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Climate change is adversely affecting childrens health worldwide

AGreenLiving

Moreover, since 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized that health issues attributed to climate change can be prevented or improved upon simply by mitigating the climate crisis. Health-related incidents flagged by The Lancet ’s report include increased risks of low birth weight and infant mortality for newborns.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

States, cities, businesses, and organizations across the country are taking increasingly large steps to reduce emissions — and those efforts are aided by the falling costs of renewable energy and other decarbonizing technologies. Climate pressures like ocean acidification have made it harder for the mollusks to build and maintain shells.

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The Rising Hunger of AI Data Centers Accelerates the Need for Clean Energy to Meet Demand

DeSmogBlog

Currently, the world emits twice the amount of greenhouse gases it stores in oceans, forests, and other natural sequestration sinks. We have to do two things to reach net zero: expand the planets natural systems by limiting ocean acidification, reversing deforestation, and lowering emissions.