A survey of GHG mitigation policies for the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector

Ben Henderson, Clara Frezal and Eimear Flynn
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Ben Henderson: OECD
Clara Frezal: OECD
Eimear Flynn: OECD

No 145, OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: In light of the urgency for policy action to address climate change, this report provides the first detailed global catalogue of targets and policies for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector. It covers 20 countries which collectively account for nearly half of the world’s AFOLU emissions. Most of these countries have recently set targets within their AFOLU sector as part of national climate mitigation strategies and commitments, although these targets are only legally-binding for two countries. However, policies to incentivise emission reductions and achieve these targets still need to be developed. Consequently, policy efforts will need to intensify for the AFOLU sector to contribute effectively to limiting global temperature increases to well below 2°C, and especially to meet the more ambitious 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement.

Keywords: Climate Change; LULUCF; NDCs; Paris Agreement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q18 Q54 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-10-15
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