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Climate Change and Its Effects on Agriculture and Food Security

There is a difference between the huge dangers pposed to agriculture in so many parts of the world and to food security by climate change. And there is tremendous confusion, even amongst greens in this country, and willatster in europe, over the difference between mitigation and adaptation. Unfortunately, it's an absolute need that we do our part in reducing global admissions, but ignore the cost of adaptation and the crisis. This reminds me of an argument that i make in the conclusion of my book on nativest politics, where i call right wing nationalism the ultimate and most dangerous form of climate denialism.

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