New research shows that European diets are linked to deforestation around the world. Scientists from Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology tracked carbon emissions that are produced from tropical deforestation and found that one-sixth of the harmful emissions are related to European diets. "In effect, you could say that the EU imports large amounts of deforestation every year," lead researcher Martin Persson shared. Persson noted that the European Union needs to address the issue of deforestation...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/deforestation-in-tropical-countries-linked-to-european-diets-in-new-study
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