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Would eating less meat really combat climate change?
2016-06-14 15:06:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: With the food system accounting for up to a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, anything that reduces its impact will make a big difference to the climate. It is a system riddled with inefficiencies and waste. Humans dont simply eat food straight out of the ground, of course. Its harvested, stored, processed or fed to animals who are in turn slaughtered and processed and finally packaged and delivered. Each of these stages uses energy, which means emissions. In very rough terms,...
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Simple idea could help wildlife survive climate change
2016-06-14 15:06:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Global warming is chasing plants and animals, forcing them to head uphill or north to find suitable habitat. Scientists have considered migration corridors -- restored, healthy natural areas that connect current habitats with likely landing spots -- as a way to help plants and animals stay a step ahead of climate change. New findings published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science quantify just how much of a benefit they would provide. The report shows that corridors...
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Melting Arctic could supercharge climate feedback loop
2016-06-14 15:06:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: As global warming heats the Arctic, carbon dioxide emissions from melting permafrost could play a bigger role in worsening climate change than previously thought, according to a new study. Scientists have long considered methane emissions to be the biggest climate threat posed by thawing permafrost. Methane is more potent than carbon dioxide in the short term because as the gas is released into the atmosphere, it speeds global warming, leading to more thawing, more emissions and even more warming....
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Tasmanian farmers demand climate change action after floods ruin farms
2016-06-14 15:06:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC Australia: Damian Atkins on the banks of the Mersey River, among the debris left behind by floodwaters. (Laura Poole) Related Story: Did climate change influence the weekend's storms? Map: Mole Creek 7304 Some flood-affected Tasmanian farmers want to see more action on climate change, a topic which has received little debate during the election campaign. Cropping, dairy, livestock and horticultural producers farming on waterways across north and west Tasmanian have watched their hard work wash away during...
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Scotland beats climate emissions reductions target six years early
2016-06-14 13:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Scotlands climate emissions have broken through a landmark reductions target six years early after a warm winter helped drive down energy use. The Scottish climate change secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, said she was delighted the countrys emissions had fallen by nearly 46% between 1990 and 2014, reaching the governments 2020 target of a 42% cut far earlier than expected. She said it was outstanding progress, with Scottish emissions falling faster than the rest of the UK, and would be followed...
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