By Gretta Dattan The global response to Covid-19 has mobilised governments, industry, and civilians in a way never before seen outside of war time. Now researchers are looking to find out what the response to Covid-19 can teach us about preparing for climate change and galvanising public support. In a recent article published in Environmental …
by Paul Appleby A report produced by the United Nations and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition has shown that cutting methane emissions is “the strongest lever we have to slow climate change over the next 25 years”, according to UN environment chief Inger Andersen. Methane has caused about 30% of global heating to date …
By James O’Donovan Globally, agriculture subsidies amount to €500 billion with a recent study showing that only 1% of them deliver ecological benefits. Over a third of the EU Budget goes to farmers who make up just 3% of its population. According to a Greenpeace Report in 2017 “between 69% (€28.5 billion) and 79% (€32.6 …
By Helen Harwatt, William J Ripple, Abhishek Chaudhary, Matthew G Betts, Matthew N Hayek Open Source from The Lancet Planetary Health, Published December, 2019. The scientific consensus states CO2 emissions must be limited to 420 billion tonnes and approximately 720 billion tonnes of CO2 must be removed from the atmosphere to limit global warming to …
Matthew N. Hayek, Helen Harwatt, William J. Ripple, and Nathaniel D. Mueller, September 2020. Extracts from the above titled Research Paper by James O’Donovan. Extensive land uses to meet dietary preferences incur a ‘carbon opportunity cost’ given the potential for carbon sequestration through ecosystem restoration. Here we map the magnitude of this opportunity, finding that …
From the website of Food System NGO, Feedback Do the names ‘Tyson’, ‘Smithfield’, or ‘Cargill’ ring a bell? You might have seen these names in the news over the past weeks – recently their meatpacking plants have emerged as some of the world’s largest COVID-19 hotspots, along with prisons. But unless you work for these …
Justin Fleming says it is possible to reach global net zero by 2050 In late 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. The report details the projected consequences of global warming of 1.5°C and 2°C, clearly showing 1.5°C is preferable and that every bit of …
By Bronwyn Slater More than 26,000 fires ravaged Brazil’s rainforest during the month of August – the highest number of fires since 2010. Satellite images of the fires caught the attention of news outlets around the world, with the story garnering headlines for many days. There are annual burns in Brazil during the …
A 2019 report by Harvard Scientists, Helen Harwatt and Matthew Hayek, shows how a UK Plant Based Agricultural System enables the UK to meet its Climate Change legal obligations while improving its overall food security Executive Summary The United Kingdom (UK) is not on track to meet its legally binding commitment to reducing greenhouse …
By Bronwyn Slater In October 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a special report on the impact of global warming of 1.5°C. The report, which was the result of 3 years of research, says that going past 1.5°C would be highly detrimental to the planet’s liveability, and that at the …