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Global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and food production have increased by 17 percent over the past 30 years, according to UN data, underscoring their importance in curbing climate change. The food system – particularly deforestation from land conversion to agriculture, and methane from the livestock sector – has been in the spotlight for its contribution to global warming. These sectors accounted for 31 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, or the equivalent of 16.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, according to a detailed analysis by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization released at the COP26 climate summit in...
