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date: 19 March 2025

Agricultural Energy Demand and Uselocked

Agricultural Energy Demand and Uselocked

  • David Roland-HolstDavid Roland-HolstUniversity of California, Berkeley

Summary

This overview article examines the historical and technical relationship between agrifood supply chains and energy services. Because agriculture is the original environmental science, all technological change in food production has environmental implications, but these are especially serious in the context of conventional energy use. Agrifood sustainability is of paramount importance to us all, and this will require lower carbon pathways for agriculture.

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  • Agriculture and the Environment

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