Agriculture is a topic usually underestimated in major conferences on global warming, and COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh was no exception to the rule.
The round of negotiations started in 2017 under the name of the "Koronivia dialogue" ended on Sunday morning, without giving clear guidelines.
The debate between agroecology, defended by France as a desirable strategy to fight against climate change, and intensive agriculture advocated by the United States, has not been settled.
The stakes are high, however, since the sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions when food systems (food production and processing) are taken into account.
In total,
“agriculture and food systems represent 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions, including 22% to 23% for agriculture alone with forests and changes in land use.
And yet, agriculture receives…
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