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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

For example, when a forest—which naturally absorbs and stores carbon dioxide as trees grow—is logged and converted to grazing or agricultural land, GHGs are released as trees decompose. Qin and Horvath found in their 2022 study published in Resources, Conservation & Recycling that in the U.S., kilometers) traveled by the US driver.

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SDG14: How to develop a cleaner ocean strategy

Business Green

From nurturing ocean carbon sinks to encouraging marine clean tech, there are steps all businesses can take to accelerate progress towards SDG14. While most people are aware of the role forests play in soaking up carbon dioxide, fewer know that oceans do the same. This really needs to change.".