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5 Fixes
for Climate-Friendly Crops
Planet Earth is basically a farm. Livestock cows, pigs, and sheep account for 96% of all land mammals (excluding humans), and over half of all habitable land is used for agriculture. How and what we produce for consumption will shape our future. Here are five ways farmers are working to fix the climate.
A new cooling technology freezes food without warming the climate
Researchers have built the first refrigerant-free system to reach sub-zero temperatures, a breakthrough that could reduce food waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
If farmers play the long game, biochar will pay off for crops and climate
Turning 70% of waste straw into biochar could lock away an amount of carbon equivalent to almost 5% of global emissions.
What’s the best way to make the tomato industry more carbon-efficient? Hint: It’s not local.
Tomatoes are the most-farmed vegetable in the world. Researchers set out to quantify the carbon footprint of this ballooning industry—and then identify ways to shrink it.
Researchers pave the way for climate-ready crops with potatoes that thrive in heat
First they cracked a problem that slows down plant photosynthesis—then they succeeded in super-charging potato growth by up to 30%.
Wheat on Repeat
A tantalizing new breed of climate-friendly crops never need replanting
