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Permaculture and Perennial Crops as a Geo-Engineering Strategy

geo-engineeringGeo-engineering has received a bad rap over the last decade as radical ideas get mixed reviews on the scientific stage.  For those not familiar, geo-engineering is a term used to describe a combination of technology, innovation and environmentalism aimed at changing the trajectory of climate change.

Historically, geo-engineering has fallen into two categories: solar radiation mitigation and carbon dioxide removal.  One strategy attempts to reduce the solar radiation received in the atmosphere by reflecting the sun’s rays.  The other strategy aims to collect and sequester carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere.

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Todd Stern Explains US Emissions Targets

The United States is often called to task for basing its emissions mitigation targets on 205 levels, instead of 1990 established by the UNFCCC.

At a press conference earlier this week, chief US negotiator at the COP15 climate conference focused his comments on how “only in the hermetically sealed world of climate negotiations” is the baseline year of 1990 “sacrosanct.” Stern went on to explain that, when using different metrics than a 1990 reference year, the US commitment is equal to or better than that of the EU and other developed countries.

Read my full article published in Ecopolitology.