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ARTICLE · 22 OCTOBER 2019

Climate Change Disputes: A Food And Agribusiness Perspective

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

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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

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