Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change in Agriculture
Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change in Agriculture

Climate Focus and California Environmental Associates have co-authored Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change in Agriculture: Recommendations for Philanthropy, a report commissioned by the Climate and Land Use Alliance. We highlight twelve key strategies with more specific interventions for philanthropy — led by reduced global beef consumption, reduced food waste and better farm nutrient management and production — that can deliver big climate wins while maintaining food security and building resilience. It dispels the notion that productivity and sustainability cannot work hand in hand.
- Bloomberg (USA): Eating Less Beef Seen Way for Farming to Cut Emissions; Selected online pick-up, Bloomberg BusinessWeek (USA)
- ClimateWire (USA): Changing eating habits may not be the easiest route to cutting farm emissions -- study
- Environmental Leader (USA): Changes to Agriculture Practices Could Slash Emissions Up to 90%
- *Estado de Minas (Brazil): Relatório sugere medidas para aumentar a produção agrícola e proteger a natureza
- Galileo (Italy): Così l'agricoltura diventa più sostenibile
- *Greenfudge (Belgium): Ikea Launches New Greener Meatballs To Reduce CO2 Emissions
- Huffington Post (USA): Recent Study Says Vegetarian Diet Significantly Reduces Carbon Emissions
- HuffPost Live (USA): Josh Zepps interviews Charlotte Streck on April 25, 2014
- *Live Trading News (USA): Eating Less Beef Could Cut Farming Emissions Dramatically
- Mongabay.com (USA): The beef with beef: how 12 strategies could drastically cut agricultural emissions
- National Journal (USA): What the U.S. and China Have in Common When It Comes to Steak and Climate Change
- *Nel Cuore (Italy): CLIMATE FOCUS, MENO CARNE PER ABBASSARE LA "FEBBRE" DEL PIANETA
- Newsweek (USA): Fixing Farming Without Breaking Food
- Outside (USA): A 12-Step Approach for Big Agriculture
- *Panorama.it (Italy): CO2: per abbattere le emissioni cominciamo dall'agricoltura
- RedOrbit (USA): Eating Less Red Meat, Reducing Food Waste Would Reduce Agricultural CO2 Emissions
- Responding to Climate Change (UK): Halving meat consumption offers ‘significant’ climate benefits
- Reuters AlertNet (UK): Healthier, more efficient food systems could slash farm emissions - study
- Softpedia (Romania): Carbon Emissions from Agriculture Could Drop by 50-90% by 2030
- Xinhua (China): Eating less beef could dramatically cut farming emissions: report
- *4th Estate (USA): Cutting carbon emissions with a better agriculture
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April 2014Authors
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Amy Dickie (California Environmental Associates)
Alex Dolginow (California Environmental Associates)
Monika Zurek