Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector
? Agriculture accounts for 10-12% of the total global anthropogenic emissions of GHGs or between 5.1 and 6.1 GtCO2e per annum. Between 1990 and 2010 emissions increased by around 18%, with a greater increase after 2005. ? The technical mitigation potential of agriculture (considering all gases and s...
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| author | Verchot, Louis V. |
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| description | ? Agriculture accounts for 10-12% of the total global anthropogenic emissions of GHGs or between 5.1 and 6.1 GtCO2e per annum. Between 1990 and 2010 emissions increased by around 18%, with a greater increase after 2005. ? The technical mitigation potential of agriculture (considering all gases and sources) by 2030 is estimated to be between 4.5 and 6 Gt CO2e yr-1 . The economic potential of all agricultural management practices by 2030 is considerably lower than the technical potential. ? About 30 percent of this potential can be achieved in developed countries and 70 percent in developing countries. ? Agricultural GHG mitigation options are cost competitive with options in other sectors (e.g., energy, transportation, forestry) in achieving long-term (i.e., 2100) climate objectives. ? Similar to other economic sectors, mitigation efforts in agriculture can be adopted in the context of a multilateral international agreement, as part of a development national strategy, or as a voluntary initiative by the private sector. |
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| spelling | CGSpace681642016-05-30T17:48:26Z Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector Verchot, Louis V. climate change agriculture food security emission ? Agriculture accounts for 10-12% of the total global anthropogenic emissions of GHGs or between 5.1 and 6.1 GtCO2e per annum. Between 1990 and 2010 emissions increased by around 18%, with a greater increase after 2005. ? The technical mitigation potential of agriculture (considering all gases and sources) by 2030 is estimated to be between 4.5 and 6 Gt CO2e yr-1 . The economic potential of all agricultural management practices by 2030 is considerably lower than the technical potential. ? About 30 percent of this potential can be achieved in developed countries and 70 percent in developing countries. ? Agricultural GHG mitigation options are cost competitive with options in other sectors (e.g., energy, transportation, forestry) in achieving long-term (i.e., 2100) climate objectives. ? Similar to other economic sectors, mitigation efforts in agriculture can be adopted in the context of a multilateral international agreement, as part of a development national strategy, or as a voluntary initiative by the private sector. 2014 2015-09-16T16:59:00Z 2015-09-16T16:59:00Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68164 en Open Access Verchot LV. 2014. Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector. Report to the Alliance of Small Island States. |
| spellingShingle | climate change agriculture food security emission Verchot, Louis V. Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector |
| title | Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector |
| title_full | Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector |
| title_short | Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector |
| title_sort | challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector |
| topic | climate change agriculture food security emission |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68164 |
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