Pesticide Action Group:
Pesticides And Climate Change: A Vicious Cycle
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. Scientific evidence indicates that pesticides contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions while also making our agricultural systems more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. However, the reduction of synthetic pesticide use has been omitted from climate change solutions, and synthetic pesticide use is even presented as a climate change mitigation strategy by industrial agriculture interests.
…… research has shown that the manufacture of one kilogram of pesticide requires, on average, about 10 times more energy than
one kilogram of nitrogen fertilizer.2, 3 ……..
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Pesticides and Climate Change: A Vicious Cycle
Los Pesticidas y El Cambio Climático: Un Círculo Vicioso
Pesticides et changement climatique : un cercle vicieux
SUMMARY: Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. Scientific evidence indicates that pesticides contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions while also making our agricultural systems more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. However, the reduction of synthetic pesticide use has been omitted from climate change solutions, and synthetic pesticide use is even presented as a climate change mitigation strategy by industrial agriculture interests.
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