Week 08 Summary

Biodiversity, increasing carbon footprint, sea aid and 27 threats that accelerate climate change 


What is biodiversity, why is it important and what are the causes that...

Biodiversity is "the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms in existence," according to the United Nations...

10 actions in your day-to-day life that increase your carbon footprint (and how to measure them)

Have you ever thought about what footprint you want to leave on the world? The reality is that there are many ways to leave a footprint on the planet....

With a little help, the sea can absorb much more carbon.

Gaurav Sant is an engineer at the University of California, Los Angeles who thinks big. Since 2018, he has been dedicated to finding solutions to...

27 new threats accelerating climate change identified

An international collaboration of scientists has identified 27 climate feedback loops, i.e., factors that trigger...