Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 10 May 2014 07:23:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Study: Global Veganism Would Reduce Carbon Emissions More Than Energy Intervention https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-global-veganism-reduce-carbon-emissions-energy-intervention-20140510/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-global-veganism-reduce-carbon-emissions-energy-intervention-20140510/#comments Sat, 10 May 2014 07:23:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47448 Producing nearly 15% of the Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions, the meat industry is one of the top contributors to climate change. Slowly, very slowly, movements like Meatless Mondays and Vegan Before 6 have demonstrated the value, and deliciousness, of adopting a vegan diet, but a carnivorous diet is still seen as evidence of prosperity. In […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-global-veganism-reduce-carbon-emissions-energy-intervention-20140510/feed/ 2 47448 China Has Become The New World Leader in Wind And Hydro https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-wind-energy-leader-20111028/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-wind-energy-leader-20111028/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:43:47 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20939 China has become the new world leader in wind energy production, with 42.3 GW of wind power installed. This country has overtaken the US, with 40.2 GW. Between 2006 and 2009, China has doubled its wind power capacity annually, reaching a record of 16.5 GW in 2010. According to the latest report made by the […]

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