The ‘difficult’ balancing act of feeding the world while saving the planet
19 January 2021 - 11:08
Bangkok — Converting large areas of land for farming to boost food supplies increases planet-heating emissions and places a greater burden on poorer nations already bearing the brunt of climate change, researchers warn.
A study led by Arizona State University (ASU) analysed about 1,500 large land deals totalling 37-million hectares across Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe and showed that clearing the land for farming may have emitted 2.3 gigatonnes of carbon emissions...
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