Paul C West

While countries are making progress at measuring & mitigating methane from fossil fuels, we need to increase our efforts in curbing methane from livestock, rice, & food waste.
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Another COP, Another Missed Opportunity to Tackle Emissions From Food “I think it's been a pretty big disappointment.”

"We did not see enough discussion about livestock or meat production in particular, or even diets in general. So I think this is a pretty big missed opportunity." Dan Jasper, Sr Policy Advisor

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What to know about the Tropical Forest Forever Facility from COP30 Project Drawdown Scientist Paul West, Ph.D., explores what the TFFF is, why it matters, where it goes from here, and how it could be improved.

Reducing tropical deforestation is absolutely critical to addressing biodiversity loss *and* climate change.

Dr. Paul West from Project Drawdown writes about why the proposed Tropical Forest Forever Facility is so important in doing this.

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COP30 launched a $125B plan to protect 1 billion hectares of tropical forests—the size of Canada. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility could be a game-changer for climate action. 🌳🌍 But there is a lot of work to be done. @paul-west.bsky.social, Sr Scientist, weighs in. https://bit.ly/48BI0FF

How to use Drawdown Explorer | The world's ultimate climate solutions platform | Project Drawdown YouTube video by Project Drawdown

The Drawdown Explorer is the world’s leading platform for science-based climate solutions — bar none.

Here’s a handy “how to” video that shows how to use it for your work on advancing effective climate action.

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The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?

In the U.S., about 1/3 of all food produced is wasted. When we waste food, “in many ways, we are throwing out a lot of water, a lot of land, a lot of fertilizer, natural habitat.” - @paul-west.bsky.social

Check out the full article in @sentientmedia.org
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The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?

If food waste were a country, it would be the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, after China and the U.S. 😱

source: Food and Ag Org of the UN

For more information on food waste, check out @paul-west.bsky.social for @sentientmedia.org

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I just stepped into a new outdoors under a Blue Sky. Is the grass greener here too?