When it comes to climate change, the wine industry has largely been on the sidelinesuntil now.
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that the industry is on track to meet a United Nations target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, thanks in large part to advances in technology.
In fact, the industry is on track to hit the target even if it doesn't completely stop using fossil fuels, the New York Times reports.
The study found that by 2030, the world's wine industry will have generated more than twice the amount of greenhouse gas emissions as it did in 2000, thanks in large part to advances in technology such as microalgal cultivation, which uses sunlight to grow wine grapes, and the use of renewable energy, such as wind and solar.
In Australia, for example, more than half of the country's wine grapes are grown with renewable energy, and the industry is on track to hit the target even if it doesn't completely stop using fossil fuels, the Times reports.
In fact, the industry is on track to hit the target even if it doesn't completely stop using fossil fuels, according to a press release.
The study found that by 2030, the industry will have generated more than Read the Entire Article
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