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The World Is Finally Losing Its Taste for Meat Global consumption of animal proteins has been rising, apparently inexorably, for the past six decades. The coronavirus pandemic has finally changed that trajectory. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that meat production—a decent proxy for consumption—dropped in 2019, and it forecasts a decline again this year. Last year was only the second since 1961 in which production fell. Source: Bloomberg #GlobalConsumption #Meatconsumption #AnimalProteins #CoronaVirus #Pandemic #COVID19 #Bloomberg #ProductionandConsumption #SustainableFuture #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SEEWheelers (at United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDTCOu1HgX3/?igshid=1werkiyrru6mk

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Amazon soya and beef exports 'linked to deforestation Up to one-fifth of Brazil's soya exports to the European Union may be "contaminated" by illegal deforestation, a study has found. Researchers used freely available maps and data to identify the specific farms and ranches clearing forests to produce soya and beef destined for Europe. They found 2% of properties were responsible for 62% of illegal deforestation. These "bad apples" have global environmental consequences, they said. Source: BBC #Deforestration #AmazonForests #Contamination #UnitesStates #lllegalDeforestration #EnvironmentalFriendly #BBC #SustainableFuture #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SEEWheelers (at Amazon Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDQi8Trnpr4/?igshid=wbok7610t85y

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Oil Companies Are Collapsing, but Wind and Solar Energy Keep Growing The renewable-energy business is expected to keep growing, though more slowly, in contrast to fossil fuel companies, which have been hammered by low oil and gas price. Renewable energy sources are set to account for nearly 21 percent of the electricity the United States uses for the first time this year, up from about 18 percent last year and 10 percent in 2010, according to one forecast published last week.  Source: N Y Times #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #WindEnergy #UnitesStates #FossilFuels #EnvironmentalFriendly #NewYorkTimes #RecycledProducts #SustainableFuture #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SEEWheelers (at New York City , USA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDN94V7HbIs/?igshid=17uwlu6lwhuj1

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Luxury Cars Go Sustainable From the Inside Out Vegan leather, plastic bottles recycled into a suede-like fabric: Automakers are adapting to customer interest in environmentally friendly alternatives to typical interiors. As automakers push toward the electric future, recycled and sustainable materials — making the car lighter as well as greener — will line interiors. Source: N Y Times #Bentley #MercedesBenz #EnvironmentalFriendly #NewYorkTimes #RecycledProducts #SustainableFuture #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SEEWheelers https://www.instagram.com/p/CDLWdQ5Hv1s/?igshid=cph3lup43aay

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Etihad & Boeing launch sustainable test flights: Etihad Airways and Boeing will work together starting in August on the seventh iteration of the ecoDemonstrator program to test innovative technologies in the air, building on the core innovation and sustainability tenets of their strategic partnership signed in November 2019. The ecoDemonstrator program utilizes commercial aircraft as flying testbeds to accelerate technology development that will make commercial aviation safer and more sustainable now and in the future Source: Arab News #EtihadAirways #Etihad #Boeing #ecoDemonstrator #SustainabilityTenets #CommmercialAviation #SustainableFuture #Aviation #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SEEWheelers (at Abu Dhabi U.A.E.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDI5lzKnNBR/?igshid=u063vw8ddcgc

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Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. By 2030 Microsoft will be carbon negative, and by 2050 Microsoft will remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975. At an event at its Redmond campus, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, President Brad Smith, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood, and Chief Environmental Officer Lucas Joppa announced the company’s new goals and a detailed plan to become carbon negative. Source: Microsoft News #TransformtoNetZero #EnvironmentalChallenges #EnvironmentalSustainability #BioDiversity #MicrosoftTechnology #DigitalTransformation #CarbonNegative #CarbonEmissions #CarbonFootPrint #CEO #Microsoft #SatyaNadella #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SEEWheelers (at Microsoft Redmond Campus) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDA1g3NHGHv/?igshid=1rrb7f0bgp1a0

