Bridging the emissions gap requires a substantial increase in ambition and action, as the previous chapters of this report have illustrated. In 2012, the UNEP Emissions Gap Report (UNEP, 2012) reviewed a number of policies in three sectors - building, transport and forestry - that are proving successful in substantially reducing emissions. In this report we review best-practice policies in agriculture, an often-overlooked emissions-producing sector. The sum of the policies from these different sectors, if replicated and scaled up, shows great potential for narrowing the emissions gapMoreover, in many cases, these policies can help fulfil important national development objectives beyond climate goals as they can, depending on the policy, boost agricultural productivity, save costs of heating homes, promote ecotourism, reduce traffic congestion, abate air pollution and associated adverse health effects, or a combination of these.
Publication year
2013
Authors
Neufeldt H; Adhya T K; Coulibaly J Y; Kissinger G; Pan G
Language
English
Keywords
climate change, forest degradation, environmental management, agriculture, emissions
