Our food system and agricultural practices are *major* contributors to climate change.
We absolutely must reduce emissions from this sector. And we can.
We can even remove some existing greenhouse gases by sequestering carbon on working lands. https://globalecoguy.org/farming-our-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis-c235e1aaff8d?source=social.tw
We absolutely must reduce emissions from this sector. And we can.
We can even remove some existing greenhouse gases by sequestering carbon on working lands. https://globalecoguy.org/farming-our-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis-c235e1aaff8d?source=social.tw
We need to start by reducing agricultural emissions -- especially carbon dioxide from deforestation, methane from livestock, and nitrous oxide from fertilizers and manure.
Eliminating greenhouse gases at the source is the only sure-fire way to address climate change.
Eliminating greenhouse gases at the source is the only sure-fire way to address climate change.
Beyond that, sequestering carbon in biomass & soils is an added benefit of some farming practices -- especially agroforestry & regenerative agriculture.
Reducing emissions & sequestering carbon by changing how we farm is a critical part of addressing climate change.
Reducing emissions & sequestering carbon by changing how we farm is a critical part of addressing climate change.
To learn more, check out Project Drawdown's @ProjectDrawdown analysis of agricultural solutions that reduce emissions. https://drawdown.org/sectors/food-agriculture-land-use
And solutions that create carbon sinks in natural landscapes and working lands. https://drawdown.org/sectors/land-sinks