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Sustainable Living in Cambodia: Buddhist Monks Farm Organic Produce As the need for more sustainable lifestyles grows increasing apparent, many Buddhist monks in Cambodia have redesigned their temples with garden spaces to enable the resident monastics to grow their own food.  Initiated by the pagoda’s chief monk, Ven. Im Teang, some 10 years ago, the monks have since planted more than 3,000 trees on the surrounding land, as well as following other eco-friendly routines, such as strictly avoiding using plastic bags. Source: Buddhist Door #Camobodia #PhysicalWellBeing #EcoFriendly #Monks #Buddhists #Diversity #Resilience #GlobalEconomy #SustainableMarkets #SocialCapital #PhysicalCapital #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SEEWheelers (at Cambodia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC7vWRRH1jD/?igshid=bznzln1ekjca

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'World can learn sustainable living from India amid COVID-19 pandemic': Prince Charles Britain's Prince Charles has praised India for its 'sustainable' way of life amid coronavirus pandemic, saying that he is personally inspired by the country's diversity and resilience. Achieving sustainablity: Further emphasising on sustainable development, the Prince of Wales said, as the world restores itself from the ongoing crisis, there is ample opportunity to put people and planet at the heart of global economy. This can be achieved by adopting sustainable markets to achieve long-term value by balancing natural, social and physical capital, he said. Source: Republic TV #COVID19 #Pandemic #Diversity #Resilience #GlobalEconomy #SustainableMarkets #SocialCapital #PhysicalCapital #CoronaVirus #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SEEWheelers https://www.instagram.com/p/CC5IoALnebL/?igshid=1iqyfrxo0jzl3

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Eating fish could help protect aging brains from air pollution, study finds. Eating more than one to two servings a week of fish or shellfish may allow older women to consume enough omega-3 fatty acids to counteract the effects of air pollution on the brain, according to a study published today in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Source: CNN #Omega3FattyAcids #Inflammation #BrainStructure #Neurotoxins #AirPollution #EffectofPollution #Neurology #ColumbiaUniversity #CNNHealth #Pollution #Emissions #HealthandWellness #SustainableEconomy #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableSocialMedia #SocialMedia #SEEWheelers (at New York City , USA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC2ioyWnMcI/?igshid=1ei7xbntoa5xv

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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions. The logistics and retail giant announced recently that it plans to buy 6 million gallons of bio jet fuel which will be made from agricultural waste fats and oils. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030. Source: GreenBiz #AirCargoEmissions #Logistics #BioJetFuel #Shell #WorldEnergy #BigBioDiesel #AgriculturalWaste #CarbonEmissions #AmazonShipments #NetZeroCarbonEmissions #Pollution #AirPollution #SustainableEconomy #SustainableLiving #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableSocialMedia #SocialMedia #SEEWheelers (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCsSauJnhg7/?igshid=1kvvov0r73qrq

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Sustainable investing continues to make gains. Investor familiarity and Entusiasm is at an all-time high. More than 8 in 10 U.S. individial investors (85%) now express interest in Sustainable investing, while half take part in at least one sustainable investing activity. Source: Morgan Stanley #SustainableEconomy #InvestorFamiliarity #SustainableInvesting #SocialImpact #SustainableSignals #SustainableLiving #SustainableSystem #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableSocialMedia #SocialMedia #SEEWheelers https://www.instagram.com/p/CCdHBqfH7UG/?igshid=1iplh2wzp2lmh

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Understanding airborne danger Children under 5 are particularly vulnerable to the tiny particles, or particulate, in air pollution that can have a range of negative health impacts, including lower birth weight and impaired growth in the first year of life. In developing regions, exposure to high levels of air pollution during childhood is estimated to reduce overall life expectancy by 4-5 years on average. Source: Science Daily #AirborneDanger #Vulnerable #TinyParticles #AirPollution #NegativeHealthImpact #ImpairedGrowth #LowerBirthWeight #LifeExpectancy #ScienceDaily #SustainableLiving #SustainableSystem #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableSocialMedia #SocialMedia #SEEWheelers https://www.instagram.com/p/CCXvboIngqv/?igshid=6ujr1yc0lpkb

