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The CLA says climate change talks are vital The CLA today stressed the importance of talks that are paving the way for a new international agreement on how to tackle climate change – set to be signed in Copenhagen in December.
The rural economy experts said that climate change opens many possibilities for land managers; for instance, to store carbon in soils and timber, and to produce renewable energy. And the CLA believes unrestrained climate change poses great threats to continued agricultural and forestry production – heat stress for plants and animals, flooding and drought, sea level rise, more storms and disease spread. The CLA said land management has an essential role to play in:
The CLA supports the efforts of those seeking international agreements whereby countries make binding commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. However, the CLA is concerned that the policies to encourage a switch by consumers to renewables are not being whole-heartedly pursued. The Bonn talks earlier this month explored ways to achieve new targets for the developed (Annex I) countries and to halt deforestation in the developing world. CLA President Henry Aubrey-Fletcher said: "These negotiations seem arcane and distant from farming and forestry in England and Wales. Yet they could contain measures which could enable our land managers to make a real contribution to mitigating climate change and support the rural economy in the process." |
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