What We Can Do About Nitrogen Emissions and Air Pollution
Nitrogen emissions from agriculture can exacerbate particulate pollution, endangering human health. There has been a lot of progress in addressing that, but much still needs to be done.
Greenhouse Gases
‘Meating’ in the Middle on the ‘Meat vs Vegetarian’ Climate Change Diet Debate
The contribution of animal-source foods to global warming cannot be ignored. But encouraging everyone to become vegetarian or even vegan isn’t the silver bullet solution envisioned by some. The direction we need to move in is different in the developed world than it is in the developing world.
Measuring Methane Emissions From Cows is Elusive, But We’re Getting Closer
If farmers are to mitigate methane emissions, they need to know where and under what conditions the emissions occur. And they need management options that have been proven to make a difference.
Environmental Defense Fund, thanks to a generous grant, is helping to quantify methane emissions from different management approaches. This work builds on EDF’s earlier efforts to develop good estimates of methane released through the energy sector.
Focus on Pesticides is a Distraction from Major Eco Impacts
Whether pesticide use is still a major environmental concern in farming remains a central debate. Let’s look at the data.