Canadian-grown wheat, canola and peas have some of the lowest carbon footprints in the world—so low that, in some cases, they could be shipped to Europe 17 times before matching the emissions of the same crops grown there.
Agriculture
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The population of one species of coral in the main island of the Alcatrazes Archipelago Wildlife Refuge (REVIS), located off the southern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, retains about 20 tons of carbon per year. ...
Environment
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A team of scientists from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel method to more accurately quantify greenhouse gas emissions from large-scale greenhouse cultivation, addressing ...
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2025
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Pressures such as population growth, urbanization, and land degradation are straining the global agrifood system, the network connecting all steps of the food supply chain from growing crops in the field to waste elimination ...
Ecology
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Many Americans misjudge which personal behaviors have the biggest impact on carbon emissions, researchers have found. But efforts to improve climate literacy that focus too narrowly on individual actions may inadvertently ...
Environment
Jun 10, 2025
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Encouraging people in North America and Sub-Saharan Africa to adopt a low-carbon lifestyle could help to cut global household emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide by up to two-fifths, a new study reveals.
Environment
May 20, 2025
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Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a novel method for mapping carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi ...
Environment
May 9, 2025
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Wealthy individuals have a higher carbon footprint. A new study published in Nature Climate Change quantifies the climate outcomes of these inequalities. It finds that the world's wealthiest 10% are responsible for two-thirds ...
Environment
May 7, 2025
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One of the pillars of the Brazilian economy and one of the sectors responsible for the highest greenhouse gas emissions, beef production in Brazil, as it is currently practiced, emits more than twice the limit needed to meet ...
Environment
May 5, 2025
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The world's biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco ...
Environment
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