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Michael Grunwald, "We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate" (Simon & Schuster, 2025)

New Books in Food

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Agriculture and Climate Change: A Critical Reform

This chapter explores the significant role of agriculture in climate change and the urgent need for reform in food systems to confront environmental challenges. It highlights the insights of a key figure in the discourse on land use and its implications for climate, particularly criticizing the overestimation of biofuels' benefits. Through engaging anecdotes, the speaker underscores the complexity of food production's impact on the environment and the necessity of humility in scientific understanding.

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