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Why sustainability professionals should embrace Black Lives Matter

GreenBiz

Coca-Cola appropriately is the longtime ally of the poster child for climate change, the polar bear. At just 11, I thought I could stop global warming, so I created a blog with articles urging people, "Save the polar bears." Want to know how well our society is tackling climate change? Look to polar bears.

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Understanding the Dangers of Poor Air Quality and How to Monitor It

Green Living Guy

Various factors contribute to air quality degradation, including industrialization, population growth, and the increased consumption of fossil fuels for energy production. These factors are exacerbated by climate change which makes them even more difficult to combat. Poor air […].

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Beyond emissions: The life of a carbon molecule

GreenBiz

But carbon is also moving constantly through the global economy, which historically has been powered by burning fossil fuels for energy. As the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), CO2 plays an outsize role in global climate change — for example, it accounted for 81 percent of U.S.

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CO2 monitors facilitate rollout of environmentally friendly refrigeration in Australian supermarkets

Envirotec Magazine

Supermarkets all over Australia and New Zealand are benefiting from advanced carbon dioxide monitors, says measurement expert Vaisala, as new natural refrigeration systems are installed to assist in the fight against climate change. Monitoring carbon dioxide.

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Why electrification is key to curbing future climate change

Smart Energy International

Electrification holds the key to cleaner, more efficient energy distribution and use. With this year’s Earth Day seeing a continued climb in carbon emissions, what will our climate be like on Earth Day 2050? The reality of climate change and its effect on our environment is indisputable. C by 2050 remains achievable.

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Global Coal Use is Falling But Not Fast Enough to Tackle Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

Despite drops in energy usage during the pandemic, coal power use only declined by four percent in 2020, according to a new report. While coal used for power generation dropped 20 percent in both the U.S. GW (gigawatt) increase in the global coal fleet in 2020.”. electricity consumption was 2.5 degrees.” .

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The quest for cleaner air

Envirotec Magazine

Diverse compounds are emitted by everything from motor vehicles to power plants, and include both greenhouse gases and short-lived climate pollutants – which are known to fuel global warming – as well as a host of volatile organic compounds that can lead to short- and long-term health problems in humans.