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The new space race is causing new pollution problems
Earth’s stratosphere has never seen the amounts of emissions and waste from rockets and satellites that a booming space economy will leave behind.
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A US non-profit aims to reduce emissions of a super climate pollutant from chemical plants in China
Carbon credits for nitrous oxide reductions could fill a key gap in international agreements and government regulations. A former industry insider says it’s a “reward for bad behavior.”
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By fighting the ozone hole, we accidentally saved ourselves
With the Montreal Protocol, life on Earth dodged a bullet we didn’t even know was headed our way.
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Eleven chemical plants in China and one in the U.S. emit a climate super-pollutant called nitrous oxide that’s 273 times more potent than carbon dioxide
Proven, low-cost pollution controls could quickly curb those emissions, but neither China nor the U.S. require abatement measures used by other plants around the world.
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Potent greenhouse gases and ozone depleting chemicals called CFCs are back on the rise following an international ban
Emissions of a small group of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), man-made chemicals that destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer and fuel global warming, are back on the rise after their production was all but banned more than a decade ago, a new study concludes. Emissions of the vast majority of CFCs have steadily declined since countries phased out […]
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Stephen P. Groff: Global teamwork saved the ozone layer — where's the unity on climate change?
What has happened over the last 35 years that makes international consensus — and even agreement around a basic set of climate facts — so difficult?
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‘Profound ignorance’: Microbes, a missing piece in the biodiversity puzzle
More numerous than stars, our planet’s microbes play an integral role in helping life thrive on Earth. But what happens when climate change, pollution and ocean acidification impact microbes? — We don’t know.
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