Drought is the new frost for coffee in Brazil
the weather extremes which accompany climate change are changing how coffee is grown […]
the weather extremes which accompany climate change are changing how coffee is grown […]
More than 20,000 climate change activists marched through central London on March 7, demanding a resolution of the international political logjam that is preventing world leaders from taking positive action on global warming. Thousands of UK demonstrators streamed down Whitehall waving flags, banners and placards, passing the security-fenced entrance to Downing Street. A phalanx of cyclists followed an elaborate winged bicycle bearing the message “Love your Mum” and cartoon images of an overheating globe with a thermometer in its mouth. On an unseasonally warm and sunny spring afternoon, the crowds brought an urgent message to Parliament Square that very few of UK politicians want to hear: climate change is already upon us. Speaking at the end of the march, Green MP Caroline Lucas made the point very forcefully: “The politicians in there are afraid,” she told the throng. “They are afraid because they don’t know what to do.” More to the point, industrial agriculture is a source of greenhouse gases (GHGs) at a time when farming should be part of the solution. The idea is […]
Increasing dairy herd also increases dairy GHG emissions, leading Irish NGO claims. […]
Peter Crosskey has been paying close attention to the Savory Monbiot debate. Here’s his view on holistic management. […]
Watch out for business-as-usual agri-buiness solutions, even very well meaning ones…. […]
Open letter from civil society on the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture […]
We delve into the details with the authors of “Food choices, health and environment: Effects of cutting Europe’s meat and dairy intake.” […]
Peter Crosskey takes a wry look at a bungling Minister […]
Many NGOs walked out of the conference, accusing governments “giving in, to the interests of the dirty energy lobby”. […]
Parliament rubber stamps legislation bad for citizens, rural areas and the environment, but battle continues. […]
The European Parliament (EP) voted Wednesday to include what is called Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) considerations in its biofuels targets. What effect will this have on the EU’s renewable energy, climate change and also on land use? This European Parliament vote means that the real climate impact, due to displacement of food production, will be taken into account in the EU’s biofuel targets and policies. A cap of 6% on land-based biofuels, including energy crops, has been adopted. According to Terhi Lehtonen environment advisor Greens/EFA group: “This would be the minimum necessary to take real measures to tackle the climate, food security and other social impacts due to displacement of food production that is caused by EU biofuels policy.” Lehtonen adds: “The EP vote also signalled to the markets that future investments should be on biofuels with low-ILUC risk and no food based fuels should be supported after 2020.” How did the vote go? See votewatch here Background Biofuels are liquid fuels made mostly from crops which can be mixed with fossil fuels to […]
G8 summit: Leaders urged to act with greater transparency and focus on climate change […]
Irish government accused of extraordinary hypocrisy by Irish and other NGOs […]
Upcoming international conference could raise profile of agroforestry in western countries […]
“Lacks targets” […]
Agricultural and Rural Convention