Natural or anthropogenic? Canada’s GHG reporting approach claims GHG emissions from wildfires are natural, but GHG removals from forests at the age of “commercial maturity”, despite being primarily natural disturbance origin, are anthropogenic. Our new study published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change and profiled by CBC shows how Canada’s official report on forest … [continued]
Elephants in Africa are emerging as expert carbon capture and sequestration engineers, without pipelines or pricey infrastructure.
Thousands of people in Quebec, Canada evacuated their homes this month due to raging wildfires. More than 400 miles away, New York City experienced its worst air quality in history, and briefly had the worst air quality of any city in the world. And New York wasn’t alone: As of … [continued]
When you take a hike through any US forests, you might not notice that carbon is all around you. Photosynthesis allows plants to absorb carbon from the atmosphere, which is then stored in every branch, leaf, inch of the trunk, and invisible root tendril. And as long as it remains … [continued]
USDA takes next step in forest stewardship agenda to protect the “lungs” of North America
How do native trees and proper care for newly planted trees make a difference in their success in carbon capture and ecosystem renewal?
Climate change is influencing soil negatively, and cleantech can provide the tools for innovative soil management.
Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Sam Hargreaves Europe’s thirst for biodiesel to fuel its cars and trucks has likely wiped out forests the size of the Netherlands since the introduction of the EU’s green fuels law in 2010¹, a new study shows. T&E, who carried out the study, calls on the … [continued]
Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Eoin Bannon More than 90 environmental and consumer groups have today appealed to the European Parliament not to accept sustainable finance rules that would allow logging and the burning of trees to be counted as green investments. In a public letter, groups such as Transport … [continued]
Courtesy of NRDC. By Jennifer Skene California policymakers have breathed new life into the lungs of the earth, taking a major step toward protecting the world’s climate-critical forests. In a landmark vote on Wednesday, the California Assembly passed a groundbreaking bill that would ensure the state’s procurement contracts protect boreal and … [continued]
