Environment & Agriculture >> Climate : Agriculture's Contribution

Agriculture and the food system are important contributors to climate change. Approximately one-third of greenhouse gas emissions are produced by agriculture and land use changes, with 18 percent of the overall total coming from livestock alone.

See also Climate: Implications for Agriculture

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Reports & Other Documents

Global Farm Animal Production and Global Warming: Impacting and Mitigating Climate Change

G. Koneswaran and D. Nierenberg. Environ Health Perspect, May 2008.

Regenerative Organic Farming: A Solution to Global Warming

Rodale Institute, 2008.

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2006

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), April 2008.

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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Global Farm Animal Production and Global Warming: Impacting and Mitigating Climate Change

G. Koneswaran and D. Nierenberg. Environ Health Perspect, May 2008.

Yesterday’s dinner, tomorrow’s weather, today’s news? US newspaper coverage of food system contributions to climate change

R.A. Neff, et al. Publ Health Nutr; Aug. 15, 2008.

Food, food production, energy, climate change, and health

A.J. McMichael, et al. Lancet, October 2007.

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Relevant Organizations

Food and Agriculture Organization (U.N.)

Food and Climate Research Network

International Panel on Climate Change

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Additional Tools & Resources

Carbon diet calculator

Bon Appetit Management Company.

Climate and Farming.org

Educational resources (fact sheets, Powerpoint presentations, etc.).

Food and climate change: The world on a plate

Powerpoint presentation. Food and Climate Research Network, 2007.

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