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The main contributor to the country's emissions is fossil fuel combustion, which accounted for about 60% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2014. [3] As of 2018, the electricity sector accounted for 48% of Vietnam's CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, industry for 28%, transport 16%, the residential sector 4%, the commercial sector 3%, and agriculture 1%. [3]
Specifically, people under the age of 30 are more likely to consider climate implications of travelling to vacation spots. [38] [39] 52% of young Europeans, 37% of people ages 30–64 and 25% of people aged above 65, state that in 2022 they will choose to travel by plane. 27% of young people claim they will travel to a faraway destination. [40 ...
[30] Overall, Virginia's strong ties to the military, its skilled workforce, and its supportive business environment have made it a leading destination for arms and defense manufacturing companies. As the world's geopolitical landscape continues to evolve, Virginia's position as a hub for military innovation and production is likely to remain ...
30 by 30 is the third of 23 global biodiversity targets for 2030 in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted in December 2022: . Ensure and enable that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of terrestrial, inland water, and of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, are effectively conserved and ...
Those models link main features of society and economy with the biosphere and atmosphere into one modelling framework. [2] The total economic impacts from climate change are difficult to estimate. In general, they increase the more the global surface temperature increases (see climate change scenarios). [3]
A low-carbon economy (LCE) is an economy which absorbs as much greenhouse gas as it emits. [2] Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to human activity are the dominant cause of observed climate change since the mid-20th century. [3]
Modifying the environment to fit the needs of society (as in the built environment) is causing severe effects [3] [4] including global warming, [1] [5] [6] environmental degradation [1] (such as ocean acidification [1] [7]), mass extinction and biodiversity loss, [8] [9] [10] ecological crisis, and ecological collapse.
An example of this is the billions slated for climate justice block grants and for environmental justice research; these were in addition to language that emphasized funding grassroots projects and minority-serving institutions, such as historically Black colleges and universities. [97]