{"id":607968,"date":"2023-02-14T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/14\/al-gore-named-keynote-speaker-at-first-aim-for-climate-summit\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T16:31:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T22:31:00","slug":"al-gore-named-keynote-speaker-at-first-aim-for-climate-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/14\/al-gore-named-keynote-speaker-at-first-aim-for-climate-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Gore named keynote speaker at first AIM for Climate Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Al Gore, environmentalist and former U.S. vice president, will give the opening keynote address at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit this May in Washington, D.C. File photo by Matthew Healey\/ UPI | License Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

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Feb. 14 (UPI) —<\/span> Former Vice President Al Gore<\/a> will open the first Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit this May in Washington, D.C., to increase collaboration and investment for climate-smart agriculture and food systems.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced<\/a> Tuesday that Gore, also known for his environmental work and Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth<\/i>, will be the opening keynote speaker at the premier summit for AIM for Climate, which is scheduled to run from May 8 to 10.\n<\/p>\n

“We are honored to have former Vice President Al Gore join us in Washington this May to kick off the AIM for Climate Summit,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“He has been on the forefront of the climate crisis for more than 40 years and is a leader in the international response to combating climate change,” Vilsack said. “His participation in the summit underscores the critical role agriculture innovation plays in addressing this global issue.”\n<\/p>\n

AIM for Climate, which is an initiative co-led by the United Arab Emirates and the United States, was launched in 2021 at COP26 to find global solutions to new agriculture issues amid climate change.\n<\/p>\n

“The climate crisis threatens<\/a> to disrupt food systems around the globe, exacerbate food insecurity and negatively impact farmers’ livelihoods,” Vilsack said.<\/p>\n

“We must invest in innovative, science-based solutions to help agriculture mitigate and adapt to climate change — and that’s what AIM for Climate is all about.”\n<\/p>\n

One effect of climate change on agriculture is the loss of pollinating insects. A study<\/a> last year found climate change and agriculture are threatening insect biodiversity and in some areas have cut insect populations in half.<\/p>\n

The study, published in the scientific journal Nature<\/a>, blamed the significant drop in insect populations around the world on rising temperatures and changes in the way land is used.<\/p>\n

AIM for Climate hopes to use the summit to build collaborations and share knowledge on solutions leading up to COP28, which begins Nov. 30.\n<\/p>\n

Since AIM for Climate was launched in 2021, the initiative has built more than 275 partners worldwide, raised more than $8 billion in investments and started 30 innovation sprints or self-financed investments to expedite climate-agriculture solutions.<\/p>\n

AIM for Climate announced it would accept new proposals for innovation sprints through the end of the month, to be announced at the summit in May.\n<\/p>\n

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