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COP 21 Brighter Green – Meat as a driver of Deforestation

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Executive Director of Brighter Green, Mia MacDonald, and Associate Wanqing Zhou presents a film narrated by Wen Bo of the Global Exploration Fund, on the increased demand for meat in China since the 1990s and the introduction of western fast foods into their economy. […]
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COP 21 Deforestation and Beef Production in South America

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Presentation on market driven, export driven beef and soybean production in South America leading to large-scale deforestation to create farms and cattle ranches. Most emissions (70%) are due to the deforestation and change in land-use with only 20% due to enteric fermentation.
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COP 21 Dr Dirk Notz – Arctic Sea Ice

The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Dirk Notz, Arctic Sea Ice, Max Planck Institute of Meterology, Hamburg, 50% loss of thickness and size of summer ice, CO2 levels are linearly related to levels of Arctic Sea Ice,
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COP 21 Dr Dirk Notz – Max Planck Institute

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Dirk Notz of the Max Planck Institute discusses Arctic Sea Ice.  Since 1979 we have lost 50% of the area and 50% of the thickness which amounts to a loss of 3/4 of the Arctic Sea Ice in Summer.  When will we see […]
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COP 21 Isis Alvarez – Global Forest Coalition

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Isis Alvarez works for the Global Forest Coalition – a group of social movements, NGOs and Indigenous People’s Organisations, which protects indigenous people’s rights when international forestry policies destroy livelihoods.
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COP 21 Kirsty Lewis – Met Office, Hadley Centre

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Kirsty Lewis leads the Climate Security Team at the Met Office, Hadley Centre and is engaged in research about the effect of Climate Change of Global Food Security particularly for the most vulnerable
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COP 21 Nature is Speaking

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Conservation International, Natureisspeaking.org, People Need Nature, Nature doesn’t Need People
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COP 21 Power Africa – US Agency for International Development

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Power Africa has partnered with African governments, to double access to clean energy using new technologies. Also partnered with the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Government of Sweden, the European Union, the African Union, the United Nation’s Sustainable Energy for All, 12 […]
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COP 21 Spiritual Dimension – Dr Saleem Huq, IPCC

Spiritual Dimension – Dr Saleem Huq, IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. Climate Change is a moral issue, rich people cause the pollution and poor people in both poor and rich countries are the ones who suffer.
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