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Hotspots of gross emissions from the land use sector: patterns, uncertainties, and leading emission sources for theperiod 2000-2005 in the tropics

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According to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), emissions must be cut by 41–72%below 2010 levels by 2050 for a likely chance of containing the global mean temperature increase to 2 C. The AFOLU sector (Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use) contributes roughly a quarter ( 10–12 PgCO2e yr

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