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  • A Green Revolution, This Time for Africa

    April 09, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    The Green Revolution in Asia and Latin America never spread to Africa, due to the continent's varied climate, degraded soil and lack of infrastructure. Now, scientists look to develop a high grossing wheat seed to bring a new green revolution to Africa. The seeds are extremely promising, but there are still some challenges to getting farmers to implement the seeds.

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  • Can We Fix the Climate by Being More Like Hawaii?

    September 29, 2014 |

    The Tyee |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    Amidst a world struggling with smart ways to confront climate change, Hawaii's 2050 Plan for sustainability is working to be a model for the rest of the world. So far, it is on it's way to being a leader in solar energy, with Honolulu having the most "solar panels per capita than any other North American city," and the state is working to produce more food locally, as well.

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  • Lessons from India in building urban resilience

    May 29, 2017 |

    Citiscope |

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    Response Location: India, Surat, Gujarat

    TARU, an Indian thinktank, has found that Indians cities have combined decentralized action and "multi-stakeholder engagement" in public policy to respond to problems of scarcity in water and power as well as climate change-related natural disasters. Municipalities are putting responsibility for improving local lives at the grassroots level; integrating disruptive technologies from the private sector; and fostering collaboration between government and citizens.

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  • Tiny Blue Bubbles Designed to Help Save the Planet

    March 16, 2015 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Livermore, California

    The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has designed a new technology that captures carbon dioxide at power plants before it goes into the air. This new method, which is much more efficient and affordable than other carbon dioxide capturing methods, uses microcapsules filled with a fluid that absorbs carbon dioxide. While it’s not going to solve climate change entirely, this new technology has shown promising results for at least slowing it down.

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  • After Hurricane Sandy, Hoboken rebuilt itself for climate change

    January 17, 2019 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Hoboken, New Jersey

    After Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the city, Hoboken, New Jersey decided to rebuild the city with climate change and increased flood risks in mind, rather than returning to "normal." With the help of federal funding - and their relatively well-off tax base - Hoboken is joining other East Coast cities in building climate resilient cities.

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  • Greenhouse Gas Scientist Questions How To Cut Emissions On Her Own Farm

    May 20, 2019 |

    Iowa Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Jewell, Iowa

    As a response to global climate change, many are turning to farming and agricultural practices as a response. Plants are able to bring carbon dioxide into soil, where some is stored, reducing the overall amount in the air. While initially seen as a silver bullet solution, scientists are now discovering limitations – like overestimating how much carbon can be stored. For small farms, in order to adopt more eco-conscious practices, they need more economic incentives to change their ways.

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  • Can saltwater quench our growing thirst?

    April 13, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Population growth, climate change, and droughts are factors that have depleted the world’s freshwater resources. Scientists around the world have experimented with desalination of salt water to increase the supply the drinking water and have achieved positive results. In 2015, more countries and cities in the world look to provide desalination, including California’s $1 billion effort to build a plant for San Diego.

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  • How Carbon Farming Could Reverse Climate Change

    March 16, 2016 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Veracruz

    Carbon farming is a method that focuses on sequestering atmospheric carbon on agricultural land. While farms around the world already do it, it's not anywhere near the scale necessary to avert climate catastrophe. But paired with aggressive emissions reduction, the practice could not only mitigate global warming, but also help the most impoverished communities.

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  • Inside the innovation lab solving climate financing

    August 16, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Turning climate solutions into opportunities for investment can help mobilize capital to address climate change. The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (The Lab), part of the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) based in San Francisco, California, promotes public-private partnerships to reduce the risk of investment in large-scale projects. Nature Based Solutions, such as the Lab’s initiative to restore mangroves in the Philippines, contributes tremendous economic value in areas like flood mitigation.

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  • A tiny garden in Boulder is showing signs of stress from smog. The scientist behind it is thrilled.

    August 12, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    A garden at Boulder, Colorado’s Museum of Natural History is being used to track the effects of smog and educate visitors as well. Called an “ozone garden,” this plot – and other like it around the world – shows researchers and visitors how plants are damaged by ground-level ozone levels. Beyond education, the researchers behind the ozone garden are using it to show how crops and food availability will diminish as climate change continues.

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