15 October 2007

CLIMATE CHANGE AND EQUITY: Africa's footprint is light and sustainable!


This graphically shows how Africa's carbon footprint is light and sustainable [source]. At 1.04 tonnes of carbon per capita per annum, it is below the global estimates for natural absorption.
How does this warp our sustainable development equation? How can we fit this thinking into our decisions over food miles?
We can buy more green beans and fewer tomatoes from the Netherlands for a start!

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