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Iceland has world’s biggest carbon capture plant
Circular EconomyClimate
November 12, 2021

Iceland has world’s biggest carbon capture plant

The Orca plant, developed by Climeworks and Carbfix, combines carbon capture and storage technologies to permanently remove 4,000 tonnes of CO₂ from the air each year. It is a milestone for the direct air capture industry. This solution can be replicated everywhere and on ever larger scales.

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Source: Innovators Magazine
Why a nature-positive future is essential
Climate
November 5, 2021

Why a nature-positive future is essential

As the world emerges from the shock of COVID-19, Frans Timmermans, executive-president for the European Green Deal, explains why becoming nature-positive is essential to building a resilient future for all. The EU is leading efforts to get nature on the political agenda. Will the rest of the world follow?

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Source: The Guardian
The controversial climate solution under the ocean
ClimateOceans
October 22, 2021

The controversial climate solution under the ocean

Mineral deposits on the seafloor could be used to deliver vitally needed clean energy. But their extraction could contribute to global warming and impact biodiversity. Biologists, conservationists, environmentalists, manufacturers and suppliers are grappling with a difficult paradox.

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Source: Time
200 health journals call for urgent action on climate crisis
ClimateHealth
October 8, 2021

200 health journals call for urgent action on climate crisis

In an unprecedented unified action, 200 health journals have published the same statement calling for “urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health”. Their powerful plea comes ahead of the UN general assembly and Cop26.

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Source: The Guardian
Climate repair: three things we must do now to stabilise the planet
Climate
September 24, 2021

Climate repair: three things we must do now to stabilise the planet

Surviving the next 50 years is now seen as a planet-wide existential challenge. Violently disrupted weather patterns have led to record cold temperatures in some places and apocalyptic wild fires and floods in others. All a direct result of rapid heating in the Arctic. Climate repair is the only solution.

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Source: The Conversation
Which climate future will we choose?
Climate
September 17, 2021

Which climate future will we choose?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report presents five different climate scenarios which could emerge, depending on the level of global warming and society’s reaction to it. The question is which narrative will ultimately be followed?

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Source: National Geographic