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CSE’s Weekly News Bulletin

September 12, 2023

The latest on our perspectives, analysis, publications and events

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BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS
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  • Editorial by Sunita Narain
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  • Stories from Down To Earth
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  • Announcements
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  • New Publications
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  • Jobs
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The Clean Air Concern
The Clean Air Concern
Sunita Narain
Editor, Down To Earth
Twiiter @sunitanar Twitter: @sunitanar
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  Let’s discuss food’s climate impact  
 
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It all boils down to fuel and food. I am talking about the emissions that have “forced” the world’s climate to change, leading now to catastrophic events. While we discuss the contribution of the energy system—fossil fuels that emit long-living carbon dioxide—we don’t talk enough about the other elephant in the room; agriculture and the food we eat. This is because more than any other economic sector, agriculture creates a divide between the world that emits for survival and the one that emits for luxury.

In 2018, some 11 per cent of the global greenhouse gas emissions were from food the world produced; of this, the bulk of emissions (roughly 40 per cent) were from enteric fermentation in the digestive systems of ruminant livestock. Food-producing animals emit methane, which is a powerful greenhouse gas. Another 26 per cent of the agriculture-related emissions were nitrous oxide from livestock manure applied in fields or dumped. Synthetic fertilisers used on crops then added 13 per cent nitrous oxide and methane emissions from rice cultivation contributed 10 per cent of the total agriculture-related emissions... Continue Reading
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Announcements
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    Gobar Times - September Edition
 
    National Conclave
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More from Down To Earth
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Did the G20 deliver ambitious climate & energy outcomes?
Most climate & energy targets mentioned were reiterations of goals laid out in other fora
30% of India’s land area experiencing different degrees of drought, data shows
In August, India recorded a rainfall deficit of 36%
Small island nations seek protection from ocean pollution, climate change
Small island nations that have been disproportionately harmed by the climate crisis will go up against high-emitting nations  
WATCH | DTE Call for Action
Why is rapid electrification of autos necessary?
Heatwaves have a cost
Here’s why it’s important to quantify it
Floodplain loss
Basins of Irrawaddy, Tapi, Indus, Cauvery rivers flowing through India altered most due to human activities
More from Down To Earth
 
New Publications
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Training
Ban on Single-Use Plastics
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Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate Policy Report
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Low Emissions Zones (LEZ) in Indian Cities
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Recycling EV battery material Towards material security and sustainability
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The Cooling Web: Calibrating cooling-energy requirements in buildings. Volume 1
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Jobs
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Deputy Programme Manager for Industrial Pollution Programme
 
     
 
Programme Officer for Municipal Solid Waste Management Programme
 
     
 
Deputy Programme Manager for Industrial Decarbonisation
 
     
 
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