Mark Stone

How food and agriculture contribute to climate change | Reuters Feeding the world is a big job, and the effort produces billions of mets of emissions of greenhouse gases each year - around a third of the global total.

"Despite the fact that food is a big climate problem, very little has been done so far to address it."

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Five Ways Agriculture Can Help Solve The Climate Crisis Soil carbon sequestration, cover cropping, cultivated meat, sustainable water irrigation, and the use of biologicals will help move us toward regenerative agriculture.

Five Ways Agriculture Can Help Solve The Climate Crisis

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How digital twins will enable the next generation of precision agriculture Digital twin technology is a huge boon for indoor farming and may hold the key to addressing rising global food scarcity.

What role will controlled environment agriculture (CEA) play in a resilient and sustainable food supply? And how can we overcome the cost barriers for allowing digital technologies that can unlock the potential for CEA systems? #digitalAg #sustainability

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Global GHG emissions reached a record high of 57.4 GtCO2e in 2022, growing by 1.2%.

This rate is slightly above the average rate in the decade preceding the COVID-19 pandemic (2010–2019), 0.9%/yr.

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At #COP28, 134 countries unite under a transformative declaration for sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems! It's a major step to integrate agriculture into climate action, focusing on adaptation, resilience, nutrition, and reducing environmental impacts. 🚜💧🌾

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Astronaut holding a flower pot with corn in front of an autonomous tractor.

Innovative thinkers are exploring the opportunities and challenges for ag in space at the Ag4Space Symposium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (@UNL) today. The Biological Systems Engineering Department drives innovation by bringing engineering to life. #Space #Agriculture #NASA #Futurissts #BSE

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