The world is currently experiencing the sixth mass extinction event on Earth. Since 1970, global wildlife populations have declined by 65%, and the population size of freshwater species – living in lakes, rivers, and wetlands – has declined by 83%. Earlier this month, a landmark United Nations report entitled “Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” was … [Read more...] about Biologists Recommend Win-win Conservation Strategies to Tackle Multiple Threats to Biodiversity
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Singapore Tops World for Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Kilometer
According to the data we calculated, based on a database released by the Global Carbon Budget 2018, Singapore topped the world for fossil CO2 emissions per square kilometer in 2017. The amount of fossil CO2 emissions per square kilometer in Singapore in 2017 was 89764.5 tons (232490.2 tons/mile2), 2.3 times the amount of Hong Kong (38978 tons/km2 or 100955 tons/mile2), 27 … [Read more...] about Singapore Tops World for Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Kilometer
The List of Countries Ranked by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Kilometer
The following is a list of major countries or territories ranked by their fossil CO2 emissions per square kilometer in the year 2017 (in tonnes of CO2), based on the latest database released by the Global Carbon Project on 5 December 2018. For each nation or territory, the value of total fossil CO2 emissions in the year (in million tonnes of CO2) is also … [Read more...] about The List of Countries Ranked by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Kilometer