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dc.titleOptions to achieve net-zero emissions from agriculture and land use changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorDumas, Patrice
dc.contributor.authorWirsenius, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorSearchinger, Tim
dc.contributor.authorAndrieu, Nadine
dc.contributor.authorVogt-Schilb, Adrien
dc.contributor.orgunitClimate Change Solutions Division
dc.contributor.orgunitClimate Change Solutions Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2022-09-30T11:15:53
dc.date.issue2022-09-29T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractEleven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Changes in the food system are critical to achieving these carbon neutrality goals, as agriculture and the resulting land use changes are responsible for almost half of the greenhouse gas emissions in the region. We quantified the effects of options on the supply side (eg, yield improvements, silvopastoralism, agroforestry) and on the demand side (eg, waste and loss reduction, dietary change) seeking to reduce emissions and transform the land use system into a net carbon sink by 2050 while improving the nutrition of a growing population. We considered both direct emissions from agriculture and the pressure that food production exerts on changes in land use, and separately tracked emissions from the region and those linked to trade. Our results confirm that livestock play a major role, emitting around 60% of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land use changes. Achieving a net-negative emissions food system, capable of balancing emissions from the rest of the economy, will require ambitious and ongoing improvements in yields and changes in diets to moderate the growing demand for beef, continuously decrease the proportion of dedicated land to agriculture and instead increase those dedicated to carbon sequestration and the preservation of biodiversity.
dc.format.extent40
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004427
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Options-to-achieve-net-zero-emissions-from-agriculture-and-land-use-changes-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Opciones-de-la-agricultura-y-los-cambios-del-uso-del-suelo-para-alcanzar-cero-emisiones-netas-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectLand Use
dc.subjectLivestock
dc.subjectGreenhouse Gas Emission
dc.subjectClimate-Smart Agriculture
dc.subjectPollution Prevention
dc.subjectSustainable Livestock
dc.subjectForest and Forestry
dc.subjectAgriculture and Food Security
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectCrops
dc.subjectAgroforestry
dc.subjectAir Pollution
dc.subject.jelcodeQ15 - Land Ownership and Tenure • Land Reform • Land Use • Irrigation • Agriculture and Environment
dc.subject.jelcodeQ17 - Agriculture in International Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeQ18 - Agricultural Policy • Food Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.keywordsAgriculture;Forestry and Other Land Use;AFOLU;food;yields;diets;decarbonization
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01377
idb.operationRG-E1741
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