DeSmogBlog

MARCH 4, 2024

A 2021 study from the European Academies Science Advisory Council concluded that burning wood for energy “is not effective in mitigating climate change and may even increase the risk of dangerous climate change.” Logging and road building in any kind of primary forests is associated with increasing fire risk,” she said.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Temperature records were logged across both the northern and southern hemispheres, with nearly 400 new records set. On top of the challenges posed by record heat waves fueled by climate change, each year marks new levels of intermittent wind and solar on the grid – ERCOT went from 25% wind generation in 2022 to 29% this year.

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Grist

AUGUST 28, 2023

Around the world, leaves play a critical central role in staving off the worst impacts of climate change. This story is part of Record High , a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The high-resolution is necessary [for the model to] to classify small-scale disturbances, such as narrow logging roads, single tree harvesting, small-scale mining, and subsistence agriculture.”. At the University of Copenhagen, researchers were previously downloading the Planet-NICFI data to a local server.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Logging, invasive pests, disease, forest clearance and other types of habitat loss all threaten tree species. Nor is climate change helping. Central and South America lead in number of tree species, followed by tropical parts of Southeast Asia and Africa.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In short, forests are vital in global and national efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss, and eradicate hunger and poverty. Although they can be accessed by those involved in illicit activity such as logging and mining, these technologies also provide opportunities.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 26, 2021

According to a study published in Nature Climate Change , forests in Southeast Asia, particularly Malaysia and Indonesia, are already emitting more carbon than they absorb. Related: Climate crisis could turn the Amazon rainforest to savanna The world relies on tropical rainforests to absorb carbon emissions.

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