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Study: Organic farming may be making ‘climate change’ worse

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3162733/Is-organic-farming-making-climate-change-worse-Demand-sustainable-food-increased-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html

 

It has a reputation for being better for us and the environment, but new research suggests organic food may actually be harming the planet.

Scientists have found that rather than reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released, organic farming may actually be increasing them.

They found the shift to large scale organic farming in order to meet growing demand for organic products in shops has led to an increase in emissions for each acre of land.

 

 

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