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Nov 11, 2021

Magical thinking on fertilizer and climate change

The following article was originally published on IPS News on November 9, 2021.  As world leaders wrap up the U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, new scientific research shows that there is still a great deal of magical thinking about the contribution of fertilizer to global warming.

Nov 9, 2021

Forever Chemicals and Agriculture Case Study

Sharon Anglin Treat

Introduction 

Nov 3, 2021

A fuller picture of the real climate costs of synthetic fertilizers

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

The unfolding climate catastrophe is front and center at the U.N. climate talks, where governments will make promises to reduce emissions, some sooner than others, with some of those promises more convincing than others.

Nov 1, 2021

New research shows 50 year binge on chemical fertilisers must end to address the climate crisis

The rising costs of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilisers, triggered by a spike in natural gas prices, has governments panicking about a catastrophic global food crisis. At the same time, new research shows that synthetic N fertilisers are a major driver of the climate crisis, responsible for 1 out every 40 tonnes of GHGs currently pumped into the atmosphere.

Oct 28, 2021

Carbon tariffs and fertilizers: Wrong fit for purpose

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

One of the most vexing issues in international climate debates is how to balance each country’s ambitions and responsibility. Clearly, all nations need to pull out all the stops to reverse the deepening climate crisis.