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

Envirotec Magazine

And nearly all of us use fossil fuels, plastics, chemicals and products from intensive agriculture. Ocean-acidification is still, just, in the green, and so is aerosol pollution and dust. Three are based on what we take from the system: biodiversity loss fresh water land use. billion humans – nearly all of them poor.

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How will climate change affect microplastics already in the environment?

Envirotec Magazine

Understanding why climate change might contribute to increasing plastic pollution is the focus of a new research project starting this month at the University of Portsmouth. Until now, studies have concentrated solely on microplastics shedding from brand-new plastics.

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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.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — November 2022

Greentown Labs

Ebb Carbon closed a $10.75M round to remove atmospheric CO2 and reduce ocean acidification using electrochemistry. that will advance itssustainable, plant-based plastic alternatives. Overstory announced a $5.2M investment in its vegetation intelligence platform that helps utilities reduce the risk of power outages and wildfires.

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Frogfish floating in litter’ winner at World Oceans Day

Climate-KIC

A frogfish finding shelter among bits of plastic is one of the winners of a World Oceans Day photography competition, announced at the United Nations earlier this month. The post Frogfish floating in litter’ winner at World Oceans Day appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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Plastic waste may be acidifying our oceans, scientists speculate

Eco-Business

New research suggests that plastic could contribute to ocean acidification, especially in highly polluted coastal areas, through the release of organic chemical compounds and carbon dioxide, both of which can lower the pH of seawater.

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The critical role of biodiversity in creating business value

Business Green

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. Four key value chains - food, energy, infrastructure, and fashion - drive more than 90% of man-made pressure on diversity.