ScienceDaily: Increased export of Brazilian beef indirectly leads to deforestation in the Amazon. New research from Chalmers and SIK in Sweden that was recently published in Environmental Science & Technology shows that impact on the climate is much greater than current estimates indicate. The researchers are now demanding that indirect effect on land be included when determining a product's carbon footprint.
"If this aspect is not taken into consideration, there is a risk of the wrong signals being sent......
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Brazilian beef: Greater impact on the environment than we realize
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 4th, 2011
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