Deforestation: The hidden cause of global warming
Independent [UK]
05/14/07
The accelerating destruction of the rainforests that form a precious cooling band around the Earth’s equator, is now being recognised as one of the main causes of climate change. Carbon emissions from deforestation far outstrip damage caused by planes and automobiles and factories. … Scientists say one days’ deforestation is equivalent to the carbon footprint of eight million people flying to New York. Reducing those catastrophic emissions can be achieved most quickly and most cheaply by halting the destruction in Brazil, Indonesia, the Congo and elsewhere. No new technology is needed, says the GCP, just the political will and a system of enforcement and incentives that makes the trees worth more to governments and individuals standing than felled. ‘The focus on technological fixes for the emissions of rich nations while giving no incentive to poorer nations to stop burning the standing forest means we are putting the cart before the horse,’ said Mr Mitchell...
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/climate_change/article2539349.ece
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Plant trees, lots of them, you can never plant enough!
http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/3515163/
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05/14/07
The accelerating destruction of the rainforests that form a precious cooling band around the Earth’s equator, is now being recognised as one of the main causes of climate change. Carbon emissions from deforestation far outstrip damage caused by planes and automobiles and factories. … Scientists say one days’ deforestation is equivalent to the carbon footprint of eight million people flying to New York. Reducing those catastrophic emissions can be achieved most quickly and most cheaply by halting the destruction in Brazil, Indonesia, the Congo and elsewhere. No new technology is needed, says the GCP, just the political will and a system of enforcement and incentives that makes the trees worth more to governments and individuals standing than felled. ‘The focus on technological fixes for the emissions of rich nations while giving no incentive to poorer nations to stop burning the standing forest means we are putting the cart before the horse,’ said Mr Mitchell...
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/climate_change/article2539349.ece
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Plant trees, lots of them, you can never plant enough!
http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/3515163/
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=deforestation
rudkla - 14. Mai, 15:49
