[GWSG] Trees for C; beef to trees; tree problems; EV or not EV; eating oysters; the smarthood microgrid

[Tilley, Al]

1. A new study highlights the major role that planting a trillion trees could play in sequestering carbon. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/ezdo-tgt062719.php
The Science article is The Global Tree Restoration Potential by Jean-Francois Bastin et al., 5 July 2019. It is primarily dedicated to assessing the areas which could be forested, both now and under increasing greenhouse heat. It does not appear to address the last two years’ findings on arboreal methane emissions. Even if the sequestration potential needs to be moderated for tree emissions, the geographical argument remains a source of hope for emissions control.  (paywall)  https://www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagazine/05_july_2019/MobilePagedReplica.action?u1=20117138&pm=2&folio=76#pg130
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2. The U of Connecticut’s Robin Chazdon observes that a direct way to free land for reforestation is to reduce beef in the diet. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-05/this-easy-climate-fix-has-more-potential-than-previously-thought?srnd=climate-changed
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This Easy Climate Fix Has More Potential Than Previously Thought - Bloomberg<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-05/this-easy-climate-fix-has-more-potential-than-previously-thought?srnd=climate-changed>
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A simple climate fix may be hiding in plain sight: some 3.5 million square miles of land capable of supporting new forests and removing 750 billion tons of CO2 from the air. The amount raises the ...


3. Gabriel Popkin’s Mongabay review of the reforestation issue is a comprehensive account of the complexities involved. https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/two-studies-provide-dueling-looks-at-where-trees-should-go/
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Two studies provide dueling looks at where trees should go<https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/two-studies-provide-dueling-looks-at-where-trees-should-go/>
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A study published today in Science finds the planet contains a U.S.-sized area of unforested land environmentally capable of growing trees without displacing farmland or cities. The authors write ...


4. No car is better than an electric car. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48875361
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Electric cars 'will not solve transport problem,' report warns - BBC News<https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48875361>
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CREDS is an academic consortium of more than 80 academics across the UK. "Car use is a massive blind spot on government policy," Prof Jillian Anable, one of the authors of the report, said.


5. Most of us are replacing our lost beef with oats and garbanzos. The planetary health diet allows some seafood—though overfishing, habitat degradation, and destructive aquaculture practices make eating seafood a problematic choice. One partial exception is the oyster, which cleans water while waiting to be eaten. If that thought does not confirm you as a vegan, watch out for the bacteria in the raw ones.  https://www.outsideonline.com/2398648/oyster-farming-environment
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Eat More Oysters. It's Good for the Environment. | Outside Online<https://www.outsideonline.com/2398648/oyster-farming-environment>
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Eat More Oysters. It's Good for the Environment. Those tasty bivalves we can't get enough of are also great for filtering pollutants out of the water, but there's a balance that comes with ...


6. One way to handle relocations under the pressure of a changing climate is by establishing sustainable communities. A Dutch study shows that microgrids can allow them to be more completely self-sufficient smarthoods. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vbngmd/decentralized-microgridding-can-provide-90-of-a-neighborhoods-energy-needs-study-finds?fbclid=IwAR1D-L51c77JpwvusOQaio37gRHRLvqQIT79qBudV0U-lwJeaOxoHlWWFYo
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Decentralized Microgridding Can Provide 90% of a Neighborhood's Energy Needs, Study Finds<https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vbngmd/decentralized-microgridding-can-provide-90-of-a-neighborhoods-energy-needs-study-finds?fbclid=IwAR1D-L51c77JpwvusOQaio37gRHRLvqQIT79qBudV0U-lwJeaOxoHlWWFYo>
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"The new approach could even pave the way for 100 percent self-sufficiency in power, heat, and water."



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