Introduction
As scientific consensus over the evidence of climate change and
humanity's causal impact continues to mount, the scrutiny of
state and corporate action, or inaction, as contributors to climate
risk is intensifying. As mentioned in my previous article land use
has an indispensable and essential role in contributing to basic
societal and economic needs. But it is also a major emitter of
greenhouse gases (GHGs) which contributes to climate change.
Complicating that equation, land use can be a mitigator of the
effects of climate change; as a carbon sink and/or via sustainable
land management practices. Moreover, it is itself vulnerable to the
effects of climate change (physical and transitional) and other
stressors. This combination of factors results in a complex
analysis when considering the climate change disputes that might
impact food and agribusinesses. On the one hand, such businesses
may be exposed to risk of climate-related litigation, but on
