The High Cost of Farming On Climate Change

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis, discusses how farmers can mitigate climate change by altering their practices, but at a high financial cost. For instance, reducing alfalfa farming could help save the Great Salt Lake, and cutting fertilizer use near Lake Erie could prevent harmful algae blooms. However, these changes could mean smaller harvests and lower profits. McIntyre emphasizes that without such adjustments, worsening pollution and environmental degradation will affect air, water, and ecosystems on a broader scale.