Keith Kline
Sustainable bioenergy indicators, climate change adaptation, natural resources management as foundation for development

Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Tennessee, USA. Keith assesses renewable energy options to identify approaches that improve land management and livelihoods. Keith worked 24 years in developing nations to support community forest management, biodiversity conservation, clean energy and other Sustainable Development Goals. Based at Oak Ridge since 2008, Keith has authored 90 publications and currently supports US DOE on the Biofuture Clean Energy Ministerial Initiative (sustainability), the Net Zero World Initiative (Just Transitions), ISO Technical Committee 323 (Circular Economy), and International Research Networks on the nexus of Food-Energy-Water.
Keith Kline
Rodrigo’s summary was excellent but omitted two key items:
(a) consistent and clear food labeling (see my prior message on this topic)
(b) institutional support and coping mechanisms for at-risk populations
Example: There are 3,143 county jurisdictions in USA. And one single county, Holmes County in Mississippi, is now famous because it is both the US county with the highest obesity rate (47%), AND the US county documented as the “most food insecure” by USDA. Nearly 40 percent of children there have poor access to food. The common denominator is poverty and a lack of social services.
http://www.usnews.com/news/slideshows/study-the-worst-us-counties-for-your-health
Keith L. Kline
Senior Research Staff, Environmental Sciences
Climate Change Science Institute http://climatechangescience.ornl.gov/
Center for BioEnergy Sustainability http://www.ornl.gov/sci/ees/cbes/
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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