1 min readApr 18, 2018
Do the simple test I put in the essay: look at the real world yields of corn in Iowa. And then look at the yields of corn in Europe, in places that have the same precipitation and growing degree days. They are identical.
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Written by Dr. Jonathan Foley
Executive Director, Project Drawdown. Climate & environmental scientist, working on solutions. Personal views.
