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The daunting decades long push for international cooperation to address global climate change continues with some advances at #COP29 despite the major headwinds thanks to courageous envoys and deeply committed advocates. https://lnkd.in/gqpXvDvC #ClimateAction #COP29Baku #ClimateFinance

A post-election message from Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown. To view this message on our website, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eu7gudby #climateaction

In her new book What If We Get It Right? Ayana Johnson urges us to imagine the endless possibilities in a future where climate solutions win. "We have already changed the climate," emphasizes Marine Biologist and author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, "but there’s still so much we can do. We have the solutions we need, we’re just being slow at scaling them."https://lnkd.in/dhFDpmn3 Urban Ocean Lab, The All We Can Save Project #ClimateSolutions #PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture 

Clean economy upgrades are sweeping across every sector, even society’s “building blocks.”  Heidelberg Materials plans to deploy carbon capture technology to reduce CO2 emissions in cement production. https://lnkd.in/gkch6JNZ #CarbonCapture #Cement #CleanEconomy

Excited to be making shade. Narrow span construction currently underway for #CAProjectNexus , California’s first solar canal pilot, with wide-span construction to begin in early 2025. University of California, Merced researchers are simultaneously installing instrumentation to study water savings and water quality alongside renewable energy production and land savings from siting solar arrays over canals. Turlock Irrigation District, California Department of Water Resources #ClimateSolutions #SolarCanals #CleanEnergy #SustainableFuture #Renewables

As if dismantling democracy isn't enough. If elected, Trump vows to dismantle IRA funding for clean energy investments.    https://lnkd.in/gVMTRq-M #ClimateSolutions #HarrisWalz 

Point Molate in #RichmondCA exemplifies a 20 year struggle – and victory – for environmental justice in over-polluted and under-parked minority communities. One that can be studied and replicated by other communities. After all, “butterflies can’t vote and mule deer can’t testify at City Council meetings. It’s up to us humans.” https://lnkd.in/gJ_Seed6 #SFBay #Park #EastBay  

More promising #CircularEconomy innovation: Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have developed recyclable wind turbine blades made from plant-based material. https://lnkd.in/gG89FTi6 #CircularDesign #WindEnergy #CleanEconomy 

Great to see one of the world’s most powerful companies taking the initiative to accelerate #ClimateSolutions. Google has announced a new deal to purchase carbon removal credits from Holocene at the lowest price on record for #DirectAirCapture: $100 per ton. https://lnkd.in/gFi85_K2  #ClimateChange #ActOnClimate  #CO2 #ClimateAction #NetZero #ClimateCrisis 

From revisiting fan favorite Hispanic cinema like Encanto, Blue Beetle and Coco on the big screen at AMC Theatres, to attending virtual exhibitions and reading about stories of Latino achievement from the Smithsonian Institution there are so many ways to embrace and celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth. Join us in celebrating the rich traditions, influential leaders and vibrant culture of Hispanic communities. https://lnkd.in/gETt8tzJ https://lnkd.in/ggBNfKGa #HispanicHeritage #LatinxHeritage #LatinoHeritage #Latinx