What can we do, right now, about climate change? - Podcast, The Guardian
Calamitous weather events and warnings from scientists that the planet is warming faster than previously believed are causing alarm. Global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, describes the shifts needed to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5C |
Eat less meat & dairyHow Does Meat in the Diet Take an Environmental Toll? - Scientific American
I heard that the less meat one eats, the better it is for the environment. How so? - Jason K., Sarasota, FL Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth
- The Guardian Biggest analysis to date reveals huge footprint of livestock - it provides just 18% of calories but takes up 83% of farmland. New plant-focused diet would ‘transform’ planet’s future, say scientists - The Guardian
‘Planetary health diet’ would prevent millions of deaths a year and avoid climate change Here’s how much giving up beef helps - or doesn’t help - the planet - At The Washington Post
Estimates vary, but something in the neighborhood of 30 percent of total greenhouse-gas emissions are pegged to food. If you’re a farmer and you’re trying to do your part to reduce that, you have a lot of choices: planting cover crops, reducing tillage, using state-of-the-art tools to apply fertilizer only where you need it. If you’re an eater, it’s harder to make a dent. Eating a Burger or Driving a Car: Which Harms Planet More? - National Geographic
Up to 93 million cows and counting—find out how our reliance on industrial feedlots is affecting the environment. What's the beef? Industry's take
War on burgers continues with false environmental impact claims - Read it at Beef Magazine (no kidding) One restaurant encourages consumers to reduce their beef consumption 95% to save the planet. Here’s how the industry should respond. Drawdown100 Solutions to reverse global warming - Drawdown
Drawdown is that point in time when the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere begins to decline on a year-to-year basis. Seeking Solutions Amid The Bad News Of Climate Change - Diane Rehm Podcast
Assessments from scientists about the consequences of climate change are increasingly dire. They say we only have a few years to try to avert the most catastrophic consequences of a warming planet. But what can we do? Project Drawdown tries answer that question. Climate scientist Jonathan Foley is the executive director of Project Drawdown and joined Diane on the podcast. |
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