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What on Earth are 'natural climate solutions'?

By Sophie Bertazzo

November 25, 2019
In this installment of "What on Earth?" we explore the importance of "natural climate solutions" — and why nature has a p.r. problem.
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What on Earth is the ‘carbon budget’?

By Bruno Vander Velde

September 20, 2017
In this installment of “What on Earth?” we explore the “carbon budget” — what it is, why it’s important, and how a new study about it is making waves.
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What on Earth is a ‘carbon offset’?

By Cassandra Kane

July 27, 2017
What are carbon offsets? A way to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Learn more.
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What on Earth is ‘conservation finance’?

By Bruno Vander Velde

December 2, 2016
This range of financial tools might be the final frontier for protecting nature.
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What on Earth is ‘blue carbon’?

By Bruno Vander Velde

November 1, 2016
A term you might never have heard of has immense importance for curbing climate change.
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