Agriculture and forestry among pathways for rapid climate mitigation – IPCC
Deep, rapid and sustained action is needed this decade to reduce the impact of climate change and "secure a livable and sustainable future for all," said the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday. In a so-called synthesis report, the IPCC said "many agriculture, forestry and other land use options provide adaptation and mitigation benefits that could be upscaled in the near-term across most regions."
Report: Land use and farming have crucial role to play in avoiding climate catastrophe
A major UN climate report released on Monday lays out a broad array of strategies for limiting emissions and mitigating climate change. While the most critical priority is to quickly phase out the use of fossil fuels, the report outlined many opportunities to help limit climate change by altering how land is managed and food is produced. And, critically, most of these options are “available and ready to deploy,” the authors wrote. (No paywall)
Less food, more wildfires in North America with climate change
Global warming "is causing dangerous and widespread disruptions in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world," said a UN climate change report on Monday. Hotter weather and shifts in rainfall are likely to reduce food production in North America and are a risk to food security, said a fact sheet on climate change's impacts on the continent.
IPCC report warns that climate change threatens food supply
A United Nations climate report on Thursday warned that the world’s unsustainable use of land is boosting greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change, and threatening future food production. But the report also said that land use, farming, and food consumption can shift in important ways that could help mitigate climate change. (No paywall) (No paywall)
Corn, wheat, rice yields at risk as global temperature rises
Poverty will increase as climate change alters rainfall and temperature patterns around the world, said the UN’s International Panel on Climate Change on Monday. In a report forecasting conditions in coming decades, the panel said reduction in yields of corn, wheat, rice would be smaller if …