Abstract
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have created a global climate crisis which requires immediate interventions to mitigate the negative effects on all aspects of life on this planet. As current agriculture and land use contributes up to 25% of total GHG emissions, plant scientists take center stage in finding possible solutions for a transition to sustainable agriculture and land use. In this article, the PlantACT! (Plants for climate ACTion!) initiative of plant scientists lays out a road map of how and in which areas plant scientists can contribute to finding immediate, mid-term, and long-term solutions, and what changes are necessary to implement these solutions at the personal, institutional, and funding levels.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 537-543 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Trends in Plant Science |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 3 Feb 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2023 |
Keywords
- agriculture
- carbon sequestration
- climate change
- food safety
- greenhouse gas emission
- nitrogen use efficiency
- water use efficiency