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"Karena McKinney" by Christina Nunez

"If we want to control air quality and address climate change, the solution won''t involve fiddling with nature''s emissions-it will be about cleaning up man-made ones." -Karena McKinney, associate

Are there real ways to fight climate change? Yes.

OverviewThe promise of new technologyShould we turn to geoengineering?Restoring nature to protect the planetAdapt—or elseBetter technology will help reduce emissions from activities like manufacturing and driving. Scientists are working on ways to sustainably produce hydrogen, most of which is currently derived from natural gas, to feed zero-emission fuel cells for transportation and electricity. Renewable energy is growing, and in the U.S., a combination of wind, solar, geothermal, and other reNew technological developments promise to build better batteries to store that renewable energy, engineer a smarter electric grid, and capture carbon dioxide from power plants and store it underground or turn it into valuable products such as gasoline. Some argue that nuclear power—despite concerns See more on nationalgeographic EHN

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On J, millions of Ethiopians took part in a massive national tree-planting drive to help combat climate change. “Africa has what it takes to spearhead this global push,” noted the Director of

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Are there real ways to fight climate change? Yes.

Addressing climate change will require many solutions —there''s no magic bullet. Yet nearly all of these solutions exist today.

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Human Sciences and Climate Change: Quo Vadis?

Christina Nunez and the National Geographic staff state that: as humans continue to pour greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, oceans have tempered the effect.

An Environmental Intersection

Clear solutions exist for climate change, and some have long been established. However, whether governments across the world are taking action is the main question. When solutions exist but no

Human Sciences and Climate Change: Quo Vadis?

In this paper, we present a suite of graphical vital signs of climate change over the last 40 years. Results show greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, with increasingly damaging effects.

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Christina Nunez, Freelance Writer | About Me

Since early 2016, I''ve been an independent writer specializing in climate, science, and innovation. Before that, I co-managed a microsite about energy for five years at National Geographic. And before