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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

Like all other living organisms, we survive by using Earth’s resources. Ocean-acidification is still, just, in the green, and so is aerosol pollution and dust. And this has happened extraordinarily recently. If we keep going, we risk triggering a dramatic and potentially irreversible change in living conditions.

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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

DeSmogBlog

“The Carbon Majors research shows us exactly who is responsible for the lethal heat, extreme weather, and air pollution that is threatening lives and wreaking havoc on our oceans and forests,” said Tzeporah Berman, international program director at the grassroots environmental organization Stand.earth, in a press release.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. Seaweed, on the other hand, which makes up New Wave’s shrimp-mimic, sequesters carbon and reduces ocean acidification. What's next?

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Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial

Grist

“Last year was a really pivotal year in terms of getting past the industry’s big push and their delay tactics,” said Alyssa Johl, vice president for the legal program at the Center for Climate Integrity, an environmental advocacy organization that provides support for these cases. So far, this approach has seen some modest success.

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Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?

Grist

Reefs around the world have already declined by half since the 1950s because of climate change, overfishing, and pollution. Reefs contribute to medical breakthroughs — organisms found in them produce compounds used to treat cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer.

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The critical role of biodiversity in creating business value

Business Green

Habitats for plants, animals and micro-organisms vital to soil health and food production. In the food sector, which accounts for more than half of this pressure, deforestation, overfishing and plastic waste are among the biggest issues, while energy impacts come from pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

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The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea

Grist

The United States government has done little to curb this potent pollution, which makes up 36 percent of the country’s methane emissions. It can reverse ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide. According to the United Nations , reducing methane emissions from cows could be one of the quickest ways to slow climate change.

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