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Plants consume more CO2 than we think
A new study shows that global climate models have underestimated the total amount of CO2 absorbed by plants.
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Greenhouse gases suddenly skyrocketed
According to new data, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased dramatically, with the fastest speed in nearly 30 years.
Environment
New materials absorb CO2 easily
A plastic sheet like the greenhouse gas sponge carbon dioxide (CO2) can easily convert this contaminated fossil fuel into new energy sources.
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The amount of CO2 will reach a record in the future
According to climate change experts, CO2 emissions will reach record levels if temperatures and sea levels continue to rise.
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The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has exceeded the new threshold
On May 26, the World Meteorological Agency (WMO) announced that the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has exceeded the new threshold.
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Desert - CO2 sink
Researchers from Washington State University (USA) have discovered that deserts and other arid ecosystems are also capable of sucking CO2 impressively like trees.
Environment
Greenhouse effect reduces crop productivity
Recent research shows that increasing the amount of CO2 in the air significantly affects crop productivity.
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The amount of CO2 on Jurassic Earth is 5 times higher than the current
According to a recent study, the Earth during the period of dinosaurs 250 million years ago had levels of CO2 5 times higher than the present.
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The world will be hotter, drier, more hungry
Predicting the world in the next century: hotter, drier, more hungry and the chance of turning off air conditioning is impossible.
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Indonesia and the US cooperate to protect tropical rain forests
In October 2009, President Yudhoyono announced that Indonesia would cut CO2 emissions by 26% by 2020, of which 40% would be implemented with international support.
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The Pacific island nation may disappear because of climate change
Pacific countries can suffer from 2.9-12.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2100 because of the effects of climate change.
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Reducing CO2 emissions helps save millions of people
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels to a safer level could save millions of lives every year by the end of the century.
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The US imposed measures to reduce emissions from power plants
US President Barack Obama has announced a series of stringent measures to reduce toxic emissions from power plants, especially coal-fired power plants.
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Japan conducts 'burying' CO2 on the seabed
The Ministry of Environment of Japan on September 5 said that from the spring of 2014, specific locations on the submarine stratum will be made to implement the plan to…
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European forest at the risk of saturation absorbs CO2
The ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) of old European forests is approaching saturation, threatening one of the main protective barriers of