What’s on the table? Mitigating agricultural emissions while achieving food security

An executive summary of a Climate Action Tracker analysis stating that farming practice changes alone are insufficient to limit global warming to 1.5°C, necessitating a holistic approach that includes dietary changes and food waste reduction.

• Analysis by the Climate Action Tracker indicates that limiting global warming to 1.5°C cannot be achieved solely through changes in farming practices; instead, a holistic approach incorporating food waste reduction and dietary changes is required.
• Achieving the Paris Agreement's long-term goal of "net-zero" requires the mitigation of emissions from agriculture.
• Emission reduction opportunities exist on both the supply side, through efficiency and innovative practices, and the demand side, specifically regarding food consumption, storage, transport, and consumer behavior.
• Shifts in consumer behavior offer significant potential for reducing non-CO2 agricultural emissions and improving public health while meeting global food demand.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2018). What’s on the table? Mitigating agricultural emissions while achieving food security. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/whats-on-the-table-mitigating-agricultural-emissions-while-achieving-food

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. What’s on the table? Mitigating agricultural emissions while achieving food security. 2018. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/whats-on-the-table-mitigating-agricultural-emissions-while-achieving-food.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2018whats, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{What’s on the table? Mitigating agricultural emissions while achieving food security}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2018}, month = jan, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/whats-on-the-table-mitigating-agricultural-emissions-while-achieving-food}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }