Roadmap to Decarbonisation Laid Out

A decarbonisation roadmap recently published in Science outlines decadal targets that put into perspective the monumental progress we need to make to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and keep warming below 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F).

The authors detail specific measures and incentives for the energy and transport sectors, but the agriculture and forestry sector, the third major component of the roadmap, is offered comparatively few concrete actions—reflective of its overlooked status within the global climate dialogue.

The importance of transforming the land sector to help meet the 2 degree C goal cannot be overstated. Today, emissions from agriculture and land use change account for nearly a quarter of all human-caused emissions.

At the same time, forests soak up one-third of the fossil fuel emissions we emit every year and could pull even more. That means the land sector can be both decarbonised (reduce emissions) and recarbonised (pull carbon out of the atmosphere and back into forests and landscapes) for a twofold gain.

http://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-roadmap-to-decarbonisation-wont-go-far-without-land/

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