Half a degree's difference in #climatechange could cost the world more than $20 trillion, a @StanfordFoodSecurity and @StanfordWoods study finds. https://t.co/Rb2KT8zFTZ
"while acting on climate change will no doubt require substantial investment — doing nothing will be even more costly," says @Stanford researchers @MarshallBBurke & Diffenbaugh in new op-ed via @thehill re economic impacts of meeting #ParisAgreement goals https://t.co/c9dxDip470
At current #carbon output levels, we chance a 4 degree increase in global temps. "That kind of change puts humans at #risk for impacts that are severe, pervasive and irreversible within this century." explains Katharine Mach of @StanfordWoods
#DYK… a single tree can filter as much as a third of the nearby pollution? One of the most effective actions a city can take is to plant more trees. via @nature_org#IntlForestDay https://t.co/7n6WO4tcOA
Premature deaths would fall on nearly every continent if the world’s governments agree to cut emissions of carbon and other harmful gases enough to limit global temperature rise to less than 3 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century. https://t.co/nmplPjyIAK
A new African invention is turning methane from cow manure into gas for cooking. The new system called “Flexi-Biogas” has been introduced to #Rwanda with support from the @UN#cleanenergy#climateaction@IFADnews
A bright future for renewables to 2022, solar PV entering a new era. Renewable policies are spurring more competition & closing the gap with coal. Solar leads the charge in another record year for renewables. Watch & read:
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A new NASA Earth satellite mission may transform our understanding of the global carbon cycle by mapping key carbon gases from a new vantage point: geostationary orbit. https://t.co/JQEGJ6Ajg2
It’s bitter cold in parts of the US, but climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann explains that’s exactly what we should expect from the climate crisis. https://t.co/6UfJ9Xxpq6