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2°C is grateful to have received UNESCO endorsement of our project as part of the Ocean Decade. Our oceans are in critical jeopardy as our climate warms, specifically the near-shore, coral reef environment which supports 25% of the species. Our project addresses this directly, by engaging recreating individuals to contribute meaningful scientific data, helping us assess where changes are occurring and how this affects the species living there. As we develop this project, partnerships worldwide will be needed from technology to local stakeholders. If your organization would like to find out how you can be part of this exciting new ocean strategy, please reach out at partnerships@2degreesc.org https://www.oceandecade.org
Fawzya Alshami
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The WEFE Nexus refers to the interlinked relationship between water, energy, food, and environmental systems. It recognizes that changes in one of these sectors can impact the others, leading to complex challenges and trade-offs. This concept highlights the need for integrated and sustainable approaches to managing these resources, considering their interdependencies and potential conflicts.
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Water temperature data from the Gen1. Alpha-tests of the Wavelet sensors in Key Largo over the weekend showing very warm water. Healthy coral temperature range is 23°C - 29°C. We need your support to get sensors at depth in near-shore, coral reef environments around the world to understand how climate changes are affecting these reefs at a local level. As the water warms, the symbiotic algae (Zooxanthellae) that live within the corals, will expel and drift away or die. These algae are needed for healthy coral survival as they use photosynthesis to generate nutrients, essential to the overall health of the corals. These "bleached" corals can survive a short time, but many may suffer long term stress and be overcome. Less than 100 unique reef systems in the world receive sustained, full-time monitoring. The 2°C Wavelet initiative is endorsed by UNESCO as a project in support of the Ocean Decade, where we work with stakeholders to get sensors in the water, to help add data from places where there are little-to-none existing now. To support us, please visit our website: https://www.2degreesc.org https://www.oceandecade.org/actions/submersible-technology-to-advance-reef-science/
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Thanks for sharing, what are the consequences of the warm temperatures that we are witnessing right now for coral reefs?
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For those interested to learn more about this project, here is my short presentation from The Ocean Race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZywlfBaUW6U
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Our 2°C Climate Check Newsletter is out tomorrow! Sign up here today: https://newsletter.2degreesc.org/climatecheck
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We have a year-end fundraiser live on GoFundMe! Please help us put sensors in areas that need them, by supporting us today! Every donation goes directly to the cost of the sensors! https://gofund.me/9dfdafe1
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Great info here from the 17th edition of the Global Carbon Budget.The remaining carbon budget keeping warming below 1.5C will be gone in nine years, if emissions remain at current levels.The increase in global fossil emissions in 2022 was driven by a small increase in US emissions and a larger increase in Indian and rest-of-the-world emissions. Chinese emissions saw a small decline, while EU emissions remained largely unchanged from 2021.Most of the increase in emissions was from oil. Coal saw a slight increase in emissions – somewhat smaller than might have been expected given the global energy crisis – while gas emissions remained flat and emissions from cement saw a slight declineGlobal CO2 concentrations set a new record of 417.2 parts per million (ppm), up 2.5ppm from 2021 levels. Atmospheric CO2 concentrations are now 51% above pre-industrial levels.The effects of climate change have reduced the CO2 uptake of the ocean sink by around 4% and the land sink by around 17%.
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such trends are a sign that the bells of climate need to ring louder as situation of famine are getting worse in Africa
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At the Dragonfly's Den on the COP27 Climate Hub, November 10: Neil van Niekerk, Executive Director of 2DegreesC pitched their initiative of improving climate measurements by crowdsourcing climate data using low-cost, wearable sensors. This allows scientists to get more data in between the established stations, and make the climate data better and more reliable. Vote for 2DegreesC by Agreeing to this post
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Thanks to everyone who has supported and voted for us! There are wonderful sollutions presented from all categories and it is encouraging to see the engagement from everyone. We are preparing our LEAF mobile app for the Apple App Store and the first 100 Beta-Testers will soon be contacted for their sensors. Every day matters in this race!
