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A registered charity, the BBC Wildlife Fund, was established to direct funds raised by the programmes to conservation charities in the field to help save the featured animals, and other species, from extinction. Saving Planet Earth enabled the Fund to raise £1 million on the night, a total which had almost doubled by the end of 2010. [1]
Examples of tipping points include thawing permafrost, which will release methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, or melting ice sheets and glaciers reducing Earth's albedo, which would warm the planet faster. Thawing permafrost is a threat multiplier because it holds roughly twice as much carbon as the amount currently circulating in the atmosphere.
As Attenborough points out, the Carbons are not bad people, but as Westerners, they have one of the most energy-hungry lifestyles on the planet. They are a two-car household, and each vehicle emits 10 tons of CO 2 over the course of a year. The power used to run the Carbons' home and all its comforts translates into a similar amount.
In 2005, economic losses (mainly from air pollution) were calculated at 7.7% of China's GDP. This grew to 10.3% by 2002 and the economic loss from water pollution (6.1%) began to exceed that caused by air pollution. [18] China has been one of the top performing countries in terms of GDP growth (9.64% in the past ten years). [18]
However, in many cases, the source of the water is at a significant distance from the return point and may be in a different catchment. The separation between extraction point and return point can represent significant environmental degradation in the watercourse and riparian strip. What is "wasted" is the community's supply of water that was ...
Habitat loss is one of the biggest threats to wild tiger populations. Using satellite images, researchers have created a new real-time mapping system for tiger habitats that could aid in ...
Five Ways to Save the World is a British documentary film on environmental issues related to climate change, released in 2006.The film was made by Karen O'Connor, for the big screen and was shot in the English language to reach an international audience.
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