Remove 2014 Remove Biofuels Remove Deforestation
article thumbnail

COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

By Amber Brady Ahead of the pivotal 2025 COP30 summit, which will take place in November and December, Amber Brady provides an updated version of our 2014 piece on Brazil’s environmental facts. Key updates reflect a dynamic landscape, from shifting deforestation rates in the Amazon to ground breaking initiatives in clean energy.

article thumbnail

Microalgae could be the future of sustainable superfood in a rapidly changing world, study finds

Frontiers

While long studied as a source of biofuel thanks to their high lipid or fat content, algae are also attracting interest from researchers because of their potential to be a more efficient food source.

article thumbnail

Testimony by Michael Shellenberger before the House Agriculture Committee on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors”

Environmental Progress

Globally, the rate of reforestation is catching up to a slowing rate of deforestation. [11] In 2014, areas where there had been selective logging and prescribed burning survived the high-intensity King megafire Eldorado National Forest. Central America, South America, Africa, and Oceania are still deforesting. million to 3.3