Por que el uso del suelo es clave para alcanzar la neutralidad de carbono

The document emphasizes that achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 requires increasing the capacity of global carbon sinks through land-use management. Drawing on an IPCC special report, it identifies four high-potential mitigation categories: BECCS, reforestation/forest restoration, afforestation, and biochar. The author advocates for a 'portfolio' approach tailored to regional conditions, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas, while warning that high land demand could pressure food prices and biodiversity. Key success factors include prioritizing optimal biomass conversion, developing multifunctional landscapes, ensuring fair community participation, prioritizing the avoidance of deforestation, and increasing R&D for biochar and BECCS.

• Land management is essential for climate stabilization and resilience, with the potential for soil to absorb more than one-third of carbon dioxide emissions. While many countries include land-use mitigation in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), few have realistic strategies or specific targets to scale these efforts.
• The IPCC identifies four global land-use mitigation measures with significant potential: bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), reforestation and forest restoration, afforestation, and the addition of biochar to soil. These measures vary in cost and effectiveness across different ecological zones and climates.
• Land-based mitigation is particularly effective in tropical and subtropical regions due to high biomass productivity and the effectiveness of forest cover for climate stabilization. This provides a competitive advantage for low-income countries through international cooperation under the Paris Agreement and global carbon markets.
• Large-scale land mitigation can create unprecedented demand for land, potentially negatively impacting biodiversity, ecological integrity, water use, nutrient use, and food prices.
• Successful land-use mitigation requires five key priorities: optimizing biomass conversion (such as Sweden's co-production of heat and electricity), creating multifunctional landscapes for farmers, ensuring just and informed participation of local and indigenous communities, prioritizing the avoidance of deforestation over restoration, and increasing R&D for BECCS and biochar.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Por que el uso del suelo es clave para alcanzar la neutralidad de carbono. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/por-que-el-uso-del-suelo-es-clave-para-alcanzar-la-neutralidad-de-carbono/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Por que el uso del suelo es clave para alcanzar la neutralidad de carbono. 2019. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/por-que-el-uso-del-suelo-es-clave-para-alcanzar-la-neutralidad-de-carbono/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019por, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Por que el uso del suelo es clave para alcanzar la neutralidad de carbono}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/perspectives/por-que-el-uso-del-suelo-es-clave-para-alcanzar-la-neutralidad-de-carbono/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }