Efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace oil and coal with renewable energy sources can help reduce carbon emissions but do so at the expense of increased inequality, according.

Slash-and-burn agriculture is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden. The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area. The downed vegetation, or "slash", is then left to dry, usually right before the rainiest part of the year.

SHIFTING CULTIVATION IN NORTH EAST INDIA: SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT Authors: Immanuel Chongboi Haokip Indian Intsitute of Soil Science Homeshwari Devi Mayanglambam.