UN emissions report 2013: agriculture has great potential to reduce emissions

2013/11/6 11:26:00 China Science and Technology Network

as the new United Nations Climate Change Conference is about to be held, the United Nations Environment Programme released the "2013 Emission Gap Report" at the same time in Beijing and Berlin on the afternoon of November 5, 2013, Beijing time, China.

The report pointed out that the current global greenhouse gas emissions have exceeded the 2020 target, and countries should take further emission reduction actions, especially the agricultural emission reduction that has not been paid enough attention to before. According to Zhang Shigang, the representative of the United Nations Environment Programme in China, the report is the fourth annual report issued by the United Nations Environment Programme since 2010. It was compiled by 70 scientists and 44 scientific organizations from 17 countries and regions. The effect of global emission reduction efforts and urge all parties to do their best to achieve emission reduction targets.

According to the report, according to the emission reduction target, the world's maximum emissions should not exceed 44 billion tons by 2020. Carbon Dioxide in 2010, the figure reached 50.1 billion tons. If this situation is not controlled, emissions are expected to reach 59 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2020, and countries urgently need to take further emission reduction measures. In terms of emission reduction measures, the 2013 report emphasized the emission reduction potential of transportation, construction and agriculture, including the construction of bus rapid transit system, the establishment of building energy efficiency standards, and the improvement of farming methods. If the above measures are successfully implemented, it is expected to reduce emissions by 4.2 billion to 9.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2020.

It is worth noting that the 2013 report for the first time detailed analysis of emission reduction measures in the agricultural sector. Direct emissions from agriculture currently account for 11% of global greenhouse gases, and the potential for reduction by 2020 is between 1.1 billion and 4.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. If indirect emissions are taken into account, this figure may be even greater.

It is reported that the 19th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 9th Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will be held in Warsaw, Poland. The "2013 Emission Gap Report" will serve as an important reference for the meeting.

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