The Carbon Cycle And The Keeling Curve

Dec 11, 2022 | Environmental Law

The Carbon Cycle Carbon – an element with an atomic number of 6, is the fourth most abundant element in the universe and forms the foundation of life on Earth [1,2,3]. Carbon is stored in living beings, atmosphere, soils, oceans and crust. These components are...

PRE COP27 ANALYSIS: The water crisis and the Conference of the Parties (COP)

Nov 2, 2022 | COP27

by Augustin Dagbetin Water and climate change The world is currently facing a water crisis, which has proven to be fuelled in large part by the climate crisis, among other factors. This vital resource is becoming more scarce, unpredictable and polluted due to extreme...

PRE COP27 ANALYSIS: The water crisis and the Conference of the Parties (COP)

Nov 2, 2022 | COP27

Water and climate change The world is currently facing a water crisis, which has proven to be fuelled in large part by the climate crisis, among other factors. This vital resource is becoming more scarce, unpredictable and polluted due to extreme weather events [1]....

What Is Land-Use Change And What Role Does Agriculture Play In It?

Apr 1, 2022 | Food & Agriculture

Understanding land-use change Land-use itself is a relatively broad term referring to any form of human-assigned purpose or management practice [7]. The ‘use’ of the land is then categorized based on these purposes, such as cropland, livestock grazing or...

The Build Back Better Act: The Largest Effort To Combat Climate Change In American History

Nov 30, 2021 | North America

BBBA: Political context Originally, the BBBA was worth 3.5 trillion USD. Republicans do not support the plan and have therefore not been part of the negotiations with Democrats [4]. The key issue lies in the US Senate where Democrats only have 50 votes. But in order...