climate change

Over the last few years the growing quantity of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere has led to the rise in the world’s temperature. There is a tendency in the global scientific community to believe that such a rise in temperature is human-induced. According to the IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( www.ipcc.int ) some of the effects of climate change are already visible in phenomenons like ice withdrawal, the loss of biodiversity and so on. The increase in CO2 emissions recorded in the last century is unprecedented, and is mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels and to deforestation.

The International community is paying today increased attention to climate change, showing more concern than it did in the past; projects and agreements are being set up to “fight climate change” more effectively.

The Kyoto Protocol, signed by a group of countries at the Third Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in 1997 has set specific greenhouse gases reduction targets. The Protocol is certainly a first, fundamental step in the fight against climate change; however, upon its expiry in 2012, a new, wider and more incisive protocol will have to be adopted.

To set up oil crops plantations either on marginal land or on land previously not used to grow food crops, and to manage them according to the best environmental practices certainly means acting in favour of the environment plus fighting the climate emergency.

Indeed, plantations contribute to reforestation by covering soil thus reducing the risk of erosion. poligrow selects and sets up its plantations with a view to maximizing environmental benefits in terms of reducing CO2 atmospheric absorption per hectare while minimizing the use of chemicals.

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