Sentences with phrase «food than emissions»

The report concluded that the feeding reservoirs were in fact a greater source of dioxins in food than emissions are, «and suggest that further risk management actions to reduce emissions from controlled sources beyond those already in place will have little or no additional impact on food levels.»

Not exact matches

Because of our work, 18,000 American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an effort to eradicate childhood obesity; 21,000 African farmers have improved their crops to feed 30,000 people; 248 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced in cities worldwide; more than 5,000 people have been trained in marketable job skills in Colombia; more than 5 million people have benefited from lifesaving HIV / AIDS medications; and members of the Clinton Global Initiative have made nearly 2,300 Commitments to Action to improve more than 400 million lives around the world.

Sustainability efforts made by some of Europe's leading food manufacturers slashed CO2 emissions from manufacturing operations by more than half in 2016 compared to a 1990 baseline, says the Food and Drink Federation (Ffood manufacturers slashed CO2 emissions from manufacturing operations by more than half in 2016 compared to a 1990 baseline, says the Food and Drink Federation (FFood and Drink Federation (FDF).

The new frozen - food entrée tray reduces green house gas emissions by more than 45 percent during production, compared with CPET.

Between 2007 and 2012 this voluntary agreement, together with WRAP's internationally - renowned Love Food Hate Waste campaign, helped reduce packaging and food waste by more than 3 million tonnes, reducing carbon emissions by over 8 million tonFood Hate Waste campaign, helped reduce packaging and food waste by more than 3 million tonnes, reducing carbon emissions by over 8 million tonfood waste by more than 3 million tonnes, reducing carbon emissions by over 8 million tonnes.

• BIOTECHNOLOGY The livestock business accounts for about 18 percent of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions — an even larger contribution than the global transportation sector, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.

As United Nations delegates end their mercury treaty talks today, scientists warn that ongoing emissions are more of a threat to food webs than the mercury already in the environment.

In general, animal - based foods are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions per pound than plant - based foods.

To estimate the impact of U.S. dietary choices on greenhouse gas emissions, the researchers built a database that assessed the environmental impacts involved in producing more than 300 types of foods.

So, too, is a better understanding of what's in the trash in different regions, since emissions from organic matter like food are very different than those from plastics.

Perhaps more realistically, if someone eating more than 100 grams of meat a day simply cut down to less than 50 grams a day, their food - related emissions would fall by a third.

The researchers conducted a meta - analysis of life - cycle assessments quantifying the water, energy use and emissions for more than 100 foods.

A third of food is wasted, making it third - biggest carbon emitter, UN says ROME, Sept 11 (Reuters)-- The food the world wastes accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except for China and the United States, the United Nations said in a report on Wednesday... http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/reutersnews/1.2564792

«Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is therefore likely a safer option than geoengineering to avert risks to global food security.»

Animal products generally use larger amounts of resources and energy than various other plant - based foods, plus produce higher carbon emissions.

Although sustainability guidelines are unlikely to be included in the final version of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Advisory Committee included the following statement in their initial report: «Consistent evidence indicates that, in general, a dietary pattern that is higher in plant - based foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and lower in animal - based foods is more health promoting and is associated with lesser environmental impact (greenhouse gas emissions and energy, land, and water use) than is the current average U.S. diet.

Given that impacts don't scale linearly — that's true both because of the statistics of normal distributions, which imply that (damaging) extremes become much more frequent with small shifts in the mean, and because significant breakpoints such as melting points for sea ice, wet - bulb temperatures too high for human survival, and heat tolerance for the most significant human food crops are all «in play» — the model forecasts using reasonable emissions inputs ought to be more than enough for anyone using sensible risk analysis to know that we making very bad choices right now.

The biomethane that fuels the Bio-Bus is generated from sewage and food waste (waste which is unfit for human consumption), and because the bus» engine produces lower emissions while burning biomethane than conventional diesel does, it could not only help improve air quality, but also help to prove the case for more waste - to - fuel projects.

Robbie Blake, biofuels campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said: «EU biofuels policy is a disaster — contributing to forest destruction, damaging communities around the world and destabilising food markets — while potentially increasing greenhouse gas emissions, rather than reducing them.

I blame the Greens and environmentalists for causing tens of millions of deaths through banning DDT, causing food price rises and increasing food poverty though their advocacy of biofuels and, importantly, causing the world's CO2 emissions to be about 10 % to 20 % higher now than they would have been if not for their anti-nuclear activism over the past half century.

The Dawson people are certainly good environmental stewards: reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50 per cent in the past six years and committed to achieving carbon neutrality; composting 600 kilograms of cafeteria and other food waste annually; and attracting birds and insects rarely seen in downtown Montréal back to their natural habitat.

