Heidi Harting-Rex
What is net zero?
The focus of Climate Change Q/A series now shifts to mitigation and adaptation methods. Achieving net-zero emissions is a key concept in...
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Heidi Harting-Rex
- Sep 17
- 3 min
How does global trash contribute to climate change?
Waste is on the rise globally in tandem with population growth and increased consumption. Plastics, landfills and the single-use standard...
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Heidi Harting-Rex
- Sep 5
- 3 min
What are the biodiversity impacts of climate change?
One of the greatest impacts of climate change is how it affects the world’s non-human life. Our dependency on the natural world creates...
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Heidi Harting-Rex
- Aug 20
- 3 min
What is the IPCC?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is part of the United Nations and World Meteorological Organization, and its job -...
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Heidi Harting-Rex
- Jul 26
- 3 min
What is the Great Acceleration?
Most people know of the "Baby Boom," or period when the population of the United States began to increase at a higher-than-average rate....
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Heidi Harting-Rex
- Jul 19
- 2 min
How is the impact of climate change measured?
For this answer, we’ll cite a great article from BBC News, which points to five key indicators used to assess the gravity of climate...
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Heidi Harting-Rex
- Jul 9
- 3 min
What are Greenhouse Gases?
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are a mixture of certain global atmospheric pollutants. Many are products of using fossil fuels. Scientists use...
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Heidi Harting-Rex
- Jun 28
- 2 min
How are fossil fuels involved with climate change?
Fossil fuels are defined as non-renewable sources of hydrocarbons stored in the earth. We call them fossil fuels because they are the...
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Heidi Harting-Rex
- Jun 21
- 3 min
What causes climate change?
Drawdown is a book/website (drawdown.org) that is an exceptional resource about climate change. The authors are a team of scientists who...
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Heidi Harting-Rex
- Jun 12
- 2 min
What is climate change?
Climate change is defined as the collection of evidence pointing to an accelerated warming trend for our planet. It is distinguishable...
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