Das Abholzen tropischer Wälder verursacht jährlich die Emissionen von rund 600 Millionen Autos Ökologie 12. Juli 2016 Werbung Urban Dwellers Drive Massive Deforestation Locally and Abroad (WK-intern) - Cities' sustainability efforts may be undermined by urban destruction of forested carbon sinks. Washington, D.C.-----Urban centers lie at the root of an important-----and often neglected-----source of emissions: deforestation. According to Senior Researcher Tom Prugh in Can a City Be Sustainable?, the latest edition of the annual State of the World series from the Worldwatch Institute, deforestation caused by growing urban consumption is contributing to massive emissions globally, despite increasing sustainability efforts locally (www.worldwatch.org). Tropical deforestation accounts for an estimated 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year-----equivalent to the emissions of some 600
228 Städte verpflichten sich zu freiwilligen Klimaverpflichtungen und Emissions-Reduktion Mitteilungen Ökologie 8. Juni 20168. Juni 2016 Werbung Hundreds of Cities Commit to Combating Emissions (WK-intern) - Through bold climate commitments, 228 cities around the world are taking the lead on climate action. Washington, D.C. - Over 200 cities have set greenhouse gas reduction goals or targets. Action in these cities, which represent a combined population of 439 million people, could propel countries to meet their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)-----the national greenhouse gas reduction pledges embodied in the Paris Agreement. According to Can a City Be Sustainable?, the latest edition of the annual State of the World series from the Worldwatch Institute, cities and their inhabitants are playing
