Agricultural subsidies and global greenhouse gas emissions

Agricultural sectors receive US$600 billion per year in government support, providing incentives for GHG emission-intensive production. Here, the authors show that removing this support will not reduce global GHG emissions by much; rather it will need to be radically redirected to contribute to clim...

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Main Authors: David Laborde, Abdullah Mamun, Will Martin, Valeria Piñeiro, Rob Vos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22703-1
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description Agricultural sectors receive US$600 billion per year in government support, providing incentives for GHG emission-intensive production. Here, the authors show that removing this support will not reduce global GHG emissions by much; rather it will need to be radically redirected to contribute to climate change mitigation.
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title Agricultural subsidies and global greenhouse gas emissions
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