Around half of the CO2 emitted since 1750 has been in the last 40 years. In fact, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are the highest they’ve been in over 400 thousand years. Unless you have been living under a rock, we all know the implications this has on our environment. The world is heating up. And it’s heating up fast.
Thanks to the burning of fossil fuels, our natural atmospheric balance is being tainted by extremely large amounts of carbon, which would otherwise be stored in the geosphere (primarily rocks and sediment). In order to prevent impending climate chaos, experts are now looking not only to limit the release of new carbon, but also to collect previously released carbon from our atmosphere. …
There was a time when China recycled on behalf of the world. For the past quarter century, the Republic has provided many nations including America, Australia and England, with a get out of jail free card, when it came to effectively managing their rubbish. Before China’s National Sword Policy put an end to the mass importation of plastics and other repurposable materials in January 2018, the country had a booming industry of importing and processing almost 50% of the world’s recyclable material. Now however, China has its own mound of waste to deal with. After a long manufacturing boom, coupled with a growing population of 1.4 …
