Cropped, 13 October 2021: Biodiversity COP; Palm oil investigation; Food shortages
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature ov... Read More
Climate justice: The challenge of achieving a ‘just transition’ in agriculture
Although often overlooked in discussions around climate policy, agriculture is beginning to earn recognition as both a driver of climate change ... Read More
Cropped, 29 September 2021: Food Systems Summit concludes; Farmers on strike; Droughts and food prices
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature ov... Read More
Q&A: How did climate change feature at the UN Food Systems Summit?
The two-day UN Food Systems Summit concluded this week with around 150 countries announcing voluntary commitments to ensure more “resilient, inclus... Read More
Endangered African montane forests could be a key ‘carbon store’, scientists say
Tropical forests on the slopes of Africa’s mountains are more concentrated stores of carbon than the Amazon, a new study in Nature suggests. The... Read More
Dietary shift to potatoes could cut staple crop emissions in China by 25%
A dietary shift from rice to potatoes could “notably reduce” the climate and environmental impacts of staple crop agriculture in China, according... Read More
Q&A: Will England’s National Food Strategy help tackle climate change?
Last week, part two of England’s National Food Strategy (NFS) was published, providing a broad overview of the state of the “food system” – a... Read More
Guest post: Mapping ‘blue-carbon wealth’ around the world
Carbon “sinks”, such as forests or the ocean, play a crucial role in absorbing atmospheric CO2 and thereby reducing the damages caused by climate... Read More
Q&A: Will EU Common Agricultural Policy reforms help tackle climate change?
The EU has come to the end of a three-year effort to reform its controversial farming subsidy programme, known as the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP... Read More
Two-fifths of EU agricultural imports could be ‘highly vulnerable’ to drought by 2050
At least 40% of the European Union’s agricultural imports will be “highly vulnerable” to drought by 2050, new research finds. The paper, pub... Read More
Sustainable production of soy and maize could ‘boost yields and cut emissions’ in China
Switching to more sustainable production of soy and maize could boost food security in the world’s most-populous country and simultaneously allevia... Read More
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