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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

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Renewables are winning! 🥇 "Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis." - @apnews.com
Read the latest news 🔗 bit.ly/4mZdIAJ
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

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Climate solutions made a splash during Climate Week NYC with the unveiling of the Drawdown Explorer!🌍

We asked team members on the ground in New York about their biggest takeaways. Check out the 🔗 for reflections from our team and what comes next.

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Eight takeaways from Climate Week NYC
Here are eight key takeaways from this year’s Climate Week NYC, written by Project Drawdown staff who were on the ground.
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Yep. And they got taxpayers to pay for it.
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Every administration since 1990 has wasted billions on this stuff
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by Jonathan A. Foley — Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley, Pierre Friedlingstein, Wolfgang Crämer , and 1 more

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The jig is up for CCS and DAC.

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The Collapse of Confidence in Carbon Capture | OilPrice.com
Carbon Capture and Storage, once seen as a lifeline for the oil and gas industry, is facing mounting doubts as delays, high costs, and poor performance cast serious doubts on its future viability.
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by Jonathan A. Foley — Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Check out this free webinar on Monday!
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 5d
Want to explore the Drawdown Explorer in depth? Join @globalecoguy.bsky.social next week for a free webinar, where he will provide a detailed walkthrough of this innovative platform and its approach to climate solutions!

Register today 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Less beef? No tradeoffs there. Better health. More land for nature. More water. Clean water. Less climate change.
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
There are so many levers to pull, and so many opportunities to do better. Now we just need to put some time, energy, and resources into this…
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
No. Just less destructive animal agriculture on the whole.
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by Jonathan A. Foley — Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley, Tobias Kuemmerle, Dirk Pilat , and 1 more

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Food must be taken seriously as an environmental problem.

It uses ~38% of Earth’s land, drives ~70% of water use, and emits ~22-34% of greenhouse gas pollution globally.

And beef and dairy alone drive a huge proportion of this.

But there are solutions. Lots of them.

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The problem with food and climate — and how to fix it
Global food production — from meat to grains — accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, says sustainability scientist Jonathan Foley. He presents a portfolio of data-backed solutions to b...
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
No, this emits even more. More methane and more carbon dioxide from increased land requirements and time to slaughter. Soil carbon benefits don’t offset this.
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by Jonathan A. Foley — Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley, Richard Waite

globalecoguy.bsky.social
A very good overview of the climate and meat problem.

www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The climate movement’s biggest weakness
What the climate movement is getting dead wrong.
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by Jonathan A. Foley — Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley, Michael Wagner, Dirk Pilat

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Food causes 22-34% of climate change.
But it only gets 4% of the media coverage.

Why? Neglect. Misunderstanding. And a hell of a lot of greenwashing.
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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 4d
“Emissions from food are still very underreported,” @jennysplitter.bsky.social, Sentient's editor-in-chief, tells Anay Mridul of Green Queen. Learn more about our analysis of 11 major U.S. outlets:
Less Than 4% of US Media Climate Coverage Mentions Meat & Dairy's Emissions Toll: New Analysis
An analysis of hundreds of online articles from US media shows that less than 4% mention and contextualise the role of meat in climate change. Here's why.
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

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“Emissions from food are still very underreported,” @jennysplitter.bsky.social, Sentient's editor-in-chief, tells Anay Mridul of Green Queen. Learn more about our analysis of 11 major U.S. outlets:
Less Than 4% of US Media Climate Coverage Mentions Meat & Dairy's Emissions Toll: New Analysis
An analysis of hundreds of online articles from US media shows that less than 4% mention and contextualise the role of meat in climate change. Here's why.
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by Jonathan A. Foley — Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
The new SHIFT guide helps you find your climate superpowers!

