Pesticides worsen climate emergency: NGO report

London (AFP) July 5, 2023

Pesticides in food production are overwhelmingly derived from fossil fuels and worsen climate change, an NGO said in a report Wednesday, urging UK government action. "Pesticides exacerbate the climate emergency throughout their life cycle," from manufacture to disposal, Pesticide Action Network UK said. "Unless we change our approach, the impacts of the climate emergency are expected to