‘Climate Smart Agriculture' can be applied to anything from industrial monocultures to agroecology, writes Helena Paul - and fertiliser, biotech and agribusiness corporations are seizing the chance to cash in. Now COP21 host France is proposing to use soils as a giant carbon sink - a fine idea in itself, but not if it's used to 'offset' continued fossil fuel emissions, and to greenwash industrial agriculture.
… ‘Climate-Smart Agriculture' - preparing for a corporate soil and climate-grab in Paris? Helena Paul EcoNexus | … November 2015 Comment COP21 Farming The Land Climate Change Emissions France Corporations …
Climate Smart Agriculture sounds like a great idea, write hundreds of civil society organisations worldwide. But in truth it's a PR front for international agribusiness to promote corporate agriculture, pesticides and fertilisers at COP21, with a heavy dose of greenwash. Countries must resist the siren calls - and give their support to true agroecology that sustains soil, health, life and climate.
… No to 'Climate Smart Agriculture', yes to agroecology Climate Smart Agriculture Concerns | 21st October 2015 Comment Climate Change Farming Corporations The Land …
'Rich countries must not use the Cop26 postponement to delay taking urgent action on reducing emissions and providing climate finance for developing countries.'
… | 2nd April 2020 News Coronavirus COP26 Climate Breakdown WMO Panel with Secretary general 2019 global climate report 'Rich countries must not use … action on reducing emissions and providing climate finance for developing countries.' Key …
The Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture made its high-profile launch at the New York Climate Summit. But for a huge coalition of civil society organizations, it's a 'greenwash' initiative designed to promote intensive profit-driven industrial agriculture at the expense of small farmers, environment, and the real solutions.
… greenwash: the Global Alliance on Climate-Smart Agriculture Climate Smart Ag Concerns | 30th September … Comment Food Farming Corporations GMOs Un Climate Change cacao-in-biochar-soil.png What …
High altitude regions near the equator are highly vulnerable to climate change - as are marginalised communities. Sian Cowman reports on how resilience strategies - old and new - are helping one Andean community to survive a changing climate.
… Bolivia: harshening climate meets traditional knowledge Sian … Cowman | 30th December 2013 Comment Bolivia Climate Change Farming Food Community … near the equator are highly vulnerable to climate change - as are marginalised …
Climate change probably caused the savage drought that struck Syria nearly a decade ago, writes Alex Kirby - and helped to trigger the civil war that has so far claimed over 200,000 lives.
… Climate change sparked Syria's ruinous war Alex Kirby | 6th March 2015 News Climate Change War Middle East Water Farming syria-poppies-cut.jpg Climate change probably caused the savage …
There is no more heartbreaking indicator of human hardship than suicide says the author of a new report that shows the devastating impact of Global Warming on struggling Indian farmers, thousands of whom have taken their own lives over the last 30 years. G.B.S.N.P VARMA reports
… Climate change drives Indian farmer suicides … Varma | 7th August 2017 News Global Warming Climate Change Farming India Suicides indian … the last 30 years. G.B.S.N.P VARMA reports Climate change is already pushing Indian …
Growing coffee is both a point of pride and a significant economic driver for Colombia but a changing climate is now threatening the harvest. FOREST RAY reports on the new challenges facing growers from that country
… Colombian Coffee Growers Adapt to a Changing Climate Forest Ray | 21st March 2017 News Climate Change Farming Colombia Coffee … economic driver for Colombia but a changing climate is now threatening the harvest. FOREST …
President Donald Trump stunned the world yesterday (June 1, 2017) by announcing his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord - a landmark global agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions and minimize the harm from climate change. The Conversation has assembled a panel of American academics and scientists to analyse what this dramatic move means for the planet, U.S. businesses and the world's poor...
… | 2nd June 2017 News Trump Paris Agreement Climate Change Renewables Farming Ethics us … to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord - a landmark global agreement … gas emissions and minimize the harm from climate change. The Conversation has assembled …
Meat is already a huge contributor to climate change, write Dora Marinova & Talia Raphaely, and as 'atmospheric space' for greenhouse gas emissions contracts, its importance will only increase. The good news? If rich countries were just to eat less of it, there's a huge climate win there for the taking!
… Meat - the climate opportunity we can seize at every meal … Talia Raphaely | 9th July 2015 Comment Climate Change Food Farming Emissions … Meat is already a huge contributor to climate change, write Dora Marinova & Talia …
The pandemic has exposed how vulnerable we are to unexpected climate shocks.
… Knorr | 17th April 2020 Other Coronavirus Climate Breakdown 200331-f-pj020-1030.jpg The … exposed how vulnerable we are to unexpected climate shocks. Humanity has only recently become accustomed to a stable climate. For most of its history, long ice …
What with rising rainfall in the west, and hotter, drier summers in the east, British farmers place plenty of challenges from global warming, writes Anna Bowen. But there are also positive opportunities for agricultural innovators to adapt their farming systems to changing conditions, make their operations more resilient and sustainable, and make themselves part of the solution.
