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How micro-plastics are making their way into our atmosphere and what does this mean for us?

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Watch this video to learn how micro-plastics are making their way into our atmosphere and raining back down on the earth. We know that the consumption of microplastic and presence of  Plastic in air are negatively affecting the health of plants and animals but what does this mean for us. Thank you Seeker for providing us with this complex information in such a digestible form (unlike micro-plastics.) In order for us to solve this serious issue we must first begin to understand the complexity and extent of the problem. So we now know that we must not only sequester carbon from our atmosphere but we must also remove the airborne micro-plastics and learn how to reduce the the constant flow of micro-plastics making their way into our atmosphere, the air that we breathe, the water that we drink and the food we eat. Obviously the best thing we can do as individuals to contribute to the solution(s) of this enormous, seemingly insurmountable problem is to reduce our use of plastics partic...

Pakistan on its way to combat climate change – by- Naseem Sheikh

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Pakistan on its righteous way to combat climate change – by- Naseem Sheikh This week (19August -20 August) around 100 ministers and more than 600 stake holders from developing countries will gather at the home of Green Climate Fund in Songdo, Republic of Korea, for Global Programming Conference. It's time to realize climate ambitions for a low-emission future.   The latest IPCC report highlighted the importance of land use in the fight against Climate Change.  Only with proper climate change adaptation planning and budgeting can the most vulnerable sectors - such as agriculture - expect systematic, suitable, and long-term support by both local institutions and donors. On Monday, the Green Climate Fund announced that it had committed $2.2billion in expenditures whereas it has $40bn worth of projects marked for execution. Countries susceptible to rising sea levels, droughts and flooding are particularly anxious about climate finance drying up as the US withdraws it...