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According to the IPCC, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere is directly linked to the average global temperature on Earth, and the concentration has been rising steadily. The most abundant greenhouse gas, accounting for about two-thirds of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, is largely the product of burning fossil fuels.
There is alarming evidence that important tipping points, leading to irreversible changes in major ecosystems and the planetary climate system, may already have been reached or passed. One of the most urgent challenges facing countries across the world today is how to achieve economic prosperity and development while also combating climate change.
The Paris climate change agreement commits nations to limit global temperature rise to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with countries pledging to cut or curb their greenhouse gas emissions – through a combination of mitigation and adaptation measures – by 2030.
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Nature-based climate solutions currently being widely touted include the restoration of the world’s degraded forests and other ecosystems in order to store more carbon. But while many restoration pledges have been made by many nations via many initiatives, the monitoring and tracking of their success remains murky. This is because effective and accurate ecosystem restoration tracking requires systems for long-term ground-truthing, for measuring carbon storage over decades, and for improvements in biodiversity and the boosting of local economies.
Read more to find out on how initiatives such as the Bonn Challenge’s Restoration Barometer and the Brazilian Restoration and Reforestation Observatory are striding to better establish an accurate system of global ecosystem restoration tracking.
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While digitalization comes with many economic benefits, its effect on the environment is often overlooked; digital technologies are fuelling the climate crisis.
However, a different digital future is possible. If used wisely, digital tools can help save the planet by making things more efficient and more environmentally friendly, while improving living standards.
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Call for a green, just economic recovery agenda in Hong Kong
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Nature-based Solutions Mitigating Emissions and Protecting Water Quality
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Introducing the vital and wonderful work of the Action for the Climate Emergency...
The climate emergency is here. The world as we know it is running out of time and the window for small, incremental action has closed. Instead, we need an emergency-level response to avert climate catastrophe—and leaders with the courage and mandate to take bold action. Our critical window of opportunity to sound the alarm is ever-narrowing and the time to act is NOW.
We are meeting this moment with boldness and have changed our name to Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) to better reflect the full breadth of our work. Our evolved mission is to educate, inspire and support young people to lead the fight for their future. We achieve our mission by reaching tens of millions of young people with our programs each year, training a new generation of leaders, amplifying youth voices to shift the narrative, and increasing diverse youth participation in our democracy.
ACE was founded in 2008 with the visionary (and at the time fringe) belief that to halt a global crisis, the climate movement needed the engagement of young people. Back then, we were told again and again that young people were not a priority because they couldn’t or wouldn’t vote, and couldn’t be organized. How times have changed. With the failure of our leaders to act and an explosion of youth activism and visibility within the movement, our outlying belief in the power of youth is now common knowledge—and to many, our best source of hope.
We believe that ACE has a critical role to play in growing the power of the movement by amplifying the voices and values of young people. When young people call for climate justice, they do so with the moral authority of a generation that will have to live with the choices our leaders make today. Youth voices are not the only ones needed in the global climate movement, but without the power of youth, we simply cannot win.....One thing is clear: we have no time to lose. Leah Qusba, ACE Executive Director ___ https://acespace.org/
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Perhaps climate change is mostly about home economics...
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius
The very air in which you live is an inspiration. William Henry
Air, an undervalued necessity, that earns your gratitude when you inhale it for the last time. Shaun Neil King
The earth is what we all have in common. Wendell Berry
The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals. Leo Tolstoy
We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. Aldo Leopold
The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land. Luna Leopold
Water is fundamental for life and health. The human right to water is indispensable for leading a healthy life in human dignity. It is a prerequisite to the realization of all other human rights. United Nations
The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else. Barry Commoner
Relationships are the core message of ecology. Frances Moore Lappé
Ecology is the overall science of which economics is a minor specialty. Garrett Hardin
The economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around. Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day Founder
The highest function of ecology is the understanding of consequences. Frank Herbert
Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place. Margaret J. Wheatley
We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force. Gregory Colbert
We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. Margaret Mead
Touch the earth, feel the earth, her plains, her valleys, her hills, and her seas; rest your spirit in her solitary places. Henry Beston
Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. Rachel Carson
An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment. David Attenborough
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman ___ https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/ https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/ https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ice-sheets/ https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/arctic-sea-ice/ https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/sea-level/ https://www.globalforestwatch.org/ https://climate.nasa.gov/resources/education/ https://climate.nasa.gov/resources/graphics-and-multimedia/?page=0&per_… https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/215/earth-now-tutorial/ https://climate.nasa.gov/ https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2495.html https://earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/sensing-our-planet/checking-earth-s-vi… https://gpm.nasa.gov/education/interactive/eyes-earth-vital-signs-planet https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/ https://gpm.nasa.gov/education/websites/global-climate-change-vital-sig… https://eyes.jpl.nasa.gov/eyes-on-the-earth.html https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/ https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/ https://ocov3.jpl.nasa.gov/science/ https://sealevel.nasa.gov/ https://sealevel.nasa.gov/data_tools/2 https://sealevel.nasa.gov/data_tools/17
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