Climate

We Will Go Extinct but the Earth Will Be Fine
The idea for this article came to my mind after watching a few episodes of an action TV show (I won't say which one, for it doesn't matter). In these episodes, the idea of eco-terrorism is actively exploited. Fanatical zealots are going all-in to save the planet from humanity by eliminating a significant part of the human population (preferably not less than half).
By Nik Hein4 years ago in Earth
I am in Pudong, Shanghai, and these are the real daily lives of ordinary families under the epidemic
In 2020, I was still in New York. At the beginning of the outbreak of the epidemic, we tried our best to rush supplies overseas to Wuhan. Later, New York went through a period of more than 10,000 new diagnoses a day.
By test4 years ago in Earth
Four forces subvert the global economic trend.
On May 12, 2015, the American Public Affairs Press (Public Affairs) published a monograph entitled "Great subversion: the four Global Forces break all Trends" (No Ordinary Disruption: The Four Global Forces Breaking All the Trends). It points out that the world today is undergoing a more drastic transformation brought about by four reasonable subversive forces, and proposes that the operating system of the global economy is being rewritten.
By test4 years ago in Earth
Australia issues White Paper on Energy.
The Australian Department of Industry and Science (Ministry of Industry and Science) released the Energy White Paper (Energy White Paper) on April 8, 2015, which aims to provide a reliable energy supply chain with a competitive price advantage by promoting competition in the energy market, improving energy efficiency and promoting investment in energy resources development.
By test4 years ago in Earth
Carbon Market observation: four suggestions on the Construction of Global carbon Trading system.
On May 5th, carbon Market Watch (Carbon Market Watch) released two policy briefs that investigate the successes and failures of previous linked carbon markets, assess the compatibility between the European Union emissions trading system (EU ETS) and carbon markets in other jurisdictions, and make recommendations for future links between EU ETS and other carbon markets.
By test4 years ago in Earth
Is the power company ready for low-carbon transformation?
On April 30th, the carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) released a report entitled "starting the transition: are Power companies ready for a low-carbon Future" (Flicking the Switch: Are Electric Utilities Prepared for a Low Carbon Future), which examines how Europe's major power companies are responding to low-carbon transition requirements and points out that the EU must promote renewable energy production to meet its climate targets.
By test4 years ago in Earth
Australia released a double report on decarbonization and emission reduction, paving the way for zero emissions in the future
On March 16 and 20, 2015, the Australian Climate Research Institute (Climate Institute) released two reports, which made recommendations for reviewing Australia's future emission reduction targets and elements to consider in the formulation of a decarbonization strategy.
By test4 years ago in Earth
Nature: biodiversity loss caused by land use change can be reversed
According to an article entitled "Global Land use impacts on Local Terrestrial Biodiversity" (Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity) published online by Nature magazine on April 1, 2015, land use change caused by human factors has reduced the average species richness, total richness and sparse richness in local areas by 13.6%, 10.7% and 8.1% respectively since 1500. In the long run, 3.4 per cent of global biodiversity loss is expected by 2100, but this trend can be reversed by strong mitigation measures.
By test4 years ago in Earth
CO2 emissions from the United States have increased for two consecutive years
According to the monthly Energy Review (Monthly Energy Review) issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on April 20, 2015, energy-related CO2 emissions in the United States have increased for two consecutive years. However, unlike 2013 CO2 emissions and gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.5 per cent and 2.2 per cent respectively, CO2 emissions grew by only 0.7 per cent in 2014, much lower than the 2.4 per cent GDP growth rate in 2014 (figure 1).
By test4 years ago in Earth
Antarctic Ice Core reveals changes in CO2 concentration over the past thousand years
On April 27th, Natural Geoscience (Nature Geoscience) magazine published an article entitled "links between atmospheric CO2, terrestrial carbon banks and climate in the past millennia" (Links between Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, the Land Carbon Reservoir and Climateover the Past Millennium). According to the reconstruction data of CO2 concentrations over the past millennium, the main reason for CO2 concentration fluctuations on a time scale from decades to centuries is the feedback mechanism between climate and terrestrial carbon banks.
By test4 years ago in Earth
70 years after the founding of the United Nations, the coordinated development of economy, environment and society is still a great challenge.
On 13 April 2015, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ESC) discussed and signed the outcome document of the High-level statement of the Economic Commission for Europe Regional Development agenda and expected Sustainable Development goals (High-level statement on the post-2015 development agenda and expected sustainable development goals in the ECE region).
By test4 years ago in Earth
OECD: strengthen urban water management to ensure sustainable utilization of urban water resources
In April 2015, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report entitled "Water and cities: ensuring a sustainable future" (Water and cities: Ensuring Sustainable Futures), which aims to promote urban development and coordinated use of water resources and sustainable development in its member countries. OECD member countries are basically at a high level in terms of urban water management measures, and most residents have access to safe and reliable water supply services. The main risks faced by its member countries are to withstand floods, droughts, deterioration of water quality caused by urban growth, competition for water resources, water pollution caused by agriculture and climate change. There are also problems caused by aging infrastructure. Most OECD member cities need to solve their problems from the current situation of existing infrastructure and environment.
By test4 years ago in Earth