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Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. But it can also be a part of the solution.

Walljasper, Christopher
http://investigatemidwest.org/2019/09/27/agriculture-is-one-of-the-biggest-contributors-to-climate-change-but-it-can-also-be-a-part-of-the-solution/

Publisher:  Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
Date Written:  27/09/2019
Year Published:  2019  
Resource Type:  Article

While past focus has been on industries such as fossil fuels and transportation, new attention is being put on agriculture's role in the climate change solution.

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The global food production system, which includes agriculture, accounts for more than a third of man-made greenhouse gases, according to an August report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change....

On Sept. 18, a coalition representing 10,000 farmers and ranchers delivered a letter to Congress supporting the Green New Deal, a congressional resolution to transition the United States to 100 percent clean energy by 2030.

"Farmers and ranchers are on the front lines of the climate crisis. Their livelihoods are put at risk by more intense droughts and storms and flooding, and extreme heat and humidity are endangering the health of farm workers," said New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland at a press conference announcing the coalition. "It makes all the sense in the world that farmers and ranchers support our Green New Deal resolution."

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