All things green and planet saving.
The world of today is really different from the world of yesterday. Food, technology, our atmosphere. Just totally different. And by atmosphere we don’t mean the vibe and general mood of the world. For the first time ever, we’ve reached 415ppm CO2 and that’s a lot.
Renewable energy is the future because emissions caused by current energies are literally killing us. But the sun doesn’t always shine, the wind doesn’t always blow so how do we keep up with demand? The answer is simple: Batteries! But to become fully sustainable, we’re going to have to ramp up their production and quality.
We’ll have a new idea of the planet’s greenhouse effect in the coming years. A new satellite is being launched by Europe that will be able to look at the long wavelength portion of the electromagnetic spectrum which may lead to new data about our warming planet.
Major sea level events happen once a century on average but that time is coming to an end as by 2050 we could be seeing these major events once a year unless we curb our reliance on fossil fuels and start turning things around with the climate crisis.
PlayStation has partnered with the UN Environment committee for the Playing for the Planet initiative and to that end, the next generation of consoles will be leaner, greener machines so you game time will be just a bit more eco-friendly.
Although the phrase “climate change” may be a bit newer the idea of making changes to avoid man made environmental disasters is not, so why is the momentum behind them so different from the 70s and 80s? Well, the short answer is because climate change isn’t as “exciting”.
Cities have a lot emissions and often get the fingers pointed at them for causing too much pollution but is that really the case? This article breaks down emissions between cities and large towns and as it turns out, the cities aren’t doing so bad.
If you’re wondering what you can do to help push against climate change above and beyond reducing your carbon footprint and paying attention to your consumption and waste habits better there’s one easy answer: Get involved.
Do personal choices affect climate change outcomes? That’s one of the big questions for the climate crisis. We know that the major factors come from industry and obviously, a private person forgoing air travel or cutting meat from their menu won’t change that. But, even so, making personal changes can have an impact, just not exactly in the way we think.
The fires in the Amazon have been of major concern for many people over the last few weeks. People have learned that the fires were due to deforestation efforts and not natural but given the size of the rain forest, the question can be asked, can it even burn down? The answer is unfortunately yes.
The climate crisis can seem daunting. There’s a lot of bad news and scary outlooks that come with it but there’s good news too. The good news is that with work, we can half the amount of emissions in the next decade using things that already exist.
If you’ve been on the internet for a any length of time you’ve probably read the meme about the tree that owns itself. This delightful story may actually hold some guidance for how we should treat nature in the future. There’s a growing movement to assign Rights of Nature laws could change how we interact with it.
Doing laundry is important. No one like body odor. But it’a also important to be conscious of how your washer is affecting the environment so which one is better, front or top loader washers? Turns out the answer is front loaders!
There’s a lot of discussion about the pollution that we can see, namely plastic in most cases. But lets not forget that it’s not just the bags that are a problem for the environment, we use a lot of chemicals and those chemicals are getting into the ecosystem too. A new study has found very high levels of toxic chemicals in bottle-nose dolphins.
A very real consequence of the climate crisis is going to be refugees. People are going to be displaced because their homes literally will not exist anymore. Hundreds of thousands of people’s homes will be sinking into the rising sea. And there’s not really a plan for that.
