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Curbing Climate Change and Preventing Deaths from Air Pollution Go Hand-in-Hand
More than 7 million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution. That’s like the entire population of Hong Kong dropping dead due to a cause that’s ultimately avoidable.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is turning its attention to this issue this week at its first global conference to improve air quality, combat climate change and save lives. It's time to gather all allies in the fight for clean air. As policy, community and scientific leaders look closely at the public health impacts and the case for clean air, the climate world also offers some important instruments that can drive broader action.
Global energy demand grew by 2.1% in 2017, and carbon emissions rose for the first time since 2014
Global energy demand rose by 2.1% in 2017, more than twice the previous year’s rate, boosted by strong global economic growth, with oil, gas and coal meeting most of the increase in demand for energy, and renewables seeing impressive gains.
Over 70% of global energy demand growth was met by oil, natural gas and coal, while renewables accounted for almost all of the rest. Improvements in energy efficiency slowed down last year. As a result of these trends, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions increased by 1.4% in 2017, after three years of remaining flat.
This Flavor-Packed Burger Saves As Many Emissions As Taking 2 Million Cars Off the Road
Burgers are possibly the most ubiquitous meal on Americans’ dinner plates, but they’re also among the most resource-intensive: Beef accounts for nearly half of the land use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food Americans eat.
Although there’s growing interest in plant-based burgers and other alternatives, for the millions of people who still want to order beef, there’s a better burger out there: a beef-mushroom blend that maintains, or even enhances, that meaty flavor with significantly less environmental impact.
Energy efficiency to reduce urban greenhouse gas emissions
As part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and commitment to the Paris Agreement, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30 percent by 2030. Since most electricity still comes from coal-fired power plants, one essential route to achieve this goal is to improve energy efficiency.
The NDC is a national commitment, but local action is helping make progress. Skopje, the capital and home to around one-third of the population, has sought to make schools and other public buildings more energy-efficient, to fight climate change, but also to offer a cost-efficient and user-friendly alternative
Only 16 countries meet their commitment to Paris Agreement, new study finds
Only sixteen countries out of the 197 (with Macedonia among them), that have signed the Paris Agreement, have defined national climate action plan ambitious enough to meet their pledges, according to a policy brief released on Monday (29 October), ahead of the crucial UN climate conference COP24 in Katowice (Poland) in December
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