{"id":60163,"date":"2021-10-30T06:51:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T11:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60163"},"modified":"2021-10-30T06:51:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T11:51:41","slug":"media-briefing-farming-can-be-a-climate-change-solution-so-why-is-it-missing-in-action-at-cop26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60163","title":{"rendered":"Media briefing: Farming can be a climate change solution, so why is it missing in action at COP26?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Media briefing: Farming can be a climate change solution, so why is it missing in action at COP26?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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Our planet is at a\u00a0tipping point<\/strong>. Climate change threatens all our futures if we do not act now. All sectors must look at their impact, and agriculture is no exception. Agriculture is currently responsible for up to one quarter of all emissions globally. Current industrial farming practices are\u00a0major contributors<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0escalating climate change\u00a0<\/strong>and nature loss \u2013 this must\u00a0urgently<\/strong>\u00a0be addressed.<\/p>\n

But farming is also\u00a0unique<\/strong>. Not only could it reduce emissions through more sustainable practices, it also has the potential to\u00a0remove carbon<\/strong>\u00a0from the atmosphere and become perhaps the biggest\u00a0nature-based solution<\/strong>\u00a0to climate change. In addition, sustainable farming can\u00a0restore nature<\/strong>\u00a0and deliver\u00a0healthy food<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0resilient<\/strong>\u00a0food systems<\/strong>. These issues \u2013\u00a0climate, nature and health\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>are interlinked and should not be treated in silos.<\/p>\n

So why is food and farming\u00a0not on the agenda<\/strong>\u00a0of COP26? As talks begin in Glasgow, there is a risk that governments could be\u00a0missing a major opportunity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cAgriculture could play a central role as part of the solution to climate change, not only by reducing emissions but by sequestering carbon in the soil. Yet, at present, the scale and importance of this potential seems to have gone largely unrecognised by global leaders. In order to harness the potential of agriculture to address climate change, we need a global farm metric that measures our impacts, we need trade agreements that are conditional on sustainability and we need to acknowledge the role of soil and grassland as a major carbon sink.\u201d Patrick Holden, Chief Executive of the Sustainable Food Trust.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We believe the following three issues are\u00a0key<\/strong>\u00a0to harnessing the\u00a0power of agriculture<\/strong>\u00a0as a solution to climate change:<\/p>\n

1. Global Farm Metric<\/strong><\/p>\n

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