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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. He has used GWP* to claim that the US meat and dairy sector can become “climate-neutral” by the late 2040s by reducing emissions only two percent a year.

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We will not stabilise the climate without eliminating deforestation

Business Green

Joshua Tosteson, COO of climate conservation marketing company Everland, offers a defense of REDD+ carbon offsets. The recently-released United Nations Global Biodiversity Outlook opens with these words: "Humanity stands at a crossroads with regard to the legacy it leaves to future generations.".

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'A game changer': Vietnam reaches agreement on $15.5bn Just Energy Transition Partnership

Business Green

The UK, the EU, France, Germany, the US, Italy, Canada, Japan, Norway, and Denmark have all backed the plan, which mirrors similar agreements reached with Indonesia and South Africa. Vietnam is a dynamic, emerging economy at the heart of South East Asia," he added. A global clean tech race has started.

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

Here are fifty recently published books on the subjects of global warming, climate mitigation and social change. A significant proportion of global carbon emissions come from farming meat. Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa. Climate impacts 2. Sustainability and business 3.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

With the Northern sea routes available all year, costs for transporting goods (especially from Asia to Europe and the U.S.) Just to give an example, for journeys between Europe and Asia, the Northern Sea Route can already be two to three weeks faster than the Suez Canal. will go down significantly, leading to more economic activity.

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References to Climate in the 2019 Canadian Federal Leaders Debate

Green Market Oracle

They spend your money to buy a seat at the UN Security Council, and also, they are giving your money to other countries to fight climate change in Asia and build roads in Africa. You can’t be a climate leader and spend ten to $13 billion more on a project that by itself blows through our carbon budget. We have to – Rt.

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Can and Will China and the US Take Climate Change Seriously?

Climate 4.0

Carbon Neutrality, Sometime in the Future China’s government has pledged carbon neutrality by 2060. The US has pledged carbon neutrality by 2050. Its Congress has just passed legislation billed as the most significant in decades , even as it is littered with support of carbon-fuel power generation.