Giuliana Viglione

1 week ago | carbonbrief.org | Giuliana Viglione

Average global yields of six staple crops could fall by more than 11% under a moderate warming scenario by the end of the century – even when accounting for how farmers could adapt to climate change, new research finds. The study, published in Nature, examines changes in yields for cassava, maize, rice, sorghum, soya bean and wheat under two different warming scenarios. But, unlike previous studies, it also factors in adaptive measures that farmers may employ to adjust to the changing climate.

1 week ago | buff.ly | Giuliana Viglione |Yanine Quiroz |Daisy Dunne

We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for free here. NEAR-RECORD HIGHS: Global ocean temperatures remain “near record temperatures”, according to data from the EU’s Copernicus Earth-monitoring service, which was covered by the Financial Times.

1 month ago | eco-business.com | Anika Patel |Giuliana Viglione

The study, published in Nature Food, finds that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from agricultural machinery have increased approximately seven-fold in the country since 1985. Using government statistics on the quantity of farm equipment over time, researchers calculate the changes in CO2 emissions and other air pollutants between 1985 and 2020. They find that CO2 emissions from farm equipment have grown, on average, by nearly 6 per cent annually since 1985.

2 months ago | carbonbrief.org | Daisy Dunne |Giuliana Viglione

We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for free here.

Mar 28, 2025 | carbonbrief.org | Giuliana Viglione

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. SOUTH KOREAN BLAZE: Wildfires in south-eastern South Korea – the “worst wildfires in its history” – have killed at least 27 people and displaced more than 37,000 from their homes, the Korea Times reported. The Chosun Daily said that the 1,300-year-old Gounsa Temple “was reduced to ashes” and the fire continues to endanger many of the “most prized cultural assets”.