Sunday, July 28, 2013

Can Agriculture Reverse Climate Change?

Severely damaged corn stalks due to a widespread drought in 2012 (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/GettyImages)
The current industrialized food systems—factory-style farming that consumes massive amounts of resources and relies heavily on chemicals—are widespread in developed countries and are a major contributor to climate change.  But it doesn’t have to be that way.  Key shifts in the way we produce food could take agriculture from a climate bust and turn it into a climate boon.  This undertaking is the cause that gave rise to a Future Tense event at the New America Foundation on Thursday, July 25, called “An Agricultural Revolution to Fight Climate Change?”  The event brought together a number of experts for panel discussions about how to spur on an agricultural transition—from an industrial process to an ecological, innovative method.

Can Agriculture Reverse Climate Change?

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