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Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day now includes events in more than 193 countries,[1] which are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network.[2]
On Earth Day 2016, the landmark Paris Agreement was signed by the United States, China, and some 120 other countries.[3][4][5]This signing satisfied a key requirement for the entry into force of the historic draft climate protection treaty adopted by consensus of the 195 nations present at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.en.wikipedia.org/...
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"The natural world can help save us from climate catastrophe"
George Monbiot
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Ecological restoration can be a powerful means of protecting the atmosphere – we need to rewild on a massive scale
“To prevent a full-spectrum catastrophe, we need not only to decarbonise our economy in the shortest possible time, but also to draw down carbon dioxide that has already been released.
But how? The best-known proposal is called bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). This means growing wood or straw in plantations, burning it in power stations to produce electricity, capturing the carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases and burying it in geological formations. Yet, if deployed at scale, it is likely to trigger either an ecological or a humanitarian disaster.
One BECCS proposal, favoured by certain governments, would cover an area three times the size of India with plantations. This involves converting agricultural land, in which case BECCS would cause mass starvation, or converting wild land, in which case almost lifeless plantations would replace 50% of the world’s remaining natural forests. Even so, it might not be effective, as any carbon savings would be counteracted by the use of nitrogen fertiliser and the release of greenhouse gases from the soil as it’s churned up for planting. BECCS can lead only to catastrophe, and should be immediately abandoned.”
Let nature heal climate and biodiversity crises, say campaigners
“Today, a small group of us is launching a campaign for natural climate solutions to receive the commitment and funding they deserve. At the moment, though their potential is huge, they have been marginalised in favour of projects that may be worse than useless, but which are profitable for corporations. Governments discuss the climate crisis and the ecological crisis in separate meetings when both disasters could be addressed together. We have set up a dedicated website, produced an animation and written a letter to governments and international bodies signed by prominent activists, scientists and artists.
We don’t want natural climate solutions to be used as a substitute for the rapid and comprehensive decarbonisation of our economies. The science tells us both are needed: the age of carbon offsets is over. But what this thrilling field of study shows is that protecting and rewilding the world’s living systems is not just an aesthetically pleasing thing to do. It is an essential survival strategy.”
• George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist
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Don't know how to save the planet? This is what you can do
Don't know how to save the planet? This is what you can do
Should we become vegetarians? Is it OK to fly? The author of There Is No Planet B, A Handbook for the Make or Break Years, answers the big questionswww.theguardian.com/...
Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole
Pliocene beech fossils in Antarctica when CO2 was at similar level to today point to planet’s future
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Parents around the world mobilise behind youth climate strikes
‘We owe it to our kids’: parents from 16 countries demand urgent climate action
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Bavaria to pass 'save the bees' petition into law in landmark move
Weight of 1.75m signatures persuades German state to bypass referendum and order action to protect pollinators
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Why the Guardian is putting global CO2 levels in the weather forecast
As CO2 levels climb, the carbon count is a daily reminder we must tackle climate change now
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Earth’s Glaciers Melting Much Faster Than Previously Thought: Study
Glacier melt is accelerating due to global warming, and adding more water to already rising seas, the study found.
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This Video Shows What Happens After the Ice Melts:
The Weather Channel used its immersive mixed-reality studio to span centuries.
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Help to Save our Earth!
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EARTH DAY MESSAGE FROM JAY INSLEE:
Happy Earth Day! I want every single Earth Day to feel like a celebration, a moment of thanks to the planet we have with a commitment to do more to protect it.
Politicians often use Earth Day to make empty platitudes and host one-day trash pickups. But that’s not what our earth needs -- it needs a strong president right here at home, someone who will make fighting climate change the center of their administration. That’s exactly why I’m running for president.
I need your help to bring that message to the debates. If you’ve already donated, please consider asking a friend to become one of the 65,000 donors our campaign needs to qualify for the debates. Even $1 will bring us one step closer to our 65,000 donor goal:
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