.
Analysis: What is carbon-neutral milk?
A Greener Life
APRIL 19, 2023
According to Johan Rockström , a researcher with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, offsets can be used to restore and grow new forests, protect the oceans and improve agricultural practices to increase soil health.
Challenges and Opportunities in Mining Materials for Energy Storage Lithium-ion Batteries
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Fossil fuel extraction not only ignites climate change, but degrades land and wildlife ecosystems, pollutes waterways, acidifies the oceans, exacerbates natural disasters, expropriates Indigenous land , and leads to devastating chronic health impacts for fossil fuel industry workers and adjacent communities.
Global emissions from energy are flat. Now what ?
Edouard Stenger
MARCH 20, 2017
Deforestation is one. Our ecosystems’ ability to deal with carbon and absorb it (notably our oceans) may also be decreasing… So what should Mankind do ? As both Scientific American and the Wahington Post point out, this can be explained by the fact that carbon dioxide stays for a long time in the atmosphere.
Highlighting Biodiversity: Spectacular Birds and the Amazon River
Academy of Natural Sciences
JANUARY 12, 2023
The Amazon Rainforest is home to the longest river on Earth that originates high in the Andes mountains as glacial melt and then crosses the entire continent to drain into the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, the southern Amazon Rainforest is also at the center of the region’s deforestation. Lukas Musher/ANS.
Book review: Enlightenment Now, by Steven Pinker
Edouard Stenger
MARCH 5, 2018
Second, it doesn’t address the plastic pollution that is cursing our oceans. A study have found out that if we continue on current trends, we could end up with oceans having more plastic than fish by mid-century. Fails to address climate change. We, mere human, can not and should not rely on such fixes. Misses plastic pollution.
The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust
Our Environment
MAY 21, 2021
The winds pick up Saharan dust, which then travels across the Atlantic Ocean to where it is deposited in the Amazon basin [4]. African biomass burning is a substantial source of phosphorus deposition to the Amazon, Tropical Atlantic Ocean, and Southern Ocean. Shukman, D. Sanchez, P. Bandy, D. Popendorf, K. Oehlert, A.
Climate in the American legal academy
Environment, Law, and History
JANUARY 12, 2022
In particular, he said, “reliance upon coal, on the other hand, could aggravate the ‘greenhouse effect,’ whereby excess carbon dioxide (which accompanies coal burning) traps heat inside the earth’s atmosphere, thus possibly melting the icecaps and raising the level of the oceans.”
The heat has no end in sight – hottest April ever recorded
A Greener Life
MAY 12, 2024
Additionally the continuation and the increasing deforestation rates globally which releases CO2 from the atmosphere, the failure to switch to less intensive farming methods and the limits of the oceans to store CO2 makes the challenges an uphill struggle.
Jus Cogens and the Climate Crisis: The IACtHR’s Landmark Climate Emergency Advisory Opinion and its Jus Cogens Verdict
Law Columbia
JULY 16, 2025
The IACtHR then proceeds to give examples of the most severe environmental harms, such as irreversible deforestation of primary forests essential for biodiversity and climate regulation, massive species loss and habitat destruction, persistent pollution of freshwater, oceans and atmosphere with long-lasting toxic effects, and the irreversible disruption (..)
It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020
Manning Law
JUNE 8, 2020
We are seeing the consequences in bushfires, acidifying oceans and locust invasions – which could push millions of people in East Africa into hunger. Keeping wild spaces wild, stopping deforestation and restoring degraded land to protect biodiversity, boost food production and store carbon. Making agriculture biodiversity positive.
Is there any Climate Justice or is it Just-us? A focus on the Caribbean
HumanNature
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
SIDS face a range of risks, including extreme floods, storms, droughts, unpredictability of precipitation patterns and sea-level rise, ocean acidification and deoxygenation (World Health Organization, 2018; Douglas & Cooper, 2020, Thomas, 2020). Small Islands, Large Oceans: Voices on the Frontlines of Climate Change.
Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term
Environmental Science
JULY 22, 2018
From the ocean oscillations to trade winds, pressure systems that drives temperature, airborne particles that influence local conditions and even the phases of the moon and Earth's wobble all affect the climate (1). The east of the ocean is colder than normal while the west is warmer than average. Deforestation.
Canada’s big banks face MPs over their financing of the climate crisis
Enviromental Defense
JUNE 13, 2024
Tori Cress, Communications Manager at Keepers of the Water: “For Indigenous Peoples, banks’ investment in tar sands development means funding climate chaos, displacement, deforestation, poisonous water, toxic tailings, cancer, criminalization, and the further colonization of our bodies, minds, and homelands.
Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
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. Dilution of salts in our oceans can affect the ecological balance of that ocean.
Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2023
Deforestation and forest fragmentation are making it harder for species to move in response to climate chnage. Some marine species also experience boundaries to movement, including ocean currents, thermoclines, and shipping lanes, but they are generally more able to track changes in sea temperatures. Photo: T.R.
COP26: Deal reached to aim to end deforestation by 2030?
A Greener Life
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
World leaders on Monday last week hailed a major breakthrough when, on the first official day of COP26 , a deal was agreed to stop deforestation by 2030. trillion of global assets – including Aviva, Schroders and Axa – will also commit to eliminating investment in activities linked to deforestation. Enabling deforestation.
Unrelenting Heat Requires Accountability and Action
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 17, 2023
The unrelenting heat has caused a dizzying number of air and ocean temperature records to be broken in recent weeks. As the climate continues to change due to human activities, oceans have absorbed over 90% of the excess heat. Ocean temperatures off the coast of Florida have reached as high as 97°F in recent days.
Carbon isn’t bad
HumanNature
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The increasing concentration of these gases is undoubtedly due to human activities, including the combustion of fossil fuels, industrial processes, deforestation, and destructive agricultural practices. In the oceans, CO 2 is absorbed or emitted to remain in equilibrium with carbon concentrations in the atmosphere.
Will renewable energy save us from climate change?
Global Green
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
The British think-tank Sandbag claimed the deforestation induced by wood’s high demand will cancel out the benefit of not burning coal, thus boosting climate change rather than mitigating it. Since then, gallons of water flowed under the bridge and the H 2 O-derived renewable energy evolved into two major outputs: hydropower and ocean energy.
Climate crisis calls world’s top scientists to Montreux
Frontiers
MARCH 20, 2023
Devastating forest fires, record-breaking carbon emissions, and the warmest ocean temperatures on record are just a few of the issues we’ve seen escalate, alongside rising deforestation, pollution, and plastic production. Dr Markram added, “In recent years, the world has been faced with a global pandemic of unprecedented scale.
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