… Climate change and farming: let's be part of … Anna Bowen | 9th January 2017 Comment Farming Climate Change UK Wales flood-wales-2-cut.jpg … livelihoods are intrinsically linked to the climate, and very often they and their animals …
A review of Andreas Malm's Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century.
… A review of Andreas Malm's Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in … Century. What can a virus tell us about climate breakdown—in its causation, and in … is tempo : the varying velocities of climate collapse, locust swarms, zoonotic …
The government advisory Committee on Climate Change asserts that the recovery from coronavirus must include green jobs and investment.
… Climate action central to economic recovery Emily Beament | 6th May 2020 News Climate Breakdown Coronavirus Committee On Climate Change … The government advisory Committee on Climate Change asserts that the recovery from …
We cannot rely on governments in meeting in Paris to solve the many-headed climate problem, writes Vandana Shiva. It's up to us to safeguard the future of the Earth, and of our own and other species. So let's all join in this pact to love and protect our one and only home.
… Vandana Shiva | 2nd December 2015 Comment Climate Change Farming Water Biodiversity … in meeting in Paris to solve the many-headed climate problem, writes Vandana Shiva. It's up … help mitigate, adapt and build resilience to climate change. As Sir Albert Howard said, …
Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz (pictured) and climate economist Lord Stern argue we need a climate saving exit from the coronavirus pandemic.
… Experts urge pandemic and climate recovery Emily Beament | 5th May 2020 News Climate Breakdown Coronavirus Economics … prize winner Joseph Stiglitz (pictured) and climate economist Lord Stern argue we need a …
You might be forgiven for thinking that climate change is all about fossil fuels, writes Chris Lang. But with livestock farming causing around a sixth of global emissions, there's one quick, cheap way to cut our carbon footprints: go vegetarian, or better still, vegan. So what's taking us so long?
… Worried about climate change? So why aren't you vegan? Chris Lang | 1st July 2015 Comment Climate Change Emissions Food Farming … You might be forgiven for thinking that climate change is all about fossil fuels, …
The Earth is on an unavoidable path towards a 1.5°C temperature rise by mid-century, says a new World Bank report. And as Alex Kirby reports, it could reach 4°C by 2100 unless immediate action is taken - with dire impacts on the planet's poorest people.
… World Bank: weather extremes will be the 'new climate normal' Alex Kirby | 28th November 2014 News Climate Change Farming kenya-drought-cut.jpg … of years - if ever - would become the "new climate normal" , a World Bank report says. …
Communicating linkages between biodiversity loss, climate breakdown and pandemics could serve as a trigger for action on these vital issues.
… linkages between biodiversity loss, climate breakdown and pandemics could serve as … urban air pollution, biodiversity loss, climate change, and indeed, all the other … is hopefully a distant memory. As for climate breakdown, there are dire predictions …
Paris has been awash with hype about 'CO2 recycling' and 'carbon neutral' or even 'carbon negative' technologies based on burning millions of trees, writes Rachel Smolker. But the alchemical notion that waste carbon can be spun into corporate gold is hitting serious reality checks. It's time to ditch the fantasies and progress the real solutions: like caring for land, soils, forests and grasslands.
… COP21's climate technofix: spinning carbon into gold … Rachel Smolker | 3rd December 2015 News COP21 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Biomass Ipcc … When the IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change) published their most recent …
As millions join in climate marches and other actions around the world, writes Ronnie Cummins, the 'mainstream' focus on energy is missing the 55% of emissions that come from mismanaged land and destroyed forests. The key is to replace industrial agriculture worldwide with productive, regenerative organic farming that puts carbon back in the soil.
… Association | 21st September 2014 Activism Climate Change Farming Forests feedlot-cut.jpg As millions join in climate marches and other actions around the … not by pinning our hopes for survival and climate stability on hi-tech, unproven and …
The protests erupting across China deserve international solidarity. The future of the planet could be determined by their success - or failure.
… China, covid and climate Jonathan Neale | 30th November 2022 | … China matters more than any other country for climate change. Political events in the most … Ukraine would probably win. For the global climate movement it could also make all the …
Oxfam's report 'Standing on the Sidelines' lays down a challenge to the 'Big 10' of the global food industry, writes Julia Wright. They must cut their huge carbon emissions, campaign to protect global climate, and rethink their entire mission to encompass health and wellbeing.
… The Big Ten food companies must join the climate fight Julia Wright | 20th June 2014 Comment Food Farming Climate Change Health palm-oil-ran-cut.jpg … carbon emissions, campaign to protect global climate, and rethink their entire mission to …