Guest essay by Eric Worrall
h/t Dr. Willie Soon; Apparently we face an urgent need to reform land use and human diets, even though satellite measurements prove the world is greening.
IPCC climate change report calls for urgent overhaul of food production, land management
By environment reporterNick Kilvert
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And changing the way we farm could improve things for ourselves, as well as for the planet: ?Balanced diets featuring plant-based foods such as those based on coarse grains, legumes, fruits and vegetable, nuts and seeds and animal-sourced food produced in resilient, sustainable and low-greenhouse-gas-emission systems present major opportunities for adaptation and mitigation while generating significant co-benefits in terms of human health.?
In Australia, where ourmeat consumption is particularly highon a global average, that means things like switching to low-emissions meat sources, ditching non-essential foods, and sourcing locally grown produce.
Reducing food waste is also identified…
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