We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark can also “eat” climate gases.
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An emissions trading scheme is New Zealand’s main policy to tackle climate change. But to bring down emissions quickly enough, other policies will need to transform transport and agriculture.
A complete switch to biofuels is neither feasible nor desirable, but they could replace some fossil fuels in transport and heating. If biofuels are produced from waste products, that’s even better.
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Adjunct professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Southern Cross University
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Professor, Microbiology, Monash University
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Southern Cross University
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Research Fellow in Microbiology, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology