Archive for May 2020

Original article by John Sibley, Reuters. LONDON (Reuters) – Airlines must take steps to keep carbon emissions down when flights resume so that the lower levels recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic can be entrenched, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. “Inadvertently, the planet this year will (have) greatly reduced its CO2 emissions ……

Article originally by The Economist. Humanity has had an immense impact on Earth’s climate and carbon cycle.⁠⠀ Of the energy that people pay for, 34% comes from burning oil, 27% from coal and 24% from gas. Nuclear power, hydroelectric power and all other renewables combined provide just 15%.⁠ The result of all this fossil fuel…

Original article by Richard Aedy, ABC News I can’t tell you what I was doing on June 23, 1988, though I can take a guess. I was a week or so from finishing my journalism course and — how times have changed — I’d already been offered a job. That’s what would have been occupying…

Original article by Mark Phelps, Queensland Country Life THE livestock industry must genuinely deliver on its bold promise of being carbon neutral by 2030 to further crystallise consumer confidence in red meat. AgForce Cattle president Will Wilson said while there were still many unknowns, including the carbon footprints of livestock businesses and commercial benefits, carbon…