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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Switzerland’s top ranking reflects strong performance across most issues, especially air quality and climate protection. In general, high scorers exhibit long-standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity. 2018 EPI Trends.

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Oceans Lock Away Carbon Slower Than Previously Thought

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Oceans are believed to absorb roughly 26 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions by drawing down CO 2 from the atmosphere and locking it away. This is the sedimentation law we should be following,” says Prakash, who hopes to get the results into climate models. I was like: Why are we packing all these tubes?

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