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The Stream, October 7, 2021: Global Water Stress Will Rise, WMO Report Finds

Circle of Blue

The report, titled The State of Climate Services 2021: Water , said that overall, the world is not on track to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal No. The post The Stream, October 7, 2021: Global Water Stress Will Rise, WMO Report Finds appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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A deep dive into the IPCC’s updated carbon budget numbers

Real Climate

10 from IPCC (2021). 2 from IPCC (2021). in Canadell et al (2021). Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). Source: Data from IPCC (2014), Rogelj et al (2018), and IPCC (2021). in the underlying chapter; Canadell et al (2021)). in Canadell et al (2021). Source: Figure SPM.10

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HotSpots H2O: New Report Urges Policymakers to ‘Wake Up to the Looming Water Crisis’

Circle of Blue

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 11, 2021. In order to secure universal access to clean water by 2030—the target date for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals—the current rate of progress would need to quadruple, the report found.

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How Do ‘Future Climate Scenarios’ Shape Climate Science and Inform Policy? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The five shared socioeconomic pathways are: SSP1: Taking the green road A world focused on sustainable development, global cooperation, and green technology adoption. SSP2: Middle of the road A scenario where global trends continue along historical patterns, with moderate development and emissions reductions.

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Frontiers eBook releases: November 2021

Frontiers

Canine Hip and Elbow Dysplasia Improvement Programs Around the World: Success or Failure?

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Net Zero/Not Zero

Real Climate

1/ — doreen stabinsky (@doreenstabinsky) November 11, 2021. Article 4, section 1. This could be interpreted in different ways. I think it’s inevitable that some (maybe even all) such pledges will be optimistic about the magnitude of plausible negative emissions. But is net-zero the same as climate denial? My answer is no.

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A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms

Environmental News Bits

31, 2021, you’ll be hearing a lot of technical terms tossed around: mitigation, carbon neutral, sustainable development. by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences As a major U.N. climate conference gets underway on Oct. The language can feel overwhelming. “It