| Title: |
Options to achieve net - zero emissions from agriculture and land use changes in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Authors: |
Dumas, Patrice; Wirsenius, Stefan; Searchinger, Tim; Andrieu, Nadine; Vogt-Schilb, Adrien |
| Contributors: |
Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement (CIRED); Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-AgroParisTech-École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Département Environnements et Sociétés (Cirad-ES); Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad); Agriculture Flagship; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Australia (CSIRO); Chalmers University of Technology Göteborg; Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Princeton University; Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation (UMR Innovation); Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro); La Banque Mondiale = The World Bank (BM = WB); World Bank Group = Groupe Banque Mondiale (WBG = GBM) |
| Source: |
Interamerican development bank working paper ; https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03760573 ; Interamerican development bank working paper, 2022, 1377, ⟨10.18235/0004427⟩ |
| Publisher Information: |
CCSD |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Subject Terms: |
Agriculture; Forestry and Other Land Use; AFOLU; food; yields; diets; decarbonization; carbon neutrality; [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance |
| Description: |
International audience ; 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. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.18235/0004427 |
| Availability: |
https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03760573; https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03760573v1/document; https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03760573v1/file/Options-to-achieve-net-zero-emissions-from-agriculture-and-land-use-changes-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf; https://doi.org/10.18235/0004427 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.CD81CF |
| Database: |
BASE |