Sources: - Methane Burps: / Chicago - Diet for a New America, John Robbins, 1987 - World Food Programme - Photo: Finbarr O'Reilly, Canada, Reuters, Mother / Mellon University researchers found that eating vegan food one day per week, saves more emissions than eating locally - / Prevent high blood pressure Lower cholesterol levels Reduce Type 2 diabetes Prevent stroke conditions Reverse atherosclerosis Reduce heart disease riskFood Programme - Photo: Finbarr O'Reilly, Canada, Reuters, Mother / Mellon University researchers found that eating vegan food one day per week, saves more emissions than eating locally - / Prevent high blood pressure Lower cholesterol levels Reduce Type 2 diabetes Prevent stroke conditions Reverse atherosclerosis Reduce heart disease riskfood one day per week, saves more emissions than eating locally - / Prevent high blood pressure Lower cholesterol levels Reduce Type 2 diabetes Prevent stroke conditions Reverse atherosclerosis Reduce heart disease risk - /

While the greenhouse gas footprint of the production of other foods, compared to sources such as livestock, is highly dependent on a number of factors, production of livestock currently accounts for about 30 % of the U.S. total emissions of methane.316, 320,325,326 This amount of methane can be reduced somewhat by recovery methods such as the use of biogas digesters, but future changes in dietary practices, including those motivated by considerations other than climate change mitigation, could also have an effect on the amount of methane emitted to the atmosphere.327

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local valFOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local valfood and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

Data point: And did you know the average American household puts out more than 48 metric tons (or 105,840 pounds) of greenhouse gas emissions each year just from their home, cars, flights, food and consumer choices?

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Ruminants, which ferment plants in a specialized stomach before digestion, are estimated to be the largest single human - related source of methane, with greenhouse - gas emissions from sheep and cattle 19 to 48 times higher than beans or grains per pound of food produced, according to the report.

They found that while global average food demand per person remains almost constant, in the last five decades food availability has rapidly increased - hiking the emissions related to growing surplus food by more than 300 percent.

Food and farming hasn't gotten a lot of lip service in the climate change debate, but it should: globally, agriculture, forestry and other land - based industries are responsive for 24 percent of GHG emissions, far more than cars and trucks.

It might be because of global warming — SebastianH believes that humans are causing oceans to acidify faster than the sea water species can adapt to it -LRB--0.07 pH in 200 years), that we're causing the Earth to desertify, and that we're causing food quality to deteriorate... with our CO2 emissions.

He cites far left group «Food and Water Watch,» but the United Nations finds that emissions would be roughly 15 % higher than they are today if not for the carbon tax in B.C..

The combination of all these forces — consumption, deforestation, agriculture and food, emissions — underscores more than ever the value of a comprehensive measure like the Ecological Footprint that takes into account all competing demands on the biosphere, including CO2 emissions and the capacity of our forests and oceans to absorb carbon.

In late November 2006, the U.N Food and Agriculture Organization issued a report stating that the livestock business generates more greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transportation combined, and it's true.

As an example, supermarkets use HFCs to cool and freeze food; average annual leakage of HFCs from supermarkets equal the climate impact of the emissions of more than 300 cars.

Simply decreasing the amount of food we throw away might reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions more over the next decade or two than many of the expensive or controversial energy supply policies that have been proposed.

Given that said (CO2) emissions are much more certain to benefit food supplies than they are to influence climate and / or temperatures, reduction seems like a perverse and foolish option.

The report indicates that livestock products are also responsible for more greenhouse gases emissions than most other food sources, which are caused by feed production, enteric fermentation, animal waste and land - use change.

Just the act of mining it out of the ground causes a fair amount of destruction (and costs the lives of many miners, especially in poorer countries), and burning it produces more CO2 than any other source of energy, as well as mercury that makes its way up the food chain and smog - forming emissions of all kinds... But that's not all!

I write «most» because there is some portion of caloric energy that can be attributed to synthetic fertilizers and the production of some foods results in emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which are both much more potent greenhouse gasses than carbon dioxide is (21 and 310 times as potent, respectively).

One report by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) says that emissions have risen by 18 % between 1992 and 2004, while a report by the Stockholm Environment Institute says that greenhouse gas emissions are in fact 49 % higher than currently reported.

Essentially by becoming a smarter shopper, (food, flying, green power) you can at least cut your emissions in half, which is a bigger impact than just using a canvas shopping bag.

While less meat gets wasted than does fruit and vegetables, the amount of energy required to produce meat is «significantly» more than that for plant - based food production, which means that the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from meat production is also much higher, leading researchers to indicate that meat waste has a «greater negative environmental impact.»

The conversation keeps getting dragged away because the ethanol * program * has had lots of unintended effects (corn prices, food prices, etc.) You claim that raising fuel efficiency will do more than ethanol in terms of saving the environment, but take another step back and consider the easiest way to save the environment — taxing carbon emissions.

Reducing that incremental uptake to less than 2GtC pa (as implied by a 60 % reduction in emissions from 2000 levels) will hardly have a positive effect on NPP and world food production.