World Bank: ‘Drastically reorient’ agrifood system to blunt climate change - Food & Environment Reporting Network
World Bank: ‘Drastically reorient’ agrifood system to blunt climate change | Food and Environment Reporting Network
The global agrifood system emits nearly one third of the world’s greenhouse gases, far more than previously thought, when hopes of limiting global warming will require net-zero emissions from the sector by 2050, said the World Bank. “Now is the time to drastically reorient the agrifood system, as its current form is pushing the planet… » Read More
The global agrifood system emits nearly one third of the world’s greenhouse gases, far more than previously thought, when hopes of limiting global warming will require net-zero emissions from the sector by 2050, said the World Bank. “Now is the time to drastically reorient the agrifood system, as its current form is pushing the planet…
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”