Europe must be able to defend itself, German defense minister says as US plans troop withdrawal

“If we are to remain transatlantic, we must strengthen the European pillar within NATO,” Boris Pistorius said in response to withdrawal of American troops from Germany.

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Voetje van Carissima 🙄 she love’s me ❤️ #footprint #cats

"Eating locally would only have a significant impact if transport was responsible for a large share of food’s final carbon footprint. For most foods, this is not the case.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation make up a very small amount of the emissions from food, and what (please read 'WHO') you eat is far more important than where your food traveled from."

#sustainability #duurzaamheid #food #foods #footprint #foodprint #meatfree #vegan #vegetarian

https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local

“Eat local” is a common recommendation to reduce your diet's carbon footprint. How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it comes from?

Our World in Data
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/almost-half-of-eus-busiest-flight-routes-are-hard-or-impossible-to-book-on-trains-report. I can well believe it! Even if you want to #travel somewhere in #Europe, & limit your #carbon #footprint at the same time, you struggle to do so. The #airlines have it, it would seem - & that ought not to be the case, @EUCommission, @EUClimateAction.
Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report

‘Stone age’ system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktank

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#haiku by returning contributor, Oana Maria Cercel @oana_maria_
Oana lives in Italy where she writes and co-edits Cold Moon Journal. #poetry #footprint #shore #italy
According to this study, promoting plant-based alternatives and reducing animal-based protein sources in institutional menus can support both environmental sustainability and public health objectives. #Environment #Carbon #Footprint #Meat #Fish #Vegan #PlantBased #Nutrition #Sustainability #Health

@DrALJONES it would be interesting to work out the detailed environmental imprint of wars ... a disaster for the planet (beside the human disaster). It's nearly impossible to find good scientific sources ...

#environment #ecology #climatecrisis #footprint #mining #raremetals

Industrial-scale production of #CultivatedMeat can offer a comparable or lower environmental footprint than conventional #Chicken, a new life cycle assessment shows (where the impacts of #Pork & #Beef are even worse): doi.org/10.1007/s113... #CulturedMeat #CleanMeat #Environment #Footprint #LCA

Life cycle assessment of indus...
Life cycle assessment of industrial-scale cultivated meat production: case study of real market entry via pet food application - The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

This study presents a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of industrial-scale cultivated meat (CM) production (400–600 kg/day). Using a pet food ing

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#Meat & #dairy dominate the environmental #footprint of diets in Italy—adding >50% to the #carbon footprint and >40% to the water footprint—whereas low-impact foods like #legumes contribute very little. Policies should facilitate a transition to more #plantbased diets: doi.org/10.1093/eurp... #diets

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Environmental impact of food consumption: determinants of carbon and water footprints in an Italian population

Abstract. Understanding the environmental impact of food consumption is essential for addressing climate change and water scarcity. This study investigates

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