Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Food and Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will look at the restriction of methane from cattle digestive processes and nitrous oxide from agriculture and the development of technologies that allow biomass to be used in a carbon-neutral, or even carbon-negative, way. This Special Issue may consider greenhouses and the use of CO₂ to accelerate growth, but it will also examine what limits exist in terms of CO₂ concentrations for plant growth. The safety aspects of using CO_2, including toxicity and negative health effects, may be considered. The balance between high levels of CO₂ and depletion of vital nutrients necessary for plant growth will be examined. The effects of lower Zn and Fe levels due to elevated CO₂ levels for C₃ grains and legumes may also be examined. Given that C3 plants and legumes represent 90% of terrestrial plants, the development of species that are tolerant of high levels of CO₂ and the increased production of C₄ plants for food crops may be investigated under scenarios where the CO₂ levels exceed 1.5°C levels. Possible interactions with marine food production and increased CO₂ absorption and reducing pH levels may also be examined. In addition, the mobilization of heavy metals or other species due to lower pH leachates may also be considered in this Special Issue. Finally, the effects of increased CO₂ concentrations of water both in the marine and non-marine environment on food production and safety may be examined.

Prof. Dr. Ben J. Anthony
Dr. Pasquale Avino
Guest Editors

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• enhanced growth due to CO₂
• exhaustion of nutrients due to accelerated plant growth
• effects of increased acid rain due to increasing CO₂ levels