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We have to stop fossil fuels ASAP. Then we could start another Little Ice Age (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littl
by myshpa 3y ago
We have to stop fossil fuels ASAP.
Then we could start another Little Ice Age (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age) by reforesting/afforesting and restoring wildlife populations.
Agricultural land use, particularly for animal feed, poses the biggest obstacle to ecosystem restoration and carbon sequestration, hindering climate efforts. The potential for carbon sequestration is vast, with enough capacity to meet the entire 1.5°C carbon budget.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-00603-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-00603-4.
Rapid global phaseout of animal agriculture has the potential to stabilize greenhouse gas levels for 30 years and offset 68 percent of CO2 emissions this century
https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000010 https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal...
We have enough space to reforest / afforest an area bigger than Africa right now
If the world adopted a plant-based diet we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares. The expansion of land for agriculture is the leading driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss.
https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets
The restoration and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystem is a key component that can enhance the ability to prevent climate warming beyond 1.5 °C.
https://www.oneearth.org/how-restoring-key-wildlife-species-can-be-a-game-changing-climate-solution/ https://www.oneearth.org/how-restoring-key-wildlife-species-...
Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01631-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01631-6
And it all comes down to agriculture and our diets.
Global food system emissions could preclude achieving the 1.5° and 2°C climate change targets
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aba7357 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aba7357
Better farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/improving-farming-soil-carbon-store-global-heating-target https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/improvin...
Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320356605_Agriculture_production_as_a_major_driver_of_the_Earth_system_exceeding_planetary_boundaries https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320356605_Agricultu...
If the world adopted a plant-based diet we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares, and return 35% of habitable earth to wildlife and nature
https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets
The animal agriculture industry is the leading cause of most environmental degradation that is currently occurring.
https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/2022/03/15/it-may-be-uncomfortable-we-need-talk-about-it-animal-agriculture-industry-and-zero-waste https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/2022/03/15/it-may-be-uncomf...
Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/our-global-food-system-primary-driver-biodiversity-loss https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/our-glob...
How Compatible Are Western European Dietary Patterns to Climate Targets? Accounting for Uncertainty of Life Cycle Assessments by Applying a Probabilistic Approach
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14449 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14449
Which Diet Has the Least Environmental Impact on Our Planet? A Systematic Review of Vegan, Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/15/4110/htm https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/15/4110/htm
The way we eat could lead to habitat loss for 17,000 species by 2050
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22287498/meat-wildlife-biodiversity-species-plantbased https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22287498/meat-wildlife-bi...