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How Climate Change Could Make Our Food Less Nutritious

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Rising carbon levels in the atmosphere can make plants grow faster, but there’s another hidden consequence: they rob plants of the nutrients and vitamins we need to survive. In a talk about global food security, epidemiologist Kristie Ebi explores the potentially massive health consequences of this growing nutrition crisis — and explores the steps we can take to ensure all people have access to safe, healthy food.

Climate Change Drivers: Food Choices or Electricity Generation and Transportation? Q&A with EarthTalk

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A chef told me that our food choices are the major driver of climate change around the world, but it seems to me that electricity generation and transportation are really more the problem, no?-Melanie G., Moodus, CT It depends how you slice it. Producing electricity (power plants) and getting ourselves and our stuff around (transportation)…

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Strategies for Climate Financing in Addressing Global Crises

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Climate financing is a critical tool in the global fight against climate change and its associated crises. The review entitled Using climate financing wisely to address multiple crises by Peter Läderach, et al. provides an in-depth look at how climate financing can be wisely utilized to address climate change alongside a multitude of other crises, including food security, poverty, and displacement.

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