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Halve meat consumption, scientists urge rich world
2013-02-18 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: People in the rich world should become "demitarians" eating half as much meat as usual, while stopping short of giving it up in order to avoid severe environmental damage, scientists have urged, in the clearest picture yet of how farming practices are destroying the natural world. They said the horsemeat scandal had uncovered the dark side of our lust for meat, which has fuelled a trade in undocumented livestock and mislabelled cheap ready meals. "There is a food chain risk," said Professor...
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Report: Europe could halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
2013-02-13 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurActiv: By 2030, Europe could be generating more than 40% of its energy from renewables, using 38% less energy than in 2005 and emitting 50% less greenhouse gases than it did in 1990, a new WWF report shows. "Achieving such levels would put the EU on track to deliver a 100% renewably powered energy system by 2050 at the latest,' says the report, Re-energising Europe, prepared for WWF by the Ecofys consultancy. The European Commission will soon begin an orientation debate about 2030 climate targets,...
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Climate action could halve energy firms' worth - bank
2013-02-03 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: Oil and gas multinationals could lose up to 60 percent of their market value if the world cuts its carbon emissions to limit climate change, according to the world's second-largest bank. This is the first time the financial sector has been warned by one of its own that shares could plummet. This is the first time the financial sector has been warned by one of its own that shares could plummet if the necessary action is taken to prevent disaster. The study, Oil and Carbon Revisited: Value...
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