New UN report highlights the scale of global climate change

Another article posted on Fediverse about the serious nature of climate change. As individuals there seems only a certain amount we can do, short of living off grid. So the question I asked on Science Forums [2] is “how many more reports are needed?”

In terms of recycling:

There seems to be a lot of initiatives out there but some local authorities in the UK seem unable to recycle some materials, I think the situation is improving.

There are some good ideas, such as turning face masks in to litter pickers [3] but this is in Cornwall, UK, I have not heard anything about this idea being rolled out nationally, but if it was, would that ideally need to be on a local level so the collection —> end product happens locally reducing the need for transporting materials and end products around?

• Article

1 Climate news now – Fediverse 2 Science Forum discussion 3 Hospital face masks find new life stopping plastic waste

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#UN,#Report,#ClimateChange,#ClimateScience

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World Space week

This year, world space week runs from the 4th to 10th October with a code along event running on the 6th.

World Space Week Highlights 2022

Sustainability in space relates to how humanity uses space, most pressingly, the orbital area surrounding Earth – itself a finite resource. At the start of 2021, there were 6,542 satellites listed as being currently in orbit by the UN. In order to ensure the sustainability of future space activities, we must ensure that space debris can be cleaned up, and not pose a threat to future missions. Achieving sustainability from space is a different ask – this addresses how space can help to achieve a cleaner, fairer and safer planet Earth.  This includes measuring climate change, identifying pollution on land and at sea, supporting agriculture in developing nations – an endless list Of the 169 targets that form the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, 65 directly benefit through Earth observation satellites and related technologies.

Links

• World Space Week
• Science Forums
• Paignton Library STEM Group

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#UN,#UnitedNations,#WorldSpaceWeek

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