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Unified Approach to CO2 Removal can Prevent Climate Change

According to the authors of a new study, while national quotas on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been set by the Paris Agreement, the same has not been done to remove this gas—a fact that should be urgently addressed.

9 Jun 2020

A Global Effort to Promote Awareness on Climate Change

Working with international partners, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded a $2.5-million Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to increase climate change education, training and public awareness on a global scale.

9 Jun 2020

Seagrass Meadows can Mitigate Climate Change

Seagrass meadows can be a powerful nature-based climate solution and help sustain communities hard-hit by stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but these important ecosystems continue to decline.

9 Jun 2020

Study Shows Impact of Climate Change on Shelf Seafood Webs

In the past six decades, the changing climate has resulted in a shortage of summer nutrients that has contributed to a 50% reduction in crucial North-East Atlantic plankton.

8 Jun 2020

Ocean Warming Caused by Climate Change may Impact Habitat of Lobsters, Sea Scallops

Researchers have projected significant changes in the habitat of commercially important American lobster and sea scallops on the Northeast U.S. continental shelf.

8 Jun 2020

Weir Crowdfunding for Fish and Renewable Energy #WorldEnvironmentDay

Coinciding with World Environment Day 2020, Settle Hydro has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to protect migrating fish and improve generation of clean electricity at the site, which has seen the effects of climate change reflected in the unprecedented extremes of high and low river levels this year.

5 Jun 2020