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We Can Create Food Systems That Enhance Human & Planetary Health
Food systems around the world could be the model for low carbon production processes. Decarbonizing agricultural — as in so many other sectors — means to methodically transition from reliance on fossil fuels to low carbon energy sources. We need to stop and ask, How is energy is produced to … [continued]
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Hybrid Electric Ships and the Alcohol Fuel Convergence
In recent weeks I have published on the end game economics of maritime fuels, why decarbonizing maritime shipping won’t be inflationary, and why most battery electric shipping studies were already obsolete. Those pieces generated a steady stream of questions that were more specific than the original arguments, as well as … [continued]
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Bad Bunny Put A Spotlight On The Special Relationship Between The US & Puerto Rico
There has been a lot of bellyaching among right wing extremists about the NFL’s decision to make Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny the headline attraction of this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, claiming he was “not an American artist.” That dismissive attitude offers insight into the fraught relationship between the … [continued]
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Back To Nature: A Post-Hurricane Visit To Jamaica
“The road is pocked from the hurricane,” the driver says, “so don’t blame me for the bumps.” Claeon laughs with us, then continues. “I don’t know why they don’t fix it.” As we leave the port, I see a warehouse next to the dock with a collapsed roof. It’s filled … [continued]
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EU to Phase Out Damaging Soy Biofuels
Soy biofuels will no longer count towards EU renewable targets, with new EU Commission research confirming they contribute significantly to deforestation. The EU will phase out soy in an attempt to curb the use of biofuels linked to indirect land-use change (ILUC), a significant cause of CO2 emissions and biodiversity loss, new … [continued]
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