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1. With just 34 days left in 2021, our countdown by week in the last 52 days of the year brings us to week 18, the first week of May.
I just searched for the environmental news of that week, which was all profoundly disturbing.
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1. With just 34 days left in 2021, our countdown by week in the last 52 days of the year brings us to week 18, the first week of May.
I just searched for the environmental news of that week, which was all profoundly disturbing.
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#environment #news
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2. To give you an impression of the news in such an average week that makes me worried about our future, let's make a quick tour around the planet.
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2. To give you an impression of the news in such an average week that makes me worried about our future, let's make a quick tour around the planet.
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3. China now accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than all of the world's developed nations combined.
China accounted for 27% of global emissions. The U.S., the second-biggest emitter, contributed 11%, and India 6.6%.
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3. China now accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than all of the world's developed nations combined.
China accounted for 27% of global emissions. The U.S., the second-biggest emitter, contributed 11%, and India 6.6%.
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4. However, China's per capita emissions remain far less than those of the U.S.
And developed countries have pumped four times more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere than China since 1750.
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4. However, China's per capita emissions remain far less than those of the U.S.
And developed countries have pumped four times more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere than China since 1750.
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5. A study published in Week 18 found that the Brazilian Amazon, which you might call the lungs or our planet, released roughly 20 percent more carbon dioxide than it absorbed during the 2010s.
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5. A study published in Week 18 found that the Brazilian Amazon, which you might call the lungs or our planet, released roughly 20 percent more carbon dioxide than it absorbed during the 2010s.
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6. Another study warned that week that the world risks a situation where there is an "abrupt jump" in the pace of Antarctic ice loss around 2060. That would fuel sea level rise and place coastal cities in greater danger.
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6. Another study warned that week that the world risks a situation where there is an "abrupt jump" in the pace of Antarctic ice loss around 2060. That would fuel sea level rise and place coastal cities in greater danger.
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7. In Australia, rising sea levels combined with fishing practices and chemicals are among the possible causes for a dramatic decline in the number of endangered Australian sea lions. This was also in the news in Week 18.
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7. In Australia, rising sea levels combined with fishing practices and chemicals are among the possible causes for a dramatic decline in the number of endangered Australian sea lions. This was also in the news in Week 18.
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8. Arthur was likely the largest bear living in the EU. In early May, environmental groups accused a prince from Liechtenstein's royal family of shooting and killing Arthur in contravention of a ban on the trophy hunting of large carnivores.
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8. Arthur was likely the largest bear living in the EU. In early May, environmental groups accused a prince from Liechtenstein's royal family of shooting and killing Arthur in contravention of a ban on the trophy hunting of large carnivores.
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9. I have now for 18 days followed the environmental and other news of the first 18 weeks of this year. When you scroll through so many news items, you start to wonder if we have all gone mad.
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9. I have now for 18 days followed the environmental and other news of the first 18 weeks of this year. When you scroll through so many news items, you start to wonder if we have all gone mad.
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10. We collectively destroy billions of years of evolution that have resulted in so many unique forms of life, all connected in delicate ecosystems.
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10. We collectively destroy billions of years of evolution that have resulted in so many unique forms of life, all connected in delicate ecosystems.
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11. You can play a role in stopping this: vote for politicians that make preserving the environment, including our climate and biodiversity, an absolute priority.
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11. You can play a role in stopping this: vote for politicians that make preserving the environment, including our climate and biodiversity, an absolute priority.
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