Davis quoted in land use article

AirUCI faculty Steve Davis is quoted in a Bloomberg article about his recent study on agricultural land use that is leading to increased deforestation.  Wealthy nations increasing their imports of food are outsourcing land-use emissions to countries such as Brazil and Indonesia.  “The land-use change problem needs to be front and center on our radar,” said Steve. “These land-use emissions are substantial enough to threaten international climate goals even if fossil fuel emissions are drastically reduced.”  Read the article