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Climate Change Is Bad for Farming

In a world with more CO2, plants will grow faster because CO2 is what plants eat to grow. Some northern areas like Canada and Northern Europe and Asia might find that they can support new crops that do better in warmer weather. On a farm, greenhouse gas emissions are coming from first clearing of the forest to create the fields. This is one third of total human-caused greenhouse gas emissions come from the food system.

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