The use of Bitcoin causes around 22 megatons in carbon dioxide emissions annually — comparable to the total emissions of cities such as Las Vegas or Hamburg. …read more Source:: Science
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Earth may be 140 years away from reaching carbon levels not seen in 56 million years
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•Total human carbon dioxide emissions could match those of Earth’s last major greenhouse warming event in fewer than five generations, new research finds. A new study finds humans are pumping …read more Source:: Science
Global carbon dioxide emissions rise even as coal wanes and renewables boom
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•Renewable energy capacity has hit record levels and global coal use may have already peaked. But the world’s carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels increased in 2018, and the trend …read more Source:: Science
Ever-increasing CO2 levels could take us back to the tropical climate of Paleogene period
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•A new study has warned that unless we mitigate current levels of carbon dioxide emissions, Western Europe and New Zealand could revert to the hot tropical climate of the early …read more Source:: Science
Coral reef experiment shows: Acidification from carbon dioxide slows growth
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•Ocean acidification will severely impair coral reef growth before the end of the century if carbon dioxide emissions continue unchecked. The paper represents the first ocean acidification experiment in which …read more Source:: Science