Hey there, eco-warriors! 🌎 Did you know that changing the way we grow our food could be a game-changer for our planet? According to a new report by the World Bank, tweaking farming practices around the globe could slash greenhouse gas emissions by almost a third by 2030! 🌱💚
The agrifood industry—fancy talk for everything involved in getting food from the farm to your table—is currently responsible for nearly a third of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. That's huge! 😱 And get this: two-thirds of these emissions come from middle-income countries, which include seven of the top ten emitters globally.
\"To protect our planet, we need to transform the way we produce and consume food,\" said Axel van Trotsenburg, the World Bank's Senior Managing Director. 🎤💬 It's not just talk; the report highlights that affordable and readily available actions can make a massive difference.
So, what's the plan? For middle-income countries, it's all about embracing low-emission livestock practices and using land more sustainably. 🌳🌾 Simply changing how we use forests and ecosystems for food production can cut agrifood emissions by a third in less than a decade! How cool is that? 😎
High-income countries like the United States (one of the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters) have a role to play too. The report suggests they should shift subsidies away from high-emitting food sources and offer technical assistance. 🤝💡
And for low-income countries, the advice is to skip the old polluting methods altogether and leapfrog straight to greener tech. Why build high-emission infrastructures when we can do better? 🚀🌿
To make all this happen, countries might need to rethink some of their agricultural subsidies. By cutting wasteful spending, they can invest more in sustainable practices. 💰➡️🌱
Bottom line: We have a golden opportunity to make a real impact on climate change by reimagining how we produce food. It's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work! 💪🌍
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Changing farming practices could cut one third of global emissions
cgtn.com
