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#AGU23 Crow (UHawaii): Project to design and pilot implementation of climate-smart on Hawai'i - big diverse project! Holistic framework approach includes kanaka 'oiwi (Native Hawaiian) scholars to achieve meaningful climate benefits built on place-based equity. Soil modeling Hawai`i is under-developed => new nested modeling approach. Soil health is beyond carbon modeling => new soil health index accounts for ag history and soil mineralogy.

"New Study Shows Impacts of Cutting Meat and Dairy Consumption in Half."
Most Americans would also be healthier if they cut their consumption of meat & dairy. This proposition is more palatable for many ppl than going vegan: Such a dietary shift could also lead to a 31% reduction in AG GHG emissions by 2050, the study found *the equivalent of not burning 1.8T lbs. of coal/year b/w 2020-50.



motherjones.com/environment/20

Mother JonesNew study shows impacts of cutting meat and dairy consumption in halfIt'd be like not burning 1.8 trillion pounds of coal annually.

Top grants have been awarded to large corp interests: Tyson, JBS, Cargill, & others underwritten by . The program is under renewed scrutiny from watchdog groups, which claim the dept has provided lim. public info. re the selection process for apps., contracts being negotiated with grant recipients, & the criteria for what exactly constitutes . “We don’t need facilitating a pay-to-pollute carbon scheme that only goes to benefit big ops."-. prospect.org/environment/2023-

The American ProspectBig Ag Opens Another Vein of Public FundingMoney from the Climate-Smart Commodities program, designed to reduce agriculture emissions, is going disproportionately to multinationals.

From #OrphanOilWells to #ToxicTailingsLeaks, #AlbertaEnergyRegulator is under much needed scrutiny these days. The phrase #CapturedByIndustry is gaining steam. How do we ensure the exact same thing doesn't happen with #LithiumMining? Or ANY of the #ClimateSmart solutions?

We'll ask Canadian tech writer #ParisMark these questions and more on the next #ClimateOfChange, I hope you'll join us.

RSVP: calgaryclimatehub.ca/acoc_5_2_

#abpoli #Climate #Renewables #Storage #Electrification #ClimateChange #

It's fair to say climate folk are somewhat divided on the role #ElectricVehicles will play in humankind's transition to a #ZeroEmission #ClimateSmart world. ACOC host Bentley is going to dig into it with Canadians tech writer and '#TechWontSaveUs' podcast host @parismarx on the next show!

#ElectricCars #Tesla #Climate #ClimateChange #NetZero #yyc #abpoli #cdnpoli #Urbanism #WarOnCars #CityBuilding #NetZero #Alberta

RSVP: calgaryclimatehub.ca/acoc_5_2_