Knowing what to eat to minimize impact on the planet can feel like an impossible task: Eat locally? Skip meat? Opt for organic, free range, humanely raised?
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) reported that the livestock sector generates more greenhouse gas emissions with 18% of the total CO2 emissions, 3% higher than the transport sector with 15%. Thus, urgent action is needed to mitigate the emission of greenhouse gasses from livestock. The study used twenty-four (24) heads of cattle (eight natives, eight crossbreeds, and eight Brahman).
Europe’s plan to decarbonise its economy by 2050 could be turned on its head at a summit today (22 May) if EU heads of state and government sign off on measures prioritising industrial competitiveness over climate change in draft conclusions seen by EurActiv.
Immer mehr Staaten verzerren ihre Emissionswerte. Die "Rechenmethoden" sind oft politisch motiviert, die Tricks vielfältig, die Folgen für die Klimaverhandlungen fatal.
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IEA Ministers recognise that current energy trends are not sustainable and that a better balance must be found between the three Es – energy security, economic development and protection of the environment.
This is an interesting article about a group of scientists who believe that the U.S. could eliminate coal emissions within 20 years through a combination of penalties on coal emissions and investments in wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and 3rd generation nuclear power plants.
International delegates agreed Friday that the world has the technology and money to limit catastrophic global warming...Promptly adopting biofuels, renewable energy sources and greater energy efficiency can mitigate worldwide disaster, according to a rep