Consensus Grows: climate-smart agriculture key to Paris Agreement goals

By:Justin Catanoso, December 21, 2017

 After the approval of the Paris Agreement in 2015, there was widespread recognition that the primary strategy for meeting the pact’s goals – reducing the burning of fossil fuels, while also preserving and restoring forests – would not be enough to keep global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2100. The earth’s vast land sector, especially agricultural lands, and their carbon emissions would also need to be taken into account.

 Source: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/consensus-grows-climate-smart-agriculture-key-to-paris-agreement-goals/