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Shifting The Paradigm: Broadening Our Understanding Of Agriculture And Its Impact On Climate Change, Annise Maguire

Annise Maguire

Scientists have determined that the Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. Governments around the world are in near unanimous agreement about the existence of climate change and the threat it poses. Further, there is a growing consensus within the global scientific community that the primary cause of climate change is increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) related to human activities. At best, it appears that human actions are exacerbating the natural heating of the earth; at worst, humans are the primary cause of the rapid rise in temperatures.

Unfortunately, policies enacted to date have failed to take into account …