Mitigating Climate Change: It Starts With Better Ocean Data

Mitigating Climate Change: It Starts With Better Ocean Data

A molecule of CO2 emitted in India or China has the same effect on the climate system as a molecule emitted in the United States. No matter where we are, climate change affects us all the same.

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Why is 1.5°C of Global Warming Important?

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We’ve talked about the Paris Agreement before, the international treaty on climate change adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in December of 2015. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. But why? Today, let’s talk about what that 1.5 degrees actually means.

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President Joe Biden Makes Huge Environmental Gains for the U.S.

President Joe Biden Makes Huge Environmental Gains for the U.S.

Not even twenty-four hours into his presidency President Joseph R. Biden swiftly took action to tackle the climate emergency.

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Climate Change and Recycling: On a Journey to a Circular Economy

Climate Change and Recycling: On a Journey to a Circular Economy

Striving toward a circular economy is slowly but surely climbing up on the agendas of all big countries in the world. Meanwhile, climate change and recycling are as popular topics as they have ever been. But for real change to take place in all three sectors, they need to be united and seen as a single entity. Only then will our planet have a fair chance at healing, and, thus, surviving.

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Environmental & Sustainability Good News You May Have Missed in 2020

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Welcome back to the Hive for our last video installment of 2020. From kicking off the year with unprecedented wildfires in Australia to a global pandemic to fights for racial equality, contentious elections, worsening effects of climate change around the world, and now closing it out as the COVID19 pandemic continues to take lives and hold our lives hostage, we won’t be sorry to see the last of 2020. And while there’s no doubt it hasn’t been easy to look on the bright side, we wanted to share with you just a few of the environmental and sustainability successes of a year that might seem anything but successful.

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Countdown with the Hive to a New Year

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Let’s take a look back on 2020 with a mind toward what we will accomplish together in 2021!

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Clausius-Clapeyron Equation: We are Running Out of Water

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Water is a fundamental resource for all life on Earth. What would humans do without fresh water? Well, we may well find out in 2050. The UN has projected that the demand for water in 2050 will

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Vote Like the Survival of Our Planet Depends On It

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We often talk about the power of our vote to spur change in the world. We encourage you to vote for leaders who believe in science and want to ensure our planet remains habitable for all life on it. If there was ever a time to choose to use your power, now is it.

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Lockdown & Carbon Emissions: The Truth of 2020

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I’m sure I can’t be the only one who’s sick to the back teeth of the words ‘unprecedented’ and ‘uncertain’. The fact of the matter, despite my new personal aversion to such words, is that they’re on

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The Great Barrier Reef and Climate Change

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The Great Barrier Reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia and can be seen from outer space. It is the world’s biggest single structure made by living organisms, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometers (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers (133,000 sq mi).

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