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We can’t hope to fight climate change without aggressively protecting nature.
NEW: @POTUS "detailed steps to achieve its goal of conserving about 1/3 of America’s lands & waters by 2030, relying on voluntary efforts to preserve public, private & tribal areas while also helping tackle climate change & create jobs." https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-government-and-politics-2c5afd5a5466acf8a015a17ff014bb4b
Satellite technology and AI can finally help us better understand carbon credits, making them more transparent and accurate.
As carbon sequestration becomes an increasingly important tool for fighting climate change, this data is really important!
https://www.ourdailyplanet.com/story/can-a-new-satellite-company-shore-up-forest-carbon-offsets/
On Monday, the Biden Administration announced that it had approved a $550 million solar energy project—named the Crimson Solar Project— with the capacity to power almost 90,000 homes. http://ow.ly/bGTz50EFgEh @ourdailyplanet
We sat down with @RepTedLieu to ask him how realistic he thinks bipartisan climate action is, and what the #AmericanJobsPlan would mean to his very climate-vulnerable district.
(Also, can you use your Jedi powers to spot the #MayTheFourth Easter egg?)https://youtu.be/A8rnnLlQLvU