AgMIP - Agricultural non-CO2 emission reduction potential in the context of the 1.5 °C target

Stefan Frank; Petr Havlik; Elke Stehfest; Hans van Meijl; Peter Witzke; Ignacio Pérez Domínguez; Michiel van Dijk; Jonathan Doelman; Thomas Fellmann; Jason F.L. Koopman; Andrzej Tabeau; Hugo Valin

Description

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 represents around 8% of current GHG emissions.

Contact

Email: frank (at) iiasa.ac.at

Contributors

Stefan Frank

0000-0001-5702-8547
Petr Havlik

0000-0001-5551-5085
Elke Stehfest

0000-0003-3016-2679
Hans van Meijl

0000-0002-2455-6869
Peter Witzke

0000-0001-6237-8031
Ignacio Pérez Domínguez

0000-0002-0279-6263
Michiel van Dijk

0000-0002-5207-7304
Jonathan Doelman

0000-0002-6842-573X
Thomas Fellmann

0000-0002-4798-329X
Jason F.L. Koopman

0000-0002-2963-0650
Andrzej Tabeau

0000-0002-4808-1220
Hugo Valin

0000-0002-0618-773X

How to cite

Frank, Stefan; Havlik, Petr; Stehfest, Elke; van Meijl, Hans; Witzke, Peter; Pérez Domínguez, Ignacio; van Dijk, Michiel; Doelman, Jonathan; Fellmann, Thomas; Koopman, Jason F.L.; Tabeau, Andrzej; Valin, Hugo (2018): AgMIP - Agricultural non-CO2 emission reduction potential in the context of the 1.5 °C target. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/5a06cad1-6c12-4d17-b008-4b58956ec3d8

Keywords

AGMIP CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

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Agricultural non-CO2 emission reduction potential in the context of the 1.5 °C target

Frank, S., Havlik, P., Stehfest, E., Van Meijl, H., Witzke, H., Perez Dominguez, I., Van Dijk, M., Doelman, J., Fellmann, T., Levin-Koopman, J., Tabeau, A. and Valin, H., Agricultural non-CO2 emission reduction potential in the context of the 1.5 °C target, NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, ISSN 1758-678X (online), 9, 2019, p. 66-72, JRC112796.

DOI

10.1038/s41558-018-0358-8

Geographic areas

World

Temporal coverage

From date	To date
2010-01-01	2070-12-31

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2022-07-11
Modified date: 2022-07-11
Issued date: 2018-12-16
Landing page: https://datam.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/5a06cad1-6c12-4d17-b008-4b58956ec3d8
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