Michigan State University: Attacking global poverty, climate change with carbon power

Michigan State University is a world leader in using environmental research aimed at fighting poverty and slowing climate change. Called Carbon2Markets, the research encompasses many collaborative projects with researchers and farmers in Thailand, Laos and other Asian and African countries to incorporate new crops such as jatropha trees into farming operations. Each project is tailored to fit the agricultural, environmental and economic needs of the region.

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[InKhanate]

Quantifying something as basic as carbon sequestration and the value of a forest is an important step towards actually having workable environmental policy on a global scale. I only hope that the political fall-out once national environment 'value' is determined does not wreck all the global solution efforts.

[rocketsredglare101]

"The cheapest way to stop global climate change is not converting to

solar power or buying a hybrid car. It's putting on a condom.

That's the conclusion of a London School Of Economics study showing money spent on contraception is five times more efficient than money spent on clean energy technologies. It backs up a recent Oregon State University study tha

t concludes overpopulation and massive immigration is the single biggest threat to the environment." NUMBERSUSA(DOT)COM

[jkhp1258]

What an amazing look at your efforts abroad. Very interesting.