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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

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These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production. Many meat companies report plans to ensure that soy within their supply chain is verified as responsibly sourced by programs such as the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS).

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Inside the University of Chicago’s controversial solar geoengineering initiative

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Solar geoengineering, for example, does nothing to ameliorate ocean acidification, which occurs when the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Local entities, national governments or state governments, can regulate soil health, more or less, on their own,” Keith explained. “So

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

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The Chugach Regional Resources Commission, an organization made up of seven Indigenous governments in south-central Alaska, is leading several projects aimed at helping coastal communities adapt to the changing ocean. Climate pressures like ocean acidification have made it harder for the mollusks to build and maintain shells.