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Is carbon sequestration on farms actually working to fight climate change?

GreenBiz

There's an emerging market to pay farmers to store more carbon in the soil by using improved agricultural practices. But some scientists are questioning whether these efforts will actually help slow global warming.

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Global warming ‘unequivocally’ human driven, at unprecedented rate: IPCC

Green Living Guy

The post Global warming ‘unequivocally’ human driven, at unprecedented rate: IPCC appeared first on Green Living Guy. Human-induced climate change is already affecting many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe. Scientists […].

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Poll Shows 82% of People Support Incentives to Farmers for Soil Health

NRDC onEarth

Most Americans agree that global warming is a crisis that deserves our attention and action.

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Here are 12 ways to feed the world sustainably

Inhabitat - Innovation

Global warming and poor farming practices are destroying nutrient-rich soil and raising temperatures to the point many crops can’t survive.

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Sead Pod offers grassroots solution to air pollution and global warming

Inhabitat - Innovation

Gardening should be good for the environment, adding oxygen to the air, nutrients to the soil, and filtering water for consumption. But plastic and toxins have become ubiquitous, leaving the home gardener to make intentional choices about which products to use.

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Global warming is threatening the iconic Georgia peach

AGreenLiving

Researchers are in a race against time to salvage Georgia peaches as global warming worsens. Since then, the fruit has thrived in the state, thanks to its favorable climate and soil profile. For now, Georgia’s agriculture sector remains busy, given its favorable soil and climate.

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UK firm is official biochar partner at COP28

Envirotec Magazine

Alongside the policy discussions on how to reach the Paris Agreement of 2015 and limit global warming to 1.5⁰C, A Healthier Earth will have a central plot to demonstrate biochar’s role in both carbon capture and soil improvement, including its ability to tackle food and water security in desert environments. “It

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