helkafen

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by helkafen 7y ago
Have you seen Serena Williams? Vegan
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by helkafen 7y ago
There is no viable roadmap that includes fossil fuels.
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by helkafen 7y ago
Algae provide all the essential proteins [1]. [1] https://www.antenna.ch/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AspectNut_...
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by helkafen 7y ago
That works up to a certain point, since the production is limited by the area of naturally occurring grasslands. When all the grassland is used, forests are cleared. Today, grazing is responsible for 80% of all deforestation in the Amazon [
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by helkafen 7y ago
At least the soil issues can be fixed through regenerative practices, which also help mitigate climate change to some extent. Farmers should receive funding to safely transition to better practices.
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by helkafen 7y ago
We can also be good citizens of the Earth and recycle the phosphorus we extract.
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by helkafen 7y ago
To reach the 2030 and 2050 targets (-45%, -100%), this change alone would be very insufficient. It would help during the second half of the century though, when emissions will likely need to be negative.
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by helkafen 7y ago
Yes, it would be more effective to reduce meat consumption globally. But we need to do both because time is running out. See the Drawdown project for an exhaustive list of policies. I'd argue that people who actively work on climate ch
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by helkafen 7y ago
The plastic straw ban had almost nothing to do with climate activism, it's just a low priority measure to fight plastic pollution. These two issues are barely related.
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by helkafen 7y ago
The success of the UK's energy policy is undeniable. However they still have a long way to go in every other sector (transport, agriculture, imports..) before reaching carbon neutrality. The practical solutions are well known in the co
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by helkafen 7y ago
I would rather risk a small decrease in my standard of living today than cause a worldwide genocide within a few years. You might be interested by "The Happiness-Energy Paradox: Energy Use is Unrelated to Subjective Well-Being".