A low GHG development pathway design framework for agriculture, forestry and land use

Svensson, Johannes; Waisman, Henri; Vogt-Schilb, Adrien; Bataille, Chris; Aubert, Pierre; Jaramilo-Gil, Marcela; Angulo-Paniagua, Jam; Argüello, Ricardo; Bravo, Gonzalo; Buira, Daniel; Collado, Mauricio; Ugarte, Daniel de la Torre; Delgado, Ricardo; Lallana, Francisco; Quirós-Tortós, Jairo; Soria, Rafael; Tovilla, Jordi; Villamar, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.esr.2021.100683

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“…Land use and dietary choices should thus play a key role in emission-reduction strategies (Searchinger et al, 2019, Svensson et al, 2021. The land system is unique in that it could become a net carbon sink through afforestation.…”

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Options to achieve net-zero emissions from agriculture and land use changes in Latin America and the Caribbean

Dumas¹,

Wirsenius²,

Searchinger³

et al. 2022

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Eleven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have pledged to reach net-zero emissions by around 2050. Changes in the food system are key to reach these carbon neutrality goals, as agriculture and resulting land-use changes are responsible for almost half of greenhouse gas emissions in the region. We quantify the effect of supply-side (e.g., yield improvements, silvopasture, agroforestry) and demand-side (e.g., reduction of waste and losses, changing diets) options to reduce emissions and transform the land use system in a net carbon sink by 2050 while improving nutrition for the growing population. We consider both direct agriculture emissions and the pressure that food production puts on land use changes, and track separately emissions that happen in the region and emissions linked to trade. Our findings confirm that cattle plays a preponderant role, emitting nearly 60% of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land-use change. Reaching a net-negative emissions food system able to balance emissions from the rest of the economy will require ambitious and sustained improvements in yields and changes in diets to moderate the increasing demand for beef, continuously decrease the share of land dedicated to agriculture, and increase instead land dedicated to carbon sequestration and biodiversity preservation.

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Options to achieve net-zero emissions from agriculture and land use changes in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Searchinger³

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“…The SNBC envisions a series of changes in that sector by 2030, playing with the four main levers of decarbonation of the AFOLU sector [21]: increasing efficiency to decrease GHG emissions per ton of milk produced; maintain or increase carbon sinks through the preservation of extensive grasslands and the development of temporary grasslands [22]; developing biomass-based renewable energy to substitute fossil fuels; and eventually decreasing the overall herd size to reduce further emissions. Table 1 shows the different technical levers and the extent to which their adoption is envisioned in the SNBC.…”

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Designing Just Transition Pathways: A Methodological Framework to Estimate the Impact of Future Scenarios on Employment in the French Dairy Sector

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This paper proposes an innovative framework to describe sustainable transitions of food systems while considering simultaneously socio-economic and environmental issues, in a just transition perspective. This framework (i) describes the structural changes needed for a sustainable transition in food systems; (ii) assess their effects on employment at the farm and processing industry level; (iii) detect the political levers needed to make this transition a just one—that is, preserving jobs and livelihoods for communities. Using the decarbonation pathway for the agricultural sector issued from the French National Low-Carbon Strategy as reference, we developed two scenarios for the French dairy sector which have the same level of climate ambitious, but a different approach to reach the target. Aiming exclusively to achieve a greenhouse gases reduction, the first scenario relies only on supply side measures. This scenario has a negative impact in terms of employment loss at the farm level and in the agri-food sector. In contrast, a multifunctional scenario considering simultaneously climate, biodiversity, health, and employment issues, and playing with policy measures targeting supply, demand and market organisation can maintain jobs in the farm and agri-food sector, contributes to restore the agro-biodiversity and develops food products compatible with healthy nutritional guidelines.

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“…Nonetheless, there are still fields that need deeper research [ 5 ] and opportunities to be explored [ 6 ]. In any case, the bioenergy emissions could be lower than those from fossil fuels [ 7 ].…”

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Bioenergy relations with agriculture, forestry and other land uses: Highlighting the specific contributions of artificial intelligence and co-citation networks

Martinho,

Rodrigues

2024

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A low GHG development pathway design framework for agriculture, forestry and land use

Cited by 15 publications

References 45 publications

Options to achieve net-zero emissions from agriculture and land use changes in Latin America and the Caribbean

Options to achieve net-zero emissions from agriculture and land use changes in Latin America and the Caribbean

Designing Just Transition Pathways: A Methodological Framework to Estimate the Impact of Future Scenarios on Employment in the French Dairy Sector

Bioenergy relations with agriculture, forestry and other land uses: Highlighting the specific contributions of artificial intelligence and co-citation networks

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