📗 Libro en inglés THE LIE OF THE LAND

Explosive Irish Times Well argued and well written Matt Cooper A bracing critique The CurrencyA passionate case for reimagining Irish farming and agriculture in the age of climate change from a respected environmental journalist Ireland has tended to think of itself as a Goldilocks country not too hot not too cold and well positioned to ride out the climate emergency But this is a fantasy the effects of climate change in Ireland will be profound and at the moment we re not doing nearly enough about it That s the bad news The good news is that Ireland has the wherewithal to dramatically cut its emissions while making itself far more resilient This book shows how it can be done Above all we must reimagine the ways in which we use the land The agrifood sector accounts for 38 per cent of Ireland s greenhouse emissions and just 7 per cent of gross national income As John Gibbons shows Ireland s dramatic shift towards the most polluting food sectors driven by a small number of agribusiness giants and facilitated by the state benefits the few while imposing huge costs on the many It doesn t have to be this way and Gibbons who grew up on a mixed farm shows how we can embrace a low emissions farming model while preserving farmers livelihoods mak