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    Florida Trees Store Carbon in Forests and Wood Products by Adam Maggard, Leslie Boby, Martha C. Monroe

    Published 2017-11-01
    “…Because it changes the composition of the atmosphere, CO2 is a leading contributor to climate change. Storing carbon in living trees and in long-lasting wood products such as lumber and furniture is one way to reduce atmospheric CO2. …”
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    Perceptible climate warming amplifies how education increases climate concern in the US by R. Alexander Bentley, Benjamin D. Horne

    Published 2025-02-01
    “…Abstract Among the strongest predictors of climate change awareness in the US, outside partisan filters, is education level. …”
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    Conservation Subdivision: Post-construction Phase – Urban Trees Can Reduce Household Carbon Footprint by Richard Vaughn, Mark Hostetler, Francisco Escobedo

    Published 2012-09-01
    “…This 5-page fact sheet discusses the importance of urban trees and their role in mitigating for climate change by avoiding carbon emissions and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. …”
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    Ocean Acidification: An Introduction by Joshua T. Patterson, Lisa S. Krimsky

    Published 2018-08-01
    “…Other impacts related to climate change (increased sea level rise, coastal flooding and extreme weather events) often receive more attention than OA, but the acidification of the Earth’s oceans is well documented and is a major concern for the marine science community. …”
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    Regulatory and Market Risk Factors and the Emissions Reduction Potential for Energy Intensive Firms by Zhengfei Guan

    Published 2013-03-01
    “…As part of the political debate over climate change, various policy initiatives are being proposed. …”
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    African Economic Development / by Langdon, Steven

    Published 2018
    Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Africa in changing perspective -- Section A: Analysing the African experience -- Dimensions of development : geography, ecology, history -- Concepts of African economic development : growth, structural change, poverty and gender -- Development theories, political economy and governance -- Economic institutions and planning for development -- Section B: Human resources in Africa -- Demography -- Income distribution and human needs -- Human development : education and health -- Labour and livelihoods, formal and informal -- Urbanization, migration and regional change -- Section C: Sustaining African economic development -- Environment and climate change -- Agriculture and rural development -- Natural resources and African development -- The industrial sector -- Infrastructure, communications, services and tourism -- Macroeconomic management, debt and structural adjustment plans -- Section D: Africa and the international economy -- Trade and economic development -- Multinational corporations and foreign direct investment -- Development assistance : the African record -- The changing role of China in Africa -- International migration.…”
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    Carbon Sequestration and Storage by Gainesville’s Urban Forest by Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, Wayne Zipperer

    Published 2012-03-01
    “…This fact sheet demonstrates that urban and natural trees can help mitigate the effects of climate change somewhat by sequestering CO2 but can only sequester a small portion of all carbon dioxide emitted from cities. …”
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    A Compilation of Evaristo Arineitwe’s Published Poetry by Arineitwe, Evaristo

    Published 2024
    “…This poetry writing is basically informed by the political dilemma that grips the African continent after independence (Neo-colonialism), nostalgia or/and reminiscence, the devastating effects of climate change and life in general. Tentatively titled The Last Flicker is yet another collection of poetry that is yet to be published.…”
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    Preparing Pre-Service STEM Teachers in an Emerging Global Environment by Abah Joshua Abah, Iji Clement Onwu, Chinaka Taurayi Willard

    Published 2024-12-01
    “…This work explores in detail the exigencies of global issues as they influence STEM education with specific attention given to 21st century skills, impact of technology, mathematics competencies, climate change, global competencies, and equity, diversity and inclusiveness. …”
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    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY SECURITY by Adina TATAR, Dragos PASCULESCU, Florin Gabriel POPESCU, Teodora LAZAR

    Published 2023-05-01
    “…The current priorities of the energy sector are correlated with those of the European Union, with the effort to limit the consequences of climate change, and to carry out activities in the sense of the sustainable development of society. …”
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    Orlando, Florida’s Urban and Community Forests and Their Ecosystem Services by Edem K. Ekpe, Elizabeth Becker, Jessica Lab, Ross Hinkle, Francisco Escobedo

    Published 2012-03-01
    “…This 10-page fact sheet provides information, based on an assessment of urban forests within the limits of the City of Orlando conducted during the summer of 2010, on the structure and composition of Orlando's urban forest, the occurrence of invasive trees in the city, the ecosystem services trees provide, including estimating the mitigation of climate change effects and their role in urban hydrology, and how this information can be used to define sustainable urban planning objectives and goals. …”
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    Rethinking professional boundaries: the climate crisis and brain health by Ronán M. Conroy, Jeannette Golden, Conor Malone

    Published 2025-02-01
    “…Since climate change affects psychiatric, neurological and neuropsychological disorders, as well as brain development, the Irish Doctors for the Environment working group on mental health has changed its title and remit to brain health. …”
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    Stewardship Ecosystem Services Study: Carbon Stores on Florida Forest Stewardship Program Lands by Nilesh Timilsina, Francisco J. Escobedo, Alison E. Adams, Sonia Delphin

    Published 2013-11-01
    “…The carbon dioxide that is stored over the life of a forest, called carbon stocks, is not only important for mitigating greenhouse gas contributions to climate change, but it can also be valued in several markets and incorporated into environmental policy instruments. …”
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    HCFC-141b (CH3CCl2F) Emission Estimates for 2000–2050 in Eastern China by Dayu Zhang, Jing Wu, Zehua Liu, Tong Wang, Yueling Zhang, Dongmei Hu, Lin Peng

    Published 2023-04-01
    “…Abstract HCFC-141b (CH3CCl2F) has dual environmental impacts on ozone depletion and climate change, with the ozone depletion potential of 0.11 and the global warming potential of 782, and its emissions has attracted international attention. …”
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    How to Chemigate Salinity-Stressed Plants with Hydrogen Peroxide to Increase Survival and Growth Rates by Guodong Liu, Yuncong Li, Kimberly Moore, Kim Gabel, Lei Wu, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

    Published 2016-05-01
    “… Man-made activities can induce climate change and global sea-level rise, posing threats to the survival and growth of coastal vegetation in Florida. …”
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    Measuring climate knowledge: A systematic review of quantitative studies by Maruša Lubej, Žiga Petraš, Andrej Kirbiš

    Published 2025-02-01
    “…Summary: Climate change is a pressing issue that necessitates a climate-literate population. …”
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    Time, Infrastructure and Knowledge: Rethinking Temporality in the Anthropocene by Vando Borghi, Luigi Pellizzoni, Paolo Savoia

    Published 2025-02-01
    “…The contributions included in this Crossing Boundaries section reflect upon infrastructural temporality, chronopolitics and natural history in relation to the Anthropocene and climate change. Vando Borghi examines infrastructure capitalism and regimes of historicity, arguing that infrastructural synchronization dispossesses individuals of agency, producing “uncertizenship”. …”
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