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Tag Archives: carbon emissions
Coral Reef Extinction Could Cripple Nations’ Economies
Coral reefs are dying, and scientists and governments around the world are contemplating what will happen if they disappear altogether. The idea positively scares them. Coral reefs are part of the foundation of the ocean food chain. Nearly half the fish the world eats make their homes around them. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide – by some estimates, 1 billion across Asia alone – depend on them for their food and their livelihoods. If the reefs vanished, experts say, hunger, poverty and political instability could ensue. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Culture, Science, Sustainability, What if?
Tagged acidification, Asia, brian skoloff, carbon emissions, Climate Change, coastal development, coral, coral reefs, economies, extinction, fish, fishing boats, Florida, food chain, global warming, Huffington Post, hunger, international union for the conservation of nature, political instability, pollution, poverty, rising sea temperature, west palm beach
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Clip-on Architecture: Reforesting Cities
Much of the literature related to the role of the built environment in climate change has focused on new technologies and new ideas which might be implemented in new buildings. Tabula rasa eco-cities trumpeting their green credentials and high levels of environmental sustainability are being planned in the U.S., China, and Abu Dhabi, among other places, and green is the word of the day. Despite these ambitious plans for new cities, one might ask, with all the urban fabric which currently exists, why build at all, and most especially on such a massive scale?
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Posted in Climate Change, Culture, Livability, Placemaking, Sustainability, What if?
Tagged Amazon, built environment, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, Climate Change, deforestation, eco-cities, ecoclicknetwork, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, fossil fuels, global population, global warming, green, green technology, interventions, New York City, rainforest, reforestation, retrofit, roofspace, urban fabric, Urban Omnibus, Vanessa Keith
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