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U.S.-China relations will determine the future of global warming, but it's difficult to set aside superpower rivalries in the bid to reduce emissions.

WASHINGTON DC, Mar 13 (IPS) - BP, the oil company that previously brought us “Beyond Petroleum” and more recently robust corporate climate goals, has announced a return in emphasis to its traditional business of producing oil. Drawn by the inescapable appeal of oil’s latest high profits, has BP rebranded itself as “Back to Petroleum?”

President Biden and leaders of 49 invited African countries and the African Union met in Washington last month for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 

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Greenhouse Gases from Food Production are Systematically Underestimated Written by AZoCleantechJun 9 2021 According to a new global study, greenhouse-gas emissions from food systems have been systematically underestimated for a long time — but there are significant opportunities to reduce them. Greenhouse-gas contributions from various parts of the global food system. Image Credit: Tubiello et al., Environmental Research Letters 2021. The researchers estimate that activities associated with the production and consumption of food created the equivalent of 16 billion metric tons of carbon dio...