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PostJuly 24, 2019

10 technologies that could combat climate change as food demand soars

A report issued by the World Bank and United Nations outlines the predicted future increase in global food needs and the associated impacts on agriculture practices and annual emissions. In this article, James Temple, MIT Technology Review's senior editor for energy, runs through innovations that could help meet growing food demand without multiplying agriculture-related pollution.

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613979/gene-editing-will-help-far-mo…

Image by: Joel Vodell on Unsplash

by MIT Technology Review
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