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Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
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Convert emissions or energy data into concrete terms you can understand — such as the annual CO2 emissions of cars, households, and power plants.
We asked ChatGPT about climate change — it left a lot out
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Climate science is complex and even though ChatGPT demonstrated decent accuracy responding to very specific questions, it missed several critical points — the most critical being that reducing methane is the fastest way to slow warming.
‘Top 1%’ of emitters caused almost a quarter of growth in global emissions since 1990
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The study, published in Nature Sustainability, highlights the inequality in peoples’ greenhouse gas footprints – a cornerstone of the climate justice movement.
Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Pork without a pig? A New Jersey factory says it has found a way.
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Cultivated-meat companies are betting that they can grow meat in a lab to scale. Other experts aren’t so sure.
Carbon emissions of richest 1 percent more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanity
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The richest one percent of the world’s population are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the 3.1 billion people who made up the poorest half of humanity during a critical 25-year period of unprecedented emissions growth.
Interactive: What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy?
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Food production accounts for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and takes up half of the planet’s habitable surface.
World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies
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Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits
UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2021
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The fact that substantial amounts of food are produced but not eaten by humans has substantial negative impacts: environmentally, socially and economically. Estimates suggest that 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with food that is not consumed.
The UN just handed out an urgent climate to-do list. Here’s what it says.
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Cheap and available technologies can help us meet climate goals this decade: here’s how, according to the new UN climate report.
NASA tool detects methane hotspots from space
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Scientists have identified over 50 places around the world that are emitting vast amounts of methane. The greenhouse gas is about 80 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.
We Need to Talk About Meat
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The rearing of livestock generates 14 per cent of all carbon emissions, similar to the amount generated by all transport put together. Currently, farmed animals occupy nearly 30 per cent of the ice-free land on Earth. The livestock sector generates a seventh of global greenhouse gas emissions and consumes roughly one-third of all freshwater on earth.
Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil’s Methane Pollution Is Underestimated
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Previous efforts to regulate offshore methane emissions stalled, despite role in helicopter crashes.
Which food is better for the planet? Salmon or cod?
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Knowing what to eat to minimize impact on the planet can feel like an impossible task: Eat locally? Skip meat? Opt for organic, free range, humanely raised?