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Fifteen years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered a devastating global financial crisis, the banking system is in trouble again. Central bankers and financial regulators each seem to bear some of the blame for the recent tumult, but there is significant disagreement over how much – and what, if anything, can be done to avoid a deeper crisis.
罗马—农业是世界上最古老、影响最深远的活动之一。 在气候变化加速的情况下满足全球人口——预计到 2050 年将达到 100 亿——不断增长的粮食需求需要人类的聪明才智、良好的治理和技术，这是前所未有的走钢丝行动。
上一次农业部门经历这样的巨变是在 1960年代，当时新技术，如高产小麦和水稻种子、化肥和灌溉等，引发了绿色革命。 在接下来的三十年里，饥荒频发的亚洲谷物产量翻番，小麦和大米变得更便宜，尽管在此期间人口增加了 60%。
不幸的是，绿色革命带来了大量环境成本。 宽松的法规和慷慨的补贴使化肥和农药变得便宜，农民在没有接受培训的情况下过度使用它们，导致土壤遭到破坏，水道受到污染。 新作物的出现使传统植物品种消失，导致生物多样性丧失。
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