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The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea

Grist

This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One day in January 2014, police rushed to a farm in Rasdorf, Germany, after flames burst from a barn. The need to rein in methane emissions is especially urgent in Cali­fornia, home to 1.8 million dairy cows.

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CO2 Storage Plans Risk Leaving Future Generations with ‘Carbon Bombs’, Energy Expert Warns

DeSmogBlog

Developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity is a key feature of the UK’s strategy to reduce emissions and hit its climate targets. CCS technology has been under discussion and development for decades and governments are increasingly relying on it to meet their climate goals. percent of global yearly CO2 emissions at most.

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Why the energy transition cannot compromise on SF6

Smart Energy International

With widespread commitments made to reducing CO 2 emissions, attention is turning to other greenhouse gases, specifically methane and nitrous oxide as the next largest contributors. However, in practice on the human and utility timescales, the impact remains unchanged and is significant.

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Using Recycled Paper Is Not Just About Saving Trees

Unsustainable

In an undated article by the Department of Health (New York State), it was stated that “Methane and Carbon Dioxide make up 90 to 98% of landfill gas. by paper on the rocks (undated) v Paper comes from Trees… by TheWorldCounts, 13 May 2014 vi Why Recycled Paper? And how can we rebalance our friendship with trees?)

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The Glasgow Climate Pact: What does it mean for Canada’s climate policy?

Clean Energy Canada

On the plus side, the pact reaffirmed the central importance of 1.5C (our best chance to avoid the worst impacts of climate change), mentions coal and fossil fuels for the first time, and calls for countries to “revisit and strengthen” 2030 climate pledges by the end of 2022 instead of waiting another five years. (If

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), there are almost 60 million more undernourished people now as compared to 2014. Moreover, to limit global warming to 1.5 In 2019, 690 million people or 8.9

Health 535
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A Front-Row Seat for the Arctic’s Final Summers With Ice

Mr. Sustainability

It’s yet another sign of how climate change is shrinking the Arctic. The more the Arctic warms and melts, the more humans build industrial infrastructure, mine metals and produce oil and gas–emitting greenhouse gases that accelerate the warming and melting. But Rosatom won’t wait for global warming to run its course.