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A Summer of Climate Change Activity in DC

2020-09-02 23:23:38| National Farmers Union

By Jenny Hopkinson, NFU Senior Government Relations Representative It seems everyone in Washington is talking about agricultures role in combatting climate change. Across the government, officials are embracing the need for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving soil health both of which are key for addressing the climate crisis. This summer, there was a […]

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Climate Change Poses a Real and Imminent Threat to Agriculture

2020-08-27 17:39:27| National Farmers Union

Climate change is not a future or hypothetical problem – year after year, farmers and ranchers across the country are enduring more frequent and extreme weather events and natural disasters. This year has been no different. In California, dozens of fires have burned through hundreds of thousands of acres, destroying farm structures and razing crops. Though wildfires […]

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Industry will miss climate change target by 50%, suggests new report

2020-08-27 14:05:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The fashion industry is on a trajectory that will miss the 1.5 degree pathway to mitigate climate change by 50%, according to a new study from the Global Fashion Agenda and McKinsey.

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