Carbon Emission

Mapped: Air Pollution Levels Around the World in 2022

APRIL 13, 2023 | By Selin Oguz| | Original Link: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-air-pollution-levels-around-the-world-2022/ Mapped: Air Pollution Levels Around the World The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that air pollution leads to 7 million premature deaths every year. Out of the six common air pollutants, particulate matter measuring 2.5 microns or smaller in diameter, or PM2.5, is accepted […]

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February 2023 was Earth’s 4th warmest on record

March 14, 2023 | Published By: NOAA | Original Article: https://www.noaa.gov/news/february-2023-was-earths-4th-warmest-on-record An aerial view shows a closed slope of artificial snow below Zugspitze mountain on January 16, 2023, near Ehrwald, Austria. Europe had its second-warmest meteorological winter on record, behind the winter of 2019-2020, leading to a lack of snow at many of its ski

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Willow Project: US government approves Alaska oil and gas development

3/14/2023 | By Sam Cabral | Original Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64943603 Image Source: GETTY IMAGESActivists called for the Willow project to be halted over its climate and wildlife impacts. US President Joe Biden has approved a major oil and gas drilling project in Alaska that faced strong opposition from environmental activists. The company behind the Willow project,

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Top 10 Most Littered Plastic Items in the U.S.

2/9/2023 | By Chris Dickert | Original Article: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/top-10-plastic-litter/ The Top 10 Most Littered Plastic Items in the U.S. Hailed as a miracle material when it first appeared, plastic has taken us to the moon, revolutionized medicine, and helped make computers and cellphones possible. But plastic has a darker side. The world generates over 350

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Visualizing U.S. Consumption of Fuel and Materials per Capita

January 27, 2023 | By Bruno Venditti | Original Link:https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-u-s-consumption-of-fuel-and-materials-per-capita/ Visualizing U.S. Consumption of Fuel and Materials per Capita Wealthy countries consume massive amounts of natural resources per capita, and the United States is no exception. According to data from the National Mining Association, each American needs more than 39,000 pounds (17,700 kg) of minerals

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What are the Benefits of Fusion Energy?

Published November 9, 2022 | By Bruno Venditti | Original link: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/what-are-the-benefits-of-fusion-energy/ What are The Benefits of Fusion Energy? As the world moves towards net-zero emissions, sustainable and affordable power sources are urgently needed by humanity. One of the most promising technologies, fusion, has attracted the attention of governments and private companies like Chevron and

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Mapped: Where Does Our Food Come From?

Published on December 1, 2022 | By Tessa Di Grandi | Original link: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/where-does-our-food-come-from/ Where Does Our Food Come From? Did you know that over two-thirds of national crops originated from somewhere else? Humans have been selecting and growing crops for specific traits since the origins of agriculture some 10,000 years ago, shaping where and

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How much of the world’s oil needs to stay in the ground?

Published September 8, 2021 | By Damian Carrington | Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/08/climate-crisis-fossil-fuels-ground Analysis shows future is bleak for fossil fuel industry with trillions of dollars of assets at stake Climate protesters from the Extinction Rebellion in London last month. Photograph: Martin Pope/Sopa/Rex/Shutterstock The vast majority of fossil fuel reserves owned today by countries and companies

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Charted: 40 Years of Global Energy Production, by Country

Published on September 24, 2022 | By NeoMam Studios | Article/Editing: Carmen Ang | Original Article: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/global-energy-consumption-and-production-since-1980/ Energy was already a hot topic before 2022, but soaring household energy bills and a cost of living crisis has brought it even more to the forefront. Which countries are the biggest energy producers, and what types of energy are

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We Must Use COP27 to Transform Energy and Food Systems

Published on 13/04/2022, 2:49pm | Written by Written by Mahmoud Mohieldin | Originally published: https://climatechangenews.com/2022/04/13/we-must-use-cop27-to-transform-energy-and-food-systems/ Comment: The latest IPCC report and Ukraine crisis show the urgency of phasing out fossil fuels, investing in renewables and developing sustainable agriculture Field workers harvesting drought-tolerant maize in Kenya (Photo: CIMMYT/ Peter Lowe/Flickr) By Mahmoud Mohieldin “Rapid, deep and immediate” emissions

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UN Targets Early Warning Systems for All in Five Years

Published on 23/03/2022, 1:06pm | Written by Written by Joe Lo | Originally published: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/23/un-targets-early-warning-systems-for-all-in-five-years/ Building the capacity to alert everyone in time to prepare for droughts, storms and flooding can prevent damage and save lives, at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion A farmer in the Philippines reads a message from the weather bureau (Photo: Greenpeace/John

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