Europe's farms 2

(cont'd from yesterday's post)

Last week farmers took their protest to the EU itself: 

"Demonstrators rolled into Brussels in their tractors in the early morning hours before gathering outside the European Parliament where the summit was being held, blaring horns, hurling eggs and sparking fires."

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Rising costs, declining profits, government threats against farms, declining government support for farmers, all contribute to fear for their future. These pressures come from the European Union's passion to fight climate change by reducing carbon emissions. Globally,  agriculture produces 12% of CO2 emissions.

As American John Kerry, "presidential envoy for climate," says, "We can't get to net zero, we can't get this job done, unless agriculture is front and center as part of the solution . . . You can't continue to warm the planet while also expecting to feed it."

(cont'd tomorrow)