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Environment & Energy

bucolic_frolic

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1. It sounds great but changing a system is slow amidst tradeoffs

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:15 PM

Jun 3

Minimize impact, improve outcomes, produce more food, distribute the pain slowly and in small amounts.

Floods, droughts need taming. Banking floods for dry seasons.

Maybe longer growing seasons will help? Would sure help Britain.

Use local farms if there are any remaining.

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Europe's food systems are locked in, but researchers may have found the keys [View all] OKIsItJustMe Jun 3 OP

It sounds great but changing a system is slow amidst tradeoffs bucolic_frolic Jun 3 #1

The researchers describe this as a paradox OKIsItJustMe Jun 3 #2