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Thanks for the opportunity to present our solution! We know that to effect change, we must act locally...and there are Millions of people recreating in areas that have little-to-no climate understanding. Data is critical, as it improves science and understanding in these areas.
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Understanding extreme risks is important for robust decision-making, from preparation to consideration of emergency responses. A new publication from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios. - Kemp et. al, 2022 https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2108146119
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We are so proud to have Dr. Kate Leeming as an Ambassador! Kate will be taking our climate sensors with her on her new expedition to Peru, leaving in just a few weeks. Her latest 5000km ride will cover the Andes, the Atacama and the Altiplano, an area that has very little climate data available, and hopefully offer us new insights into changes that are occurring there. You can learn more about Kate's work here. https://www.2degreesc.org/ambassadors/
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These type of leader are the examples that should be emulated...kudos..
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The core challenge to action on climate change is a lack of high-quality climate data in many places on Earth. Help us collect meaningful climate data to share with scientists trying to tackle the climate crisis. Be first to know when we launch! https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/f7b2e5d4-16cc-4339-b083-0f69b0f0e061/landing
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Neil van Niekerk
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We received our GuideStar-Candid transparency seal for 2022! Continuing our pathway to crowdsource climate data and building a better tomorrow. Shared freely with scientists, we hope to provide insights into areas with little or no observed climate record.
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2°C is proud to call Mehgan Heaney-Grier an Ambassador, collaborating with us on projects since 2016. She is a pioneering freediver, ocean explorer, and longtime conservationist. With more than 20 years of experience working both above and below the waterline, Mehgan has built a career as a professional speaker, marine educator, expedition leader, stunt diver, podcast and television personality. In 1996, Mehgan made history by establishing the first U.S. freedive record for both men and women, in the constant weight category. She has performed underwater stunts for Hollywood films such as: Pirates of the Caribbean and Into the Blue; and has been featured in numerous television shows and publications worldwide such as Life, People and Outside Magazine. Mehgan was recruited by Discovery Channel to be part of an elite team of explorers and starred in their original series, Treasure Quest: Snake Island. Combining her skillset, Mehgan works for the ocean as an advocate and storyteller across multiple media platforms raising awareness and empowering the next generation of ocean stewards to engage and tackle the critical issues facing our oceans today. Recently, Mehgan developed and launched an original web-series called, The IMPERFECT Conservationist. In these short video clips Mehgan delivers a dose of what she likes to call, “conservation empowerment”, giving the view bite-sized and impactful ways to incorporate conservation action into busy everyday life. Mehgan holds her degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Anthropology, is an original inductee of the Women Diver Hall of Fame since 2000, and is a Fellow with The Explorers Club. https://www.2degreesc.org/ambassadors/
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More love to Mehgan... May she continue doing the most in this race to wards achieving a sustainable climate
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Mehgan deserves some Climate love 💚
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Our Experiment project is LIVE! The Experiment is an online platform for discovering, funding, and sharing scientific research and we hope to generate support for our project, to use low-cost mobile sensors in the hands of recreational outdoor enthusiasts to accurately observe and quantify local climate conditions in natural areas that do not currently have adequate climate monitoring capacity. https://experiment.com/projects/enhancing-the-climate-data-record-as-part-of-outdoor-recreation
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Our newsletter this week includes a link to Season 2 - Episode 1 of the 2°C Climate Chat Podcast. Our interview with Dr. Thor Hanson - Conservation biologist and author of the book Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid. Sign up at www.2DegreesC.Org One A Week - Only The Facts.
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As we move into a new year of problem solving, it is great to be part of a community of like minded people who not only recognize the problem, but who are also willing to fight for a solution.
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Happy New Year!
