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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

At the end of the first century, there were approximately 170 million people on Earth, by 1800, the population was over 1 billion people with major cities developing, breakthrough medical advancements, and continued technological innovation.

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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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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

Key to keeping 1.5C ‘alive' will be a marked reduction in the release of highly-potent methane emissions, which could rapidly slow temperature rise. This report also indicates that attribution science has moved on leaps and bounds - we know that solutions exist, that technologies are available and that capital is ready to be allocated.