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Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

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Countries with extensive, shallow coastal areas that could consider enhancing marine carbon sinks include India; many countries in southeast Asia; those on the Black Sea; in West Africa, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, eastern United States and Russia. Wider Benefits. Coastal waters account for just 7% of the total area of the ocean.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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The UN Executive Board has no power to order the removal of credits from the market, even in the event of misconduct by a validator or verifier. Renergie is in the process of transferring its proven renewable energy technology worldwide by working closely with developing countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa.

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Nielsen global survey finds concerns about climate change slipping behind concerns over other environmental issues; air and water pollution top worries, pesticide use #3

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Three out of four global consumers rated air pollution (77%) and water pollution (75%) as top concerns, both increasing six percentage points compared to 2009. Click to enlarge. Boykoff, Senior Visiting Research Associate, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. —Arturo GarcĂ­a, President, Nielsen Latin America.