Monthly Archives: July 2010

What are we doing about climate change?

Helen M. Cox California State University, Northridge   Climate change is the most important contemporary environmental problem that the world faces, yet it is the subject of many misconceptions.  Climate science has been used for political ends and distorted in
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  • Volume 3, Number 2 (2010)

Green and REDD? Towards a Political Ecology of Deforestation in Aceh, Indonesia

Andrew McGregor Victoria University of Wellington   The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) programme is poised to radically restructure forest management and politics.  The programme will eventually provide $30 billion
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  • Volume 3, Number 2 (2010)

Is it Really Easier to Imagine the End of the World than the End of Industrial Meat?

Jody Emel and Roberta Hawkins Clark University The food system is a major contributor to climate change, with livestock production accounting for a large percentage.  Reducing the consumption of meat and dairy products can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 
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  • Volume 3, Number 2 (2010)
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