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The agricultural sector plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change, according to NASA scientist Alex Ruane, who warned that current trends could lead to a global temperature rise of 1.5°C within the next decade. Ruane stressed the importance of adapting agricultural practices to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) was mentioned as a tool for assessing the impact of climate change on food security. The conference also underscored the need for fair and equitable solutions to address the vulnerability of food systems to climate change and highlighted the food insecurity challenges in Brazil, especially in the state of São Paulo.
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The agricultural sector plays a strategic role in climate change mitigation efforts, according to Alex Ruane, a NASA scientist and co-director of the agency's Climate Impacts Group. Ruane was the keynote speaker at the 7th FAPESP 2024 Conference, held in São Paulo, which discussed “Climate Change and Food Security.” He warned that current trends are incompatible with a sustainable and equitable world and highlighted the vulnerability of food systems to growing climate risks. Get the latest information on agriculture, livestock, the economy and weather forecasts in the palm of your hand: follow Canal Rural on WhatsApp! Ruane, who is also an associate scientist at the Center for Climate Systems Research at Columbia University in New York, presented worrying data. Between 2011 and 2020, global temperatures were, on average, 1.1°C higher than between 1850 and 1900. According to him, if current trends continue, the planet could exceed the 1.5°C global warming limit in the next decade, ...
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