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<blockquote data-quote="KennyA" data-source="post: 2454327" data-attributes="member: 517579"><p>You're right. I missed the rather important word "organic" from my post. Given that the argument is ultimately about about "climate change" caused by meat the opinion of the IPCC on "climate change " caused by artificial fertilizers is illuminating. </p><p></p><p><em>Synthetic fertilizer used in agriculture has <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_agriculture" target="_blank">wide-reaching environmental consequences</a>. According to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change" target="_blank">Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Report_on_Climate_Change_and_Land" target="_blank">Special Report on Climate Change and Land</a>, production of these fertilizers and associated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_use" target="_blank">land use</a> practices are key drivers of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming" target="_blank">global warming</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMbowRosenzweigBarioniBenton2019-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> The use of fertilizer has also led to a number of direct environmental consequences: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_runoff" target="_blank">agricultural runoff</a> which leads to downstream effects like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_zone_(ecology)" target="_blank">ocean dead zones</a> and waterway contamination, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_microbiome" target="_blank">soil microbiome</a> degradation,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> and accumulation of toxins in ecosystems. Indirect environmental impacts include: the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing" target="_blank">environmental impacts of fracking</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas" target="_blank">natural gas</a> used in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haber_process" target="_blank">Haber process</a>, the agricultural boom is partially responsible for the rapid <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_population_growth" target="_blank">growth in human population</a> and large-scale industrial agricultural practices are associated with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_destruction" target="_blank">habitat destruction</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_loss" target="_blank">pressure on biodiversity</a> and agricultural <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_loss" target="_blank">soil loss</a>.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>In order to mitigate environmental and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_security" target="_blank">food security</a> concerns, the international community has included food systems in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_2" target="_blank">Sustainable Development Goal 2</a> which focuses on creating a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_and_agriculture" target="_blank">climate-friendly</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_food_system" target="_blank">sustainable food production system</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer#cite_note-:17-4" target="_blank">[4]</a> Most policy and regulatory approaches to address these issues focus on pivoting agricultural practices towards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_agriculture" target="_blank">sustainable</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_agriculture" target="_blank">regenerative agricultural</a> practices: these use less synthetic fertilizers, better <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_management" target="_blank">soil management</a> (for example <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-till_farming" target="_blank">no-till agriculture</a>) and more organic fertilizers.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KennyA, post: 2454327, member: 517579"] You're right. I missed the rather important word "organic" from my post. Given that the argument is ultimately about about "climate change" caused by meat the opinion of the IPCC on "climate change " caused by artificial fertilizers is illuminating. [I]Synthetic fertilizer used in agriculture has [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_agriculture']wide-reaching environmental consequences[/URL]. According to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change']Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Report_on_Climate_Change_and_Land']Special Report on Climate Change and Land[/URL], production of these fertilizers and associated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_use']land use[/URL] practices are key drivers of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming']global warming[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMbowRosenzweigBarioniBenton2019-2'][2][/URL] The use of fertilizer has also led to a number of direct environmental consequences: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_runoff']agricultural runoff[/URL] which leads to downstream effects like [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_zone_(ecology)']ocean dead zones[/URL] and waterway contamination, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_microbiome']soil microbiome[/URL] degradation,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] and accumulation of toxins in ecosystems. Indirect environmental impacts include: the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing']environmental impacts of fracking[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas']natural gas[/URL] used in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haber_process']Haber process[/URL], the agricultural boom is partially responsible for the rapid [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_population_growth']growth in human population[/URL] and large-scale industrial agricultural practices are associated with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_destruction']habitat destruction[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_loss']pressure on biodiversity[/URL] and agricultural [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_loss']soil loss[/URL]. In order to mitigate environmental and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_security']food security[/URL] concerns, the international community has included food systems in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_2']Sustainable Development Goal 2[/URL] which focuses on creating a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_and_agriculture']climate-friendly[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_food_system']sustainable food production system[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer#cite_note-:17-4'][4][/URL] Most policy and regulatory approaches to address these issues focus on pivoting agricultural practices towards [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_agriculture']sustainable[/URL] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_agriculture']regenerative agricultural[/URL] practices: these use less synthetic fertilizers, better [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_management']soil management[/URL] (for example [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-till_farming']no-till agriculture[/URL]) and more organic fertilizers.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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