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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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How Far Are We From Phasing Out Coal? 

Published 2 weeks ago on April 28, 2022 | By Bruno Venditti | Graphics/Design: Rosey Eason | Originally published: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-far-from-phasing-out-coal-power/  How Far Are We From Phasing Out Coal?  This was originally posted on Elements. Sign up to the free mailing list to get beautiful visualizations on natural resource megatrends in your email every week.  At

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Plastics resolution tees up battle over oil industry’s plan B

Published on 14/03/2022, 4:03pm | Written by: Joe Lo | Originally published: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/14/plastics-resolution-tees-up-battle-over-oil-industrys-plan-b/ As the world seeks to move beyond burning fossil fuels for energy, the oil sector saw plastic production as a lifeline – but now that’s in doubt too UN deputy secretary-general Amina Mohammed poses with a plastic art exhibit at the UNEA.

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‘Under the sea, out of mind’ has turned into a ticking time bomb

BY DR. JEFF BOEHM AND REP. TED LIEU (D-CALIF.), OPINION CONTRIBUTORS – 05/03/22 4:00 PM ET | Dr. Jeff Boehm and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CALIF) Originally published: https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/3475930-under-the-sea-out-of-mind-has-turned-into-a-ticking-time-bomb/ istock From 1947 until 1961, one of the biggest environmental crimes of the past century was taking place right under our noses. Now, in 2022, this reckless

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Sweden set to be world’s first country to target consumption-based emission cuts

Published on 08/04/2022 | Written by Joe Lo | Original article published https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/04/08/sweden-set-to-be-worlds-first-country-to-target-consumption-based-emission-cuts/ A deal between Sweden’s political parties positions the country to take responsibility for the carbon footprint of imported goods Ferries in Stockholm port (Pic: Flickr/Hans Permana) By Sam Morgan Sweden’s political parties agreed on Thursday to include consumption-based emissions within its climate

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Scientists warn seawalls can make rising waters worse in the long run

Published on 03/03/2022 | Written by: Joe Lo | Original article published: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/03/03/scientists-warn-seawalls-can-make-rising-waters-worse-in-the-long-run/ Green buffers like mangroves are generally better for protecting coastal communities than concrete defences, although they are not always an option Workers build a seawall as water breaches a highway in Thailand (Photo: Vinai Dithajohn/Greenpeace) By Joe Lo Using seawalls to protect

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Visualized: A Global Risk Assessment of 2022 and Beyond

Carmen Ang | January 31, 2022 | Original Article: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-a-global-risk-assessment-of-2022-and-beyond/ Visualized: A Global Risk Assessment of 2022 and Beyond Since the start of the global pandemic, we’ve been navigating through tumultuous waters, and this year is expected to be as unpredictable as ever. In the latest annual edition of the Global Risks Report by the

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Key takeaways from the new IPCC report

Higher confidence, compounded extremes – and high seas that will persist for millennia. by BOB HENSON | AUGUST 9, 2021 | Original Article: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/08/key-takeaways-from-the-new-ipcc-report/ Torching a landscape already desiccated by record heat and severe drought, the McKay Creek Fire threatens the town of Lytton, British Columbia, on June 30, 2021, the day after Lytton recorded

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Causes of global warming: How scientists know that humans are responsible

It’s a conclusion shared by the world’s most respected scientific organizations. Original article : https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/03/causes-of-global-warming/ You likely have heard about global warming in the news, at school or from a friend. And so you probably have questions such as, “What is causing this warming?” and “What role do humans play in that warming?” and “What’s

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