Climate Change

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πŸ“‰ Over 200,000 annual deaths averted through lower carbon emissions

The primary driver of this health benefit is the worldwide reduction in coal use, responsible for 80% of the mortality reduction from PM2.5 particulates.

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🌳 Allowing existing trees to grow could store a third of our carbon emissions

The research estimates that this could equate to around a third of the carbon humans have added to the atmosphere to date, potentially storing as much as 228 billion tonnes of carbon.

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πŸ“‰ China's CO2 emissions set to decline in 2024 amid low-carbon energy surge

If the current pace of low-carbon energy expansion continues or accelerates, China could see a sustained period of emission reduction.

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🏭 First commercial carbon capture plant in the U.S. inaugurated

The plant removes carbon from the atmosphere. This captured CO2 is then sealed in concrete, preventing it from contributing to global warming.

Mathias Sundin 4 min read

β˜‚οΈ An astronaut proposes a climate insurance: A space parasol

A space parasol to reduce the influx from the sun, as a plan B, in case plan A doesn't work.

Warp Editorial Staff 2 min read

πŸš€ Talk by the Angry Optimist: Space helps us solve climate change

Warp News Editor-in-Chief, Mathias Sundin aka The Angry Optimist, gave a talk on climate change and space, at the Insure the Climate conference and refuted the claim that we "must fix the Earth before we go to space."

Warp Guest Writer 2 min read

πŸŒ… Climate optimism: Shake the bottle! Pop the cork!

A message from the founder of We Don't Have Time on how we make the positive climate future come sooner.

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🌑️ Staying within 1.5 degrees is possible, due to record growth for renewables

Record growth of clean energy technologies boosts hope. The world is set to invest a record USD 1.8 trillion in clean energy in 2023.

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β˜€οΈ EU will hit renewable energy targets ahead of time

Solar power growth in EU set to exceed 2030 targets ahead of schedule. 41 gigawatts of new solar capacity added in 2022, marking a 40 percent increase from 2021.