Category: Sustainability

United Nations Members Agree to Protect Marine Life

Introduction:

What’s cooler than international cooperation? For the first time in history, the United Nations has agreed on a treaty that aims to protect the “high seas,” the area outside of international borders, which cover a majority of the planet.

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United Nations Agrees to Protect Marine Life | Synonym Match

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United Nations Agrees to Protect Marine Life | Fill in the Blank

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United Nations Agrees to Protect Marine Life | True or False

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Full text for United Nations Members Agree to Protect Marine Life:

Despite its size, the ocean is not a limitless resource. For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, which cover nearly half the planet’s surface.
An updated framework to protect marine life in the regions outside national boundary waters, known as the high seas, had been in discussions for more than 20 years, but previous efforts to reach an agreement had repeatedly stalled.
The treaty will create a new body to manage conservation of ocean life and establish marine protected areas in the high seas. It also establishes ground rules for conducting environmental impact assessments for commercial activities in the oceans.
More than 100 countries have signed a historic, legally-binding deal to protect the Earth’s oceans. The long-awaited treaty aims to protect marine biodiversity in international waters and reverse losses due to pollution, overfishing, and climate change.
Many marine species—including dolphins, whales, sea turtles and many fish—make long annual migrations, crossing national borders and the high seas. Efforts to protect them have previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws.
The high seas have long suffered exploitation due to commercial fishing and mining, as well as pollution from chemicals and plastics, the question remains: how well will the ambitious treaty be implemented?

Hydrogen Fuel out of Thin Air?

Introduction:

Hydrogen fuel is an interesting alternative energy. One team has been working on a device that is able to capture hydrogen from the air which can then be transferred into fuel cells and used by vehicles. The coolest part? The only byproduct of hydrogen fuel is water.

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The news is a consistent and endless source of entertainment, knowledge and discovery. Because it plays such a vital part in our lives and is so important to keep up with, it’s doubtless a piece of your daily routine that can’t go ignored.

There are many reasons to read, watch or listen to the news. Understanding the ramifications of recent legislation passed. Listening to recent events and grasping the potential consequences to your country. Or, simply listening to what’s happening in other countries so you can compare them to your own. It’s a staple in our lives and the most reliable way to get information.

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Hydrogen Fuel out of Thin Air | Definition Match

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Hydrogen Fuel out of Thin Air | Fill in the Blank

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Hydrogen Fuel out of Thin Air | True or False

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Full text for Hydrogen Fuel out of Thin Air?:

A device that can harvest water from the air and provide hydrogen fuel — entirely powered by solar energy — has long been a scientific dream, but it’s now close to reality. One chemical engineer and his team have made a significant step towards bringing this vision to fruition by developing an ingenious yet simple system.
It combines semiconductor-based technology with novel electrodes that have two key characteristics: they are porous, maximizing contact with water in the air; and transparent, maximizing sunlight exposure for the semiconductor coating.
When this device is exposed to sunlight, it pulls water from the air and produces hydrogen gas, which can then be injected into vehicles with hydrogen fuel cell batteries for green combustion.
In their research for renewable fossil-free fuels they took inspiration from the way plants are able to convert sunlight into chemical energy using carbon dioxide from the air. A plant essentially harvests carbon dioxide and water from its environment, and with the extra boost of energy from sunlight, can transform these molecules into sugars and starches, a process known as photosynthesis.
The researchers nevertheless proved that hydrogen gas can be produced via sunlight and moisture in the air.

Going Green

If we want to last as long as we can on this planet we will need to act in a more sustainable way. This means that we need to live in a way that can continue indefinitely with the resources that are available to us. Many people sum this up in the phrase, “Going green.” Something that’s green may not be referring to its color but to how eco-friendly it is. Examples that make things green are if they use renewable resources, if they are safe for the environment, if they are biodegradable, if they are energy efficient, and anything else that may help the environment. Often this is specifically talking about things that may affect the weather and create climate change. Climate change could lead to global warming which may melt the ice caps and cause catastrophic flooding, make severe weather more common like hurricanes or tornadoes, and higher temperatures may also lead to more wildfires.

What can we do? Why is it happening?

Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be causing global warming, so reducing everyone’s carbon footprint would help humanity become carbon neutral. By going green we will be reducing the amount of carbon released in the atmosphere which will slow the warming of the atmosphere and prevent many potential disasters!

Green - Vocabulary Excercise

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