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UN report: Ocean-based climate action could deliver a fifth of emissions cuts needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C

Envirotec Magazine

This is a key finding of a new scientific report, “The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action” , published on 23 September at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New York. Global action to address the state of the ocean has never been more urgent.

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Climate change is making it more dangerous to eat certain fish

Grist

It may not be a cataclysmic turning point in the climate crisis, but global warming has officially come for your fish tacos. And unfortunately, global warming seems to be making those waters even murkier. Fans of Atlantic bluefin tuna (the canned stuff), for example, should start lobbying for climate action ASAP.

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How the world's largest seafood companies can help tackle climate change

Business Green

Seafood firms can reduce their impact on climate and the oceans - and in doing so can ensure they have a long-term thriving business that delivers healthy and sustainable seafood to millions, writes Nigel Topping, UN High Level Champion for Climate Action at COP26. Seafood is big business and demand is going up.

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More Than 160 Groups Call on UN to Stop Promoting Carnivorous Fish Farming as ‘Sustainable’

DeSmogBlog

As industrial aquaculture expands globally, concerns are mounting among academics, fishing communities, and campaign groups about the environmental and social impacts of farming species like salmon, shrimp, and sea bass – carnivorous fish that are reared on wild-caught fish for feed. degrees of global warming.

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Ocean Conservation: Ocean Acidification and the Impacts of Fish Migration

Green Tech Challenge

In other regions, select fish species are unable to survive the heat resulting from climate change. Fisheries which provide a source of income to fishermen, and seafood harvesters, whose livelihoods, social and economic structures will be affected by ocean acidification and climate change. million metric tons.

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Habits of Waste unveils free app to help you be an imperfect vegan

AGreenLiving

The truth is that even small changes make a big impact. Sometimes, we lose sight of that when we’re feeling hopeless about the state of pollution, global warming, climate change , deforestation, etc. The problems with meat and seafood It’s well-documented that a plant-based diet is a huge win for the planet.

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Eco friendly Plastic Bag Alternatives for Sustainable Retail Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Secondly, with regard to production, plastic bags contribute to global warming by releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Today, studies have found microplastics in food items such as tea, salt, milk, seafood, sugar, beer, vegetables, and soft drinks. Ingested plastics – plus other pollutants – are toxic.

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