This blog post by Shefali Sharma of the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy says that agriculture and the people whose livelihoods depend on it must be core considerations in international climate negotiations. Sharma argues that proposed solutions such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and carbon credits simply allow existing industries to continue increasing their emissions.
Read the full blog post, 2020 – A year and decisive decade of climate reckoning: What policymakers do next on agriculture matters, here. See also the Foodsource chapter How can we reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions?
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