6 Ways To Communicate How Human Activities Cause Rising Global Temperatures

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2022 17:03:31 +0000

global temperaturesWe can look to research studies to identify efficient ways to help new audiences learn about the connections between human activities and climate change. To get the most out of scholarship, however, we need to translate academic language into everyday terms.

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The Inflation Reduction Act Adds Agricultural Nature-Based Solutions To The Climate Toolkit

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:50:28 +0000

The USDA is now transforming the US food system toward more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, access to nutritious food in all communities, and building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers.

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Can Renewable Energy Visions of the Future Actually Be Within Reach?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:50:11 +0000

visions of the futureThe passage of the Inflation Reduction Act is an introduction to mainstream adoption of renewable energy for homes, commerce, and transportation. It makes us feel hopeful that we’re embarking on a new, sustainable way of living.

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Paul Krugman: The Inflation Reduction Act Is “A Very Big Deal” For The Climate

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:50:46 +0000

KrugmanThe New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist describes the importance of the Inflation Reduction Act, with its $369 billion for decarbonization.

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Comparing The US & China On Climate, Economy, & Other Outcomes Should Be Deeply Humbling For America

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:50:46 +0000

Visual Capitalist infographic of EV sales by country for 10 yearsThe narrative that Americans and many Europeans share about China and themselves is not aligned with observable reality, and the USA is in significant danger of economic decline even as the world improves.

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Revisiting Degrowth For Sustainability — It’s Necessary, But Challenges Traditional Economics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:50:47 +0000

degrowthThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that outright cuts to consumer demand are needed to reduce carbon emissions, and that recent perspective has resurrected a controversial theory from the 1970s. Shouldn’t we cut consumption to move toward zero emissions?

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Why Aren’t More People Swapping Meat & Dairy For Plant-Based Alternatives?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:46:04 +0000

swapping meatHigher beef prices are becoming a reality for meat eaters in the US as ranchers are reducing their cattle herds due to drought and lofty feed costs. Can plant-based substitutes take the place of a juicy beef burger?

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