Climate Change and Public Health: Uncovering the Invisible Threats

Climate Change and Public Health: Uncovering the Invisible Threats

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Monitoring health impacts associated with climate change is of utmost importance, and CCIEVIs provide a global monitoring system that will inform and direct effective intervention strategies. Health threats affecting populations worldwide range from direct impacts such as heat waves and flooding to indirect ones like changing range of disease-carrying insects or their survival in new […]

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The Role of Forests in Climate Change Mitigation: A Comprehensive Analysis

The Role of Forests in Climate Change Mitigation: A Comprehensive Analysis

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Financial metrics are an effective tool for dissecting data sets. Each metric adds insight to an issue or situation and help investors decide if investing is worthwhile in any particular company. Forest management practices with high climate mitigation potential can increase forest sinks by creating mixed forests or choosing more resilient tree species, while mitigating

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Green Transportation: Eco-Friendly Commuting Options for a Cleaner Planet

Green Transportation for a Greener and Cleaner Planet

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Green transportation refers to sustainable methods of travel that don’t create greenhouse gases or contribute to air pollution. Walking and cycling to work or using commuter rail are great ways of going green while saving money and getting exercise! Transportation accounts for 29% of greenhouse gas emissions in the US. To lower that figure, consider

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Biodiversity Crisis: Preserving Earth's Natural Heritage for Generations to Come

Biodiversity Crisis: Preserving Earth’s Natural Heritage for Generations to Come.

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The biodiversity crisis is very real, and business can play an essential role. Businesses should reduce air and water pollution to help biodiversity flourish. Without fundamental change, extinctions will accelerate. Plants and animals are disappearing 10 times faster than expected, placing us on the path toward what scientists refer to as Earth’s sixth mass extinction

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Zero Waste Living: Reducing Environmental Footprint and Saving Money

Zero Waste Living: Reducing Environmental Footprint and Saving Money.

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Zero Waste Living is an eco-friendly lifestyle which involves using reusable items, shopping at local markets and forgoing products with excessive plastic packaging. Furthermore, this lifestyle reduces greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously saving money. Change can seem daunting at first, but starting small and making one change at a time will be much simpler! Select

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Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies: Building Resilience in a Changing World.

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Governments play an essential role in providing information on climate change, clarifying responsibilities and liabilities, safeguarding public investments and revising land use plans to support those most at risk. Adaptation strategies can help mitigate the negative impacts of climate change by decreasing people’s vulnerability to flooding, heat waves and other hazards. Many adaptation measures also

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Renewable Energy Revolution: Harnessing Solar and Wind Power for a Greener Future

Renewable Energy Revolution: Harnessing Solar and Wind Power for a Greener Future

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Clean and renewable energy is expanding faster than anyone expected. From delivery vans in Pittsburgh and buses in Milwaukee to cranes at ports around the globe, an energy revolution is underway. Clean energy production is growing faster than anyone anticipated. An efficient deployment of renewables will allow countries to move away from fossil fuel dependency

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A Deep Dive into Climate Mitigation Strategies

Beyond the Buzzwords: A Deep Dive into Climate Change Mitigation Strategies.

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Climate Change Mitigation Strategies involve decreasing greenhouse gases entering Earth’s atmosphere by limiting emissions or expanding natural carbon sinks such as forests. Local efforts have already started taking shape: from Indonesian communities using reduced-impact logging techniques to Brazilian farmers cultivating crops which absorb CO2. Natural climate solutions may account for up to 37% of the

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The Carbon Footprint of Your Dinner: How Food Choices Impact the Environment

The Carbon Footprint of Your Dinner: How Food Choices Impact the Environment?

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Food accounts for a substantial proportion of our greenhouse gas emissions. Eating less meat and more vegetables/plant-based proteins can substantially lessen our climate impact. Avoidable household food waste accounts for between 9-15% of food-related emissions, so meal planning and choosing foods with lower carbon footprints such as fruits, vegetables and cereals are key in order

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From Plastic to Planet: Unraveling the Plastic Pollution Epidemic

From Plastic to Planet: Unraveling the Plastic Pollution Epidemic.

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Plastic pollution poses a grave danger to wildlife, with plastic that entraps, traps, engulfs or poisons animals posing a severe threat to them and contributing to climate change. Global solutions must be sought for this issue of plastic pollution. Solutions should include production, consumption and disposal measures – as well as international policies designed to

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