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Water Conservation for Future Generation Saving water saves lives. Since water is essential for life itself, we need to conserve it for future generation. Nowadays, we use and misused water much than what we need. Conservation is defined as “the act of preserving, guarding and protecting or wise use of environment or its natural resources.” It can be done or start even on the small amount of adjustments that could possibly turn out into a big blast in conserving more water now and for future use. Source: The Berkey #SaveWater #SaveLives #FutureGeneration #WaterConservation #WaterMisuse #NaturalResources #TheBerkey #SustainableLiving #SustainableSystem #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableSocialMedia #SocialMedia #SEEWheelers https://www.instagram.com/p/CCVPMXanpJy/?igshid=fnjsvcxmwylg

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Study Links BPA in Plastics to Erectile Dysfunction: Bisphenol-A, a chemical found in hard, clear plastic used to make everything from baby bottles to food packaging, may increase the risk of erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in male factory workers exposed to large amounts of the substance, according to a study conducted in China. The health effects of BPA have been hotly debated; although some studies have linked BPA to a risk of brain damage, birth defects, hyperactivity, heart disease, early puberty, obesity, and prostate cancer, other research suggests that the low level of exposure from plastics doesnt pose a health risk to adults. Source: Health #BPA #PlasticPollution #ErectileDysfunction #Bisphenol_A #BrainDamage #BirthDefects #HyperActivity #HeartDisease #EarlyPuberty #Obesity #ProstateCancer #PlasticEffects #SustainableLiving #SustainableSystem #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableSocialMedia #SocialMedia #SEEWheelers https://www.instagram.com/p/CCSpi1nHap4/?igshid=1uik9vmy2xrdi

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In a welcome piece of good news for the world’s threatened wildlife, the giant panda has just been downgraded from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the global list of species at risk of extinction, demonstrating how an integrated approach can help save our planet’s vanishing biodiversity. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced the positive change to the giant panda’s official status in the Red List of Threatened Species, pointing to the 17% rise in the population in the decade up to 2014, when a nationwide census found 1,864 giant pandas in the wild in China. Source: WWF #Pandas #EndangeredSpecies #VulnerableSpecies #GiantPanda #Extinction #BioDiversity #IUCN #ThreatenedSpecies #WorldWildLife #SustainableLiving #SustainableSystem #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableSocialMedia #SocialMedia #SEEWheelers https://www.instagram.com/p/CCFqVQXnk_i/?igshid=1tperfx2oaro9

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Bad news, oyster lovers - your shellfish might be contaminated with human poo. A new study from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR) Plant and Food Research, found that the current guidelines for detecting faecal contamination in New Zealand may not be rigorous enough to protect Kiwis from norovirus, particularly in shellfish like oysters that are typically consumed raw. Source: Stuff #Oysters #GastroIntestinalVirus #Diarrhoea #NoroVirus #Shellfish #Bacteria #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableSystem #SustainableSocialMedia #SocialMedia #SEEWheelers https://www.instagram.com/p/CCDHq-0nhBc/?igshid=2pkczknug491

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Adolescent pregnancy is generally not the result of a deliberate choice – these girls often have little say over decisions affecting their lives. Rather, early pregnancy is a consequence of little or no access to school, information or health care. Source: UNFPA #AdoloscentPregnancy #GirlChild #Poverty #SaveGirlChild #EarlyPregnancy #Pregnancy #ChildBirth #SustainableLiving #SustainableSystem #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #SustainableSocialMedia #SocialMedia #SEEWheelers (at Roman, Romania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB4wGFBH_2b/?igshid=1c1yut4p6h960