Science Alert August 2, 2021
An international team of researchers (USA – Oregon State University, Tufts University, Australia, South Africa) suggests a “three-pronged near-term policy approach”: a significantly higher global price on carbon, a worldwide phase-out and eventual ban of fossil fuels, and development of climate reserves to protect and restore biodiversity and carbon sinks. They have presented a suite of graphical vital signs of climate change over the last 40 years for human activities that can affect GHG emissions and change the climate and climatic impacts using only relevant data sets that are clear, understandable, systematically collected for at least the last 5 years, and updated at least annually. The new report was released to align with the latest International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) https://www.sciencealert.com/someone-leaked-the-next-ipcc-report-here-s-how-experts-are-reacting…read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLE
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