Farming could be absorber of carbon by 2050, says report
Written by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
Veganism and trees could help stop agriculture contributing to global heating, study says
If one in five people in richer countries turned vegan, and threw away a third less food than they currently do, while poor countries were assisted to preserve their forests and restore degraded land, the world’s agricultural systems could be absorbing carbon dioxide by 2050 instead of adding massively to global heating as they do at present.
Tree-planting and improving the fertility of soil through better farming practices would also be needed, according to a study of global forests, farming and food systems published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
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