Pesticides worsen climate change, causing a need for more pesticides

Synthetic pesticides are derived from fossil fuels, but the effects of climate change have escalated the need for their use

a changing climate is likely to intensify pressure from agricultural pests and decrease plant resiliency, resulting in greater pesticide usage and therefore further greenhouse gas emissions

https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/pesticides-worsen-climate-change-causing-a-need-for-more-pesticides,17165

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Individual action makes little difference to the climate crisis – we need to go after Big Oil, says author

Ending fossil fuel subsidies, which amount to US$11 million a minute “to burn our planet faster”, would cut global emissions by a third, he pointed out

https://www.eco-business.com/news/individual-action-makes-little-difference-to-the-climate-crisis-we-need-to-go-after-big-oil-says-author/

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Los Angeles bans new oil wells, will shut old ones down by 2042

https://electrek.co/2022/12/02/los-angeles-bans-new-oil-wells-will-shut-old-ones-down-by-2042/

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‘Farewell to flying and no more eating meat’ – young people willing to make big sacrifices to cut emissions

https://www.independent.ie/news/environment/farewell-to-flying-and-no-more-eating-meat-young-people-willing-to-make-big-sacrifices-to-cut-emissions-42180786.html

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Barbados PM launches blistering attack on rich nations at Cop27 climate talks

“We were the ones whose blood, sweat and tears financed the industrial revolution,” she said. “Are we now to face double jeopardy by having to pay the cost as a result of those greenhouse gases from the industrial revolution? That is fundamentally unfair.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/07/barbados-pm-mia-mottley-launches-blistering-attack-on-rich-nations-at-cop27-climate-talks

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