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Let\u2019s Make Change Against Climate Change<\/span><\/h2>\n

Climate change! We hear these words a lot these days, and lots of meetings and conferences have been called for to mitigate the problem and limit its consequences. To protect our environment and rescue our ecosystems, let’s make changes against climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is climate change?<\/span><\/h3>\n

It refers to long-term changes in temperature and weather conditions. These continuous changes may be considered a natural result of some variations in the solar cycle. But since the industrial revolution, humans have become the main factor of climate change due to burning fossil fuels like oil and gas. All these activities produced greenhouse emissions like carbon dioxide and methane and others. Subsequently, theses gases wrapped around our planet and acted like a blanket trapping the sun\u2019s heat and warming the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe earth now is almost 1.1\u00b0 warmer than it was in the nineteenth century, and emissions continue to rise. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

Most people think climate change basically means warmer temperatures. But unfortunately, it\u2019s just the beginning of a long catastrophic series of events. Because everything is connected in our ecosystem, making changes in one region could absolutely influence change in all others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Agriculture and climate change:<\/span><\/h3>\n

Climate change is strongly linked to food sustainability. In other words, it affects how society produces and consumes food. The agricultural sector is one of the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions. The UN food and agriculture organization (FAO) estimated that emissions caused by farming activities and the food industry is greater than 30% of the total greenhouse global emissions. They also showed in the report some suggested procedures to be applied seeking for effective mitigation of these emissions. For example, sustainable agriculture practices like using biological fertilizers, avoiding or reducing tillage, and restoring more degraded lands. All these procedures are needed to manage the whole food value chain. \u201cIf we only focus on specific aspects, we might unintentionally increase emissions elsewhere.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Food security and climate change:<\/span><\/h3>\n

Food security means the ability to provide sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for all people at all times to meet their dietary needs and food necessities to have a healthy life. It means that food must be available, and accessible for current and future generations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Almost a third of the total greenhouse gas emissions are linked to food. Hence, it\u2019s better to know what are the most contributing practices:<\/span><\/p>\n