Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents an original system dynamics model, which aims to assess how changes in diet, agricultural practices, bioenergy and forestry could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We demonstrate that changes in types and quantities of food consumed and reductions in food wastes along with sustainable bioenergy and forestry dynamics would materially assist the EU in meeting its 2050 climate mitigation obligations. We find that overall rates of EU-28 greenhouse gas emissions are highly sensitive to the food trade balance, both within and outside the EU. Land use itself is often under-represented as a major option for carbon mitigation in policy strategies, but our results show that it must become a central component aligned with energy system decarbonization if material levels of warming mitigation are to be achieved.
Source: Energy Strategy Reviews
Authors: Alexandre Strapasson, Jeremy Woods, Jerome Meessen, Onesmus Mwabonje, Gino Baudry, Kofi Mbuk
Institutions: Harvard University, Imperial College London
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Indian Institute of Science, Dartmouth College, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Imperial College London, University College London, European Commission, University of Bristol, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, Wageningen University and Research
OpenAlex ID: W3080526166