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A new study out this week by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, shows that future albedo changes can make an important contribution to Greenland's future mass loss. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5739-2021
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What is the 2°C initiative? We know very little about how climate change is affecting areas at a local level as there is not enough climate data being generated at a fine scale, which is critical to wild areas and the species that live there. The 2°C initiative uses of low-cost mobile sensors in the hands of the vast numbers of recreational outdoor enthusiasts to accurately observe and quantify local climate conditions in natural areas that do not currently have adequate climate monitoring capacity. What is this important? The health and vibrancy of many natural areas are in decline, and a growing body of literature suggests climate change is a driving factor with severe impacts on natural areas. However, such attribution faces uncertainty because there are not enough atmospheric observations in many of these natural areas to accurately quantify their climates. Citizen science observing programs have proven widely popular among outdoor enthusiasts and have matured into a scientifically accepted protocol for data collection. The climate data inadequacy presents an opportunity to engage the public in the gathering of essential climate observations with accurate, low-cost sensors to demonstrate the value of in-situ mobile citizen science to the climate data ecosystem. What is the significance of this project? Climate observations are made at a few thousand fixed locations globally, with natural areas often hundreds of km from the nearest observing station. Critical habitats may extend just a few km and rely on a unique local climate. Our approach creates a dynamic mobile source of climate observations operating in the spaces between the fixed stations. This novel approach allows the generation of new climate observations that, when supplemented to the existing observing data, greatly enhance quantification and attribution of climate change, as well as formulating effective conservation responses. Scientists and conservation managers can use these data to improve ecological models, identify areas of concern and apply resources to adaptation or mitigation. For questions related to this article, citiations of study or general enquiries, please email: info@2degreesc.org © 2DegreesC 2021 https://www.2degreesc.org/
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We're LIVE Today with the help of @CrowdForImpact Please show your support to Crowdsource Climate Data and be part of the journey to bring a climate tools to places that need them! https://crowdforimpact.com/project-details/fight-climate-change-with-the-2c-leaf-climate-sensor-4190acba?
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Upper Ocean Temperatures Hit Record High in 2020. The long-term warming of the ocean is a critical indicator of both the past and present state of the climate system. It also provides insights about the changes to come. [Source: Cheng et al., 2021]
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We are excited that our partner @CrowdForImpact will release our campaign this coming Wednesday! Please join us as we crowdsource climate data for a better tomorrow! Learn more here: https://crowdforimpact.com/project-details/fight-climate-change-with-the-2c-leaf-climate-sensor-4190acba
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2°C Climate Check Newsletter out Tomorrow. Once a week. Only the facts. Sign up here: https://newsletter.2degreesc.org/climatecheck
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This GivingTuesday please consider 2°C and help us crowdsource climate data! To Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=L6C7YHB6LCD3G&source=url
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Climate action is needed more urgently than ever. 2°C is doing valuable work to fight climate change with a research based solution, by collecting the much needed climate data. They deserve all the climate love they can get! We can all contribute to the fight against climate change by helping with climate data collection, especially from the most remote areas. The more accurate data is gathered, the more this allows scientists, land managers and companies to make more effective and educated decisions for research, nature conservation and sustainability. Whether you hike, run, skateboard or cycle in your close by park or in the forest, you can help by wearing a climate sensor and participate in fighting climate change. Read more and join 2°C by pre-ordering your own climate sensor: https://crowdforimpact.com/project-details/fight-climate-change-with-the-2c-leaf-climate-sensor-4190acba
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Grateful for the support from our partners, including @WeDontHaveTime and @CrowdForImpact as we have so much work to do!
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2021 Report - Production Gap
Production Gap Report 2021: key findings and report PDFs
https://productiongap.org/2021report/#2021downloads
Full report here: https://productiongap.org/2021report/#2021downloads
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2°C Climate Chat Podcast Episode 12 clip where the 2°C Founders discuss the IPCC report details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYSDtaSwViE
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My sincere gratitude also goes to the team of the Decade Coordination Unit within IOC of UNESCO for your extremely hard and talented work https://iogames.games
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This is great! Awesome news!
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@ford_brodeur_ Thanks Ford! We held our breath for this one as it's a great step towards a goal we started towards in 2016!
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I'm so proud of our team for advancing this complicated proposal which took 2 years to develop and review, and I'm thankful for the trust shown to us to help design a positive future for the ocean!