1. I hate how everything has to have a financialised solution:
To achieve this, the report suggests “mobilizing international financial support” and implementing tools such as “fertilizer contract swaps” to keep farmer costs manageable.
2. I read articles like this and wonder, will the world ditch meat, or will will the richer countries continue to eat ridiculous amounts of the stuff, using up all the land that could grow food for a plant based diet? Something will have ti give at some point.
I am so disappointed in the 3 top level responses to this that I made an account to respond.
Everyone here would agree that our addiction to burning oil is unhealthy for the planet. What surprises me is the fact that we can't also see how our addiction to cars is also unhealthy for the planet.
It's not a case of wanting to live a student life forever, or the fact that all guardian journos live in a metro area, it's that they (or this one, in particular) understand that electric cars aren't a drop in solution. I think these dismissals are incredibly childish, and something I would expect from a culture war type on Fox News or GB News. I expected better from HN.
If I remember correctly, for the entire world to live the same quality of life as Americans, it would require four earths. We obviously can't do that, it's going to require us changing our patterns of consumption, please think about that, and don't get offended when people question your lifestyle.
1. I hate how everything has to have a financialised solution:
2. I read articles like this and wonder, will the world ditch meat, or will will the richer countries continue to eat ridiculous amounts of the stuff, using up all the land that could grow food for a plant based diet? Something will have ti give at some point.