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A corporate cartel fertilizes food inflation

As the world grappled with a severe food crisis and farmers saw costs rise, the world’s largest fertiliser firms ramped up their margins and more than tripled their profits from two years ago.

Un cartel corporativo fertiliza la inflación de los precios de los alimentos

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Un cartel d’entreprises fertilise l’inflation alimentaire

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Minnesota’s climate report shows overall progress, but need to reduce agriculture emissions

MINNEAPOLIS—New greenhouse gas emissions data released today by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) show the state is making progress toward its climate targets, aided by the pandemic, but agriculture emissions continue to be a major contributor.

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.

A fuller picture of the real climate costs of synthetic fertilizers

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.