Achieving food security while switching to low carbon agriculture
The increase of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is irreversibly raising the earth’s temperature, with its effects already being seen across the world, with higher frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and natural disasters. Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to these climatic changes, an...
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| description | The increase of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is irreversibly raising the earth’s temperature, with its effects already being seen across the world, with higher frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and natural disasters. Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to these climatic changes, and in most regions of the world, productivity and yields are likely to suffer from shifting seasons and heightened weather variability. These changes could lead to higher food prices for the main food crops and undermine global food security. However, agriculture is also part of the problem of climate change. Together with land-use change and deforestation, it is a large contributor to global GHG emissions. In order to face the challenge of climate change, the carbon intensity of agriculture must be reduced in a way that will not compromise the food security of poor people. With the right innovations, investments, and policy incentives in place, low GHG emission agriculture practices can help mitigate the effects of climate change, reduce emissions while contributing to food security. Governments and donors must ensure that the switch to low GHG emissions technologies and practices—referred to as low carbon throughout the article, is done in a way that is pro-poor and that meets smallholders’ and women’s needs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1531722024-10-25T07:59:34Z Achieving food security while switching to low carbon agriculture Fan, Shenggen Ramirez, Ana agriculture air pollution climate change mitigation foods The increase of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is irreversibly raising the earth’s temperature, with its effects already being seen across the world, with higher frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and natural disasters. Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to these climatic changes, and in most regions of the world, productivity and yields are likely to suffer from shifting seasons and heightened weather variability. These changes could lead to higher food prices for the main food crops and undermine global food security. However, agriculture is also part of the problem of climate change. Together with land-use change and deforestation, it is a large contributor to global GHG emissions. In order to face the challenge of climate change, the carbon intensity of agriculture must be reduced in a way that will not compromise the food security of poor people. With the right innovations, investments, and policy incentives in place, low GHG emission agriculture practices can help mitigate the effects of climate change, reduce emissions while contributing to food security. Governments and donors must ensure that the switch to low GHG emissions technologies and practices—referred to as low carbon throughout the article, is done in a way that is pro-poor and that meets smallholders’ and women’s needs. 2012-07 2024-10-01T13:55:44Z 2024-10-01T13:55:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153172 en Limited Access AIP Publishing Fan, Shenggen; and Ramirez, Ana. 2012. Achieving food security while switching to low carbon agriculture. Special Topic on Low-Carbon Society for a Green Economy. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 4(4): 041405. Special Topic: Low-Carbon Society for a Green Economy. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3670412 |
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| title | Achieving food security while switching to low carbon agriculture |
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| title_short | Achieving food security while switching to low carbon agriculture |
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| topic | agriculture air pollution climate change mitigation foods |
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