
Title: AgMIP - Agricultural non-CO2 emission reduction potential in the context of the 1.5 °C target
Agricultural methane and nitrous oxide emissions represent around 10–12% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and have a key role to play in achieving a 1.5 °C (above pre-industrial) climate stabilization target. Using a multi-model assessment approach, we quantify the potential contribution of agriculture to the 1.5 °C target and decompose the mitigation potential by emission source, region and mitigation mechanism. The results show that the livestock sector will be vital to achieve emission reductions consistent with the 1.5 °C target mainly through emission-reducing technologies or structural changes. Agriculture may contribute emission reductions of 0.8–1.4 Gt of CO2-equivalents (CO2e) per year at just US$20 per tCO2e in 2050. Combined with dietary changes, emission reductions can be increased to 1.7–1.8 GtCO2e per year. At carbon prices compatible with the 1.5 °C target, agriculture could even provide average emission savings of 3.9 GtCO2e per year in 2050, which ...
Stefan Frank | frank@iiasa.ac.at |
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Petr Havlik | havlikpt@iiasa.ac.at |
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Elke Stehfest | elke.stehfest@pbl.nl |
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Hans van Meijl | hans.vanmeijl@wur.nl |
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Peter Witzke | heinzpeter.witzke@ilr.uni-bonn.de |
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Ignacio Perez Dominguez | ignacio.perez-dominguez@ec.europa.eu |
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Michiel van Dijk | michiel.vandijk@wur.nl |
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Jonathan Doelman | jonathan.doelman@pbl.nl |
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Thomas Fellmann | thomas.fellmann@ec.europa.eu |
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Jason F.L. Koopman | jason.levin-koopman@wur.nl |
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Andrzej Tabeau | andrzej.tabeau@wur.nl |
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Hugo Valin | valin@iiasa.ac.at |
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AGMIP - Agricultural non-CO2 emission reduction potential in the context of the 1.5 °C target
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AGMIP - Agricultural non-CO2 emission reduction potential in the context of the 1.5 °C target
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Publications
- publication Agricultural non-CO2 emission reduction potential in the context of the 1.5 °C target
Last modified | 2018-12-04 |
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Issue date | 2018-12-16 |
Landing page | https://datam.jrc.ec.europa.eu |
Geographic area | World |
Temporal coverage | From: 2010-01-01 – To: 2070-12-31 |
Update frequency | unknown |
Language | English |
Data theme(s) | Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food; Environment |
EuroVoc domain(s) | 52 ENVIRONMENT; 60 AGRI-FOODSTUFFS |
Identifier | http://data.europa.eu/89h/5a06cad1-6c12-4d17-b008-4b58956ec3d8 |
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