Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System (2024)

Why it matters

Recipe for a Livable Planet is the World Bank’s first comprehensive global roadmap for mitigating the agrifood system’s contribution to climate change. Agrifood generates almost a third of global GHG emissions — around 16 gigatonnes a year.

Core message

The report shows that affordable, readily available measures can cut nearly a third of the world’s planet-heating emissions while continuing to feed a growing population. Payoffs are estimated to far exceed costs: roughly $260 billion a year in investment could halve agrifood emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, with benefits of about $4.3 trillion in 2030.

Country pathways

High-income countries can lead on renewable energy in agrifood and shift subsidies toward sustainable diets; middle-income countries hold about three-quarters of cost-effective mitigation opportunities (livestock, rice, soils, food loss); low-income countries can pursue green growth by avoiding deforestation.

Six action areas

The framework organises action around investments, incentives, information, innovation, institutions and inclusion, calling for collaboration among governments, businesses, citizens and international organisations.

Original link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/publication/recipe-for-livable-planet