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Proposed solutions to anthropogenic climate change: A systematic literature review and a new way forward
Heliyon, Vol.9(10), e20544
2023
PMID: 37867892
Abstract
Humanity is now facing what may be the biggest challenge to its existence: irreversible climate change brought about by human activity. Our planet is in a state of emergency, and we only have a short window of time (7–8 years) to enact meaningful change. The goal of this systematic literature review is to summarize the peer-reviewed literature on proposed solutions to climate change in the last 20 years (2002–2022), and to propose a framework for a unified approach to solving this climate change crisis. Solutions reviewed include a transition toward use of renewable energy resources, reduced energy consumption, rethinking the global transport sector, and nature-based solutions. This review highlights one of the most important but overlooked pieces in the puzzle of solving the climate change problem – the gradual shift to a plant-based diet and global phaseout of factory (industrialized animal) farming, the most damaging and prolific form of animal agriculture. The gradual global phaseout of industrialized animal farming can be achieved by increasingly replacing animal meat and other animal products with plant-based products, ending government subsidies for animal-based meat, dairy, and eggs, and initiating taxes on such products. Failure to act will ultimately result in a scenario of irreversible climate change with widespread famine and disease, global devastation, climate refugees, and warfare. We therefore suggest an “All Life” approach, invoking the interconnectedness of all life forms on our planet. The logistics for achieving this include a global standardization of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) or similar measures and the introduction of a regulatory body for verification of such measures. These approaches will help deliver environmental and sustainability benefits for our planet far beyond an immediate reduction in global warming.
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- Title
- Proposed solutions to anthropogenic climate change: A systematic literature review and a new way forward
- Authors/Creators
- Svetlana V. Feigin - International Life Sciences InstituteDavid O. Wiebers - Mayo ClinicGeorge Lueddeke - University of PretoriaSerge Morand - Kasetsart UniversityKelley Lee - Simon Fraser UniversityAndrew Knight - University of WinchesterMichael Brainin - Universität für Weiterbildung KremsValery L. Feigin - Auckland University of TechnologyAmanda Whitfort - University of Hong KongJames Marcum - Baylor UniversityTodd K. Shackelford - Oakland UniversityLee F. Skerratt - The University of MelbourneAndrea S. Winkler - University of Oslo
- Publication Details
- Heliyon, Vol.9(10), e20544
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991005694578307891
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 6.263 Agricultural Policy
- 6.263.1720 Dietary Sustainability
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