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Sunday, July 25, 2021

Irreversible climate change and human failure !

Increasing ocean salinity, decreasing ocean pH, increasing CO2 concentration and water vapor in the atmosphere will irreversibly change the climate. All the above four parameters are directly attributed to human activity and they are inter-related. Warming ocean and increasing evaporation in some parts of the world, large scale (billions of m3/day) discharge of highly concentrated saline effluent from seawater desalination plants around the world, unabated emission of CO2 and water vapor by burning fossil fuels, ocean acidification by CO2 absorption are directly connected with human activities. NASA is monitoring seawater salinity and water vapor concentration in the atmosphere using special satellites while NOAA is monitoring ocean acidification and salinity of the oceans. They can only provide information and warnings but it is up to relevant government authorities to act. Failure to act will cost lives and the economy and the world is already witnessing them. Oil and gas companies are now using a new slogan (carbon capture and storage or sequestration and reuse) to prolong continuity of fossil fuels. "carbon capture" guarantees continuity of "Carbon emissions". The real solution is to "decarbonize our air and sea" and recycle Carbon internally in a closed system not "carbon capture or reuse and claim Carbon neutrality". These projects will exacerbate climate change if we fail to decarbonize air and sea using renewable Hydrogen. An estimated 2000 billion tons of CO2 is already available in air and sea since the industrial revolution and there is no need for any fresh fossil fuel. We are facing "irreversible climate change and human failure to address them in a timely manner". Bold leadership and political will while monitoring 'misleading players' and penalizing emitters by imposing Carbon tax will be the key. Please check:https://lnkd.in/gv2Ba99

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