A fresh breath of air — that’s what we all want, whether human, millipede, or something in between.

Thanks to the US Clean Air Act of 1972, American skies are clearer today than the recent past. We can literally see and enjoy the difference. Other threats, though, are more difficult to see. The most urgent challenge: reducing unhealthy levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.

Let’s set this straight: carbon is itself a treasure. It is a key building block of life.  We wouldn’t even be here without carbon — but it’s all about balance.

Today there is far more carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere than at any time in the past 600,000 years. This high level is of urgent concern because the extra CO2 surrounds the Earth like a heat-trapping blanket. 97% of climate scientists now agree this build-up is warming the planet.

Even small changes in the planet’s steady thermostat affect other earth systems.  These disruptions in turn impact growing seasons, animal migrations, hurricanes, whether the warbler out your window finds the right insect at the right time, and so much more.

Managing what enters our atmosphere is more than a fresh breath of air. It’s a sigh of relief.

COREworks projects help protect the climate, and thus the bounteous planet, our home.