OPINION: We’re travelling less and using less energy - good news for our efforts to rein in climate change - but we still have far to go. Embracing nature may get us there quicker, writes Dr Andrew Venter Covid19InSA coronavirus
Covid-19 has achieved what decades of climate change talks couldn’t - a significant decrease in our global emissions of carbon dioxide.
Clearly, a combination of interventions is needed to achieve a carbon neutral 2050, which would minimise the destructive effects of climate change. Global meat production grew almost five-fold in the second half of the 20th century and the amount of meat eaten per person doubled. South Africa is a pioneer and leader in the world of regenerative agriculture - not easy given the vested interests of large agriculture businesses in maintaining a business-as-usual approach to farming.
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