The UN climate change talks in Doha are not resulting in actions by governments, argues an article in the Star Phoenix which outlines several “readily available, cost-effective approaches to climate change that could also help us with other social, economic and ecological problems”.

Among these is agroforestry, one sure way of linking agriculture to climate change. Other practices such as conservation tillage, composting, incorporating biochar, preventing erosion, cover cropping and crop rotations are capable of retaining CO2 in the soil and offsetting emissions from agricultural production. These practices also improve soil health and therefore increase agricultural sustainability and provide greater food security.

Other approaches discussed in the article include decreasing meat and dairy consumption to improve human health and climate and cutting fossil fuel subsidies.

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