Paris climate agreement cannot be met without farming emissions cuts

Paris climate agreement cannot be met without farming emissions cuts Burlington VT (SPX) May 1, 2016 - Scientists have calculated, for the first time, the extent to which agricultural emissions must be reduced to meet the new climate agreement's plan to limit warming to 2C in 2100. Scientists from the the University of Vermont, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), and partner institutions estimate that the agriculture sector must reduce non-CO ... more

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