So glad to team up with @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social on this cool initiative!

www.dagens.com/lifestyle/th...
The Shift guide reveals your hidden climate superpowers
From protests to pensions: The unexpected ways to tackle climate change.
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Beef alone emits roughly 10-16% (estimates vary) of greenhouse gases globally. And it is also a huge contributor to global land use, deforestation, water use, water pollution, biodiversity loss…

It’s something we need to think about.
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Food miles aren’t such a big source of emissions compared to the emissions of high-emitting foods like beef & dairy.
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Thanks, Rich!
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by Richard Waite — Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

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Check out Project Drawdown's new Explorer on climate solutions - they are building it out and there are a lot of food and agriculture solutions already profiled. If the world can transform how it produces and consumes food, there are potentially enormous benefits for people, nature, and the climate.
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 5d
Hey, folks, please check out the new Drawdown Explorer.

It’s the world’s leading resource for science-backed climate solutions. And now it provides the most up-to-date, localized, actionable intelligence to help scale these solutions out in the world.

Drawdown.org/explorer
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Here’s my take on why beef matters for climate change:

“Nothing else on a pound for pound basis, except maybe refrigerants, comes close to the polluting power of beef.”

That “doesn’t mean everyone has to be vegan tomorrow,” but the goal should be to trim back…

apnews.com/article/plan...
Want to eat more plant-based meals? Maggie Baird, Billie Eilish's mom, has some ideas
Have you heard replacing meat with plant-based foods is better for the planet and can be better for your health too, but you don’t know where to start?
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“Nothing else on a pound-for-pound basis, except maybe refrigerants, comes close to the polluting power of beef. That doesn’t mean everyone has to be vegan tomorrow, but the goal should be to trim back high-polluting parts of one’s diet" - @globalecoguy.bsky.social

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Want to eat more plant-based meals? Maggie Baird, Billie Eilish's mom, has some ideas
Have you heard replacing meat with plant-based foods is better for the planet and can be better for your health too, but you don’t know where to start?
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

projectdrawdown.bsky.social
“People associate what they eat with identity and strict diets can scare people off, but even small changes help." - @enviroem.bsky.social

Do you agree? Let us know in the comments below! Read the full article in @apnews.com

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A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

projectdrawdown.bsky.social
The 2025 EAT-Lancet report has been published 6 years after the original report broke ground in synthesizing knowledge about our food systems. This new report provides a scientific update on what constitutes a healthy, sustainable, and just food system in today’s world.

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The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission Report Launches - EAT
On 3 October 2025, EAT and The Lancet will launch the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission, a major scientific update to one of the most widely cited food systems reports of the past decade.
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley

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"If the populations of high- and mid-income countries were to limit beef & lamb consumption to about one serving/wk, they could reduce emissions = to Russia’s annual emissions total."
@enviroem.bsky.social

⬆️ THIS is the recommendation outlined in the EAT-Lancet report, are you in?

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A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.
apnews.com
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
My colleague, Emily Cassidy, @enviroem.bsky.social says it well:

“if the populations of high- and middle-income countries were to limit beef and lamb consumption to about one serving a week, as recommended in this latest EAT-Lancet report, they could reduce emissions equal to Russia’s emissions…”
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by Jonathan A. Foley — Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley, Richard Waite

globalecoguy.bsky.social
When it comes to climate change, our diets matter — and matter a lot.

Not to mention for biodiversity, water, and especially our own health.

The updated EAT-Lancet report makes this abundantly clear.

apnews.com/article/plan...
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.
apnews.com
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Free webinar on Monday about the new Drawdown Explorer! Check it out!
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 5d
Want to explore the Drawdown Explorer in depth? Join @globalecoguy.bsky.social next week for a free webinar, where he will provide a detailed walkthrough of this innovative platform and its approach to climate solutions!

Register today 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Solutions (like emissions) are categorized by where the emissions (or carbon removal) occurred.

Ethanol production, which we do not recommend, is in the transportation sector. That would also be true of ethanol plus CCS, but we don’t evaluate that solution idea yet.
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Foley, Valerie M. Delmotte

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NEW – EAT-Lancet report: Three key takeaways on climate and diet change | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social

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Fruit and vegetable market in Rajasthan, India. Credit: Gavin Hellier / Alamy Stock Photo
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by Jonathan A. Foley

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Thank you!
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