Agriculture is an issue that is usually underestimated at major global warming conferences, and COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh was no exception to the rule. The round of negotiations that started in 2017 under the name of “Coronivia dialogue” ended on Sunday morning without giving clear guidelines. The debate between agroecology, championed by France as a desirable strategy to combat climate change, and intensive agriculture promoted by the United States has not been resolved.
However, the stakes are high because the sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions when food systems (food production and processing) are considered. In general, “Agriculture and food systems account for 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions, including 22% to 23% for agriculture alone from forests and land-use change. And yet, agriculture gets…
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Source: Le Figaro
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