Sentences with phrase «devastating environmental consequences»

«Even if we were able to use productive plants such as poplar trees or switchgrass, and store 50 % of the carbon contained in their biomass, in the business - as - usual scenario of continued, unconstrained fossil fuel use, the sheer size of the plantations for staying at or below 2 °C of warming would cause devastating environmental consequences,» Boysen says.

The sheer size of the plantations required, even for productive plants such as poplar trees, would cause devastating environmental consequences.

Not exact matches

For years, scientists have been inspired by nature to innovate solutions to tricky problems, even oil spills — humanmade disasters with devastating environmental and economic consequences.

«The 20 - year difference in expression of the gene abnormality shows the devastating consequences of recent environmental factors, such as eating high - glycaemic foods and a lack of exercise,» Froguel says.

Fox — who is based at the East West Center in Honolulu — warns in Science this week that the environmental consequences of these massive land use changes, particularly on water resources, could be devastating.

Europe should stop its drive for agrofuels which have devastating environmental and social consequences

«However, a transatlantic trade and investment agreement would have devastating consequences if free trade is pursued at the expense of environmental protection and consumer and worker rights.»

Unless Indigenous rights are specifically addressed in the course of developing such a massive conservation scheme there will be serious consequences for Indigenous people, perhaps consequences that are even more devastating than other environmental protection schemes.