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How global food production impacts the Paris Agreement

AGreenLiving

Between 2012 and 2017, food systems were responsible for about 16 billion tons of CO2 each year. At this rate, we won’t be able to meet the Paris Agreement objective of keeping the global warming increase within 2° Celsius — or, preferably, 1.5° — of preindustrial levels by 2100. He cited the U.S.,

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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. Another driver of new alternatives in Europe at least is the proposal to regulate SF 6 in the EU rules on fluorinated greenhouse gases, currently under review.

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Can burning biomass be sustainable?

Low Impact

In any case, why send wood pellets to Europe to substitute for coal, when North Americans burn more fossil fuels than Europeans do? But this doesn’t include the fossil carbon emitted in the form of methane through the mining and distribution of fossil fuels, which globally is more than the volume of methane emitted by livestock.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

methane) from animal and land management and land-use change, which make the biggest warming contributions in the agricultural sector.”. These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production.

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How farmers and seaweed can help tackle ocean pollution

Business Green

Researchers have even found that certain types of seaweed used as feed supplement for cattle can reduce methane emissions from cow farts. In Europe, coastal communities from the Iberian Peninsula to the northern British Isles used seaweed to enrich infertile agricultural soils at least as far back as Roman times, researchers have found.

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Shell CEO Ben van Beurden: 'We are talking about a fundamental shift for Shell over the next 30 years'

Business Green

The European Union, for example, should achieve net-zero emissions by no later than 2050 if the world is to succeed in restricting warming to 1.5° And Shell has built a specific scenario looking at what Europe might need to do to decarbonise energy in the next 30 years. ° Celsius. That is, indeed, the EU's aim.

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How Big a Difference Can Biodegradable Straws Make to the Environment?

Green Business Bureau

According to a 2017 study , Europeans use 36 billion disposable straws annually. Across Europe, a single-use plastic ban will come into effect from 2021, targeting straws, cotton buds, and disposable cutlery, among other products. In the US, that number rises to half a billion straws used every day. However, these need to cater to all.