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Kajfež Bogataj , Dr., Lučka
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
The future lies in wood
In the daily Večer the well-known Slovenian climate researcher Lučka Kajfež Bogataj stresses the importance of wood in times of climate change, writing: "Firstly we should rely on power, raw and other materials as well as activities that we have in abundance in Slovenia. Per capita we have the most wood in Europe. ... Forests and timber can be used in numerous ways. For this reason we must think strategically and find an optimal relation between authorised annual logging, the use of wood in the wood processing industry and for energy purposes. ... These times of economic crisis offer us a unique opportunity to adjust our industry to the abundance of wood, principally because the lumber industry is energy independent, and thus energy efficient. It would be strategically wise to encourage the construction of schools, hotels and administrative buildings from wood. At the same time we should invest in technologies for biomass energy exclusively sourced from Slovenian wood."
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Eating to protect the environment
The respected Slovenian climate researcher Lučka Kajfež Bogataj reflects in a guest editorial for the daily Večer on how people's eating habits can protect the environment: "60 percent of Europeans believe that the trend towards climate change is reversible. Just as many sort their rubbish and save energy and water. ... Yet few people are aware that we also waste energy through our eating habits. ... In 1970 an average citizen in the industrialised countries consumed 65 kilograms of meat a year, today that figure has risen to 80 kilograms. Yet intensive livestock breeding uses up 17 times as much land, 14 times as much water and 10 times as much energy as cultivating crops. ... But CO2 is also produced by growing vegetables and grain. Our shops are full of potatoes from France, Spanish onions, Dutch apples, Chinese garlic, and all these vegetables don't make their own way to Slovenia. Even more energy is consumed transporting drinks, for we buy mineral water from neighbouring countries, not to mention wine and beer ... If we were to eat only fresh, local products, we would save a lot of energy. The food we choose to eat thus has an impact on climate change. If we really want to do something to counter climate change, then it is not sufficient only to do this behind the wheel or to install solar panels. Let us begin with what we put on our plates."
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