Modern air conditioning systems consume significant amounts of energy to cool buildings during the daytime, generating significant amounts of greenhouse gases responsible for climate change
There is no clear understanding of the consequences of the permafrost meltdown which may be fraught with other risks aside from the global ocean level rise
Research results provide an important framework to evaluate other seagrass and estuarine habitats that tend to have lower inherent buffering capacity and large natural variations in chemistry
Emissions related to the processing, packaging, distribution, refrigeration, and cooking of those foods were not part of the study but would likely increase total emissions by 30 percent or more