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Agriculture and land-use-change emissions within company value chains account for nearly half of all global food system emissions (10 out of 21 GtCO2e in 2030), but as new #FutureFit reports highlight, the burden of implementing climate and nature solutions does not fall equitably across the value chain - nor will the benefits of implementation be shared by all. Companies must reassess how they engage with farmers and governments, otherwise they will struggle to deliver on urgent sustainability commitments. A critical first step is understanding the costs and benefits of the transition and creating transparency on the relative ability of different actors to contribute to the costs and share in the benefits. https://lnkd.in/eJNUFDEZ #FutureFit Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development We Mean Business Coalition A special thanks to the amazing team that worked on this! Kitty Parker Brooks Luke Pritchard Kate Newbury-Hyde Paul Limpens Alexandre L'Heureux Elizabeth Petykowski Natasha Mawdsley Talia Smith Morgan Gillespy Christine Delivanis and Liz Kirk, and many others!

"A new study demonstrates that state-of-the-art agricultural technology and management can not only reduce that growth, but eliminate it altogether by generating net negative emissions – reducing more greenhouse gas than food systems add. In fact, employing additional agricultural technology could result in more than 13 billion tons of net negative greenhouse gas emissions each year, as the world seeks to avoid dangerous climate extremes, according to research published Sept. 6 in PLOS Climate." #Farming #Agriculture #AgTech #climatesolutions #lowCI #emissions https://lnkd.in/eqFk_G-h

Why do lower carbon fertilizers have an important role to play in global GHG emissions reduction efforts?   🌾 Agriculture is one of the highest emitting industries, responsible for a quarter of all GHG emissions. To move the dial collaboration across the industry, and particularly with the farming community, will be crucial.   Last week we were at the Low Carbon Agriculture Show speaking with UK farmers and advisors focused on decarbonizing their processes. It was an invaluable opportunity to speak about the opportunity lower carbon fertilizers provide for the long-term sustainability of the industry and open up dialogue on what more needs to be done to ensure farmers as well as fertilizer producers have the necessary support to make real change.   👉 Read more about why food system transformation is critical in addressing climate change while ensuring food security, and the critical role of regulation, in Hanh Nguyen’s recent article: https://lnkd.in/gqWATwuW

The article explores the interrelated challenges and opportunities of food, agriculture, land use, and water, and how they affect nature and human well-being. 

A new report published by Tilt Collective and Systemiq during #ClimateWeekNYC highlights the immense benefits of investing in a plant-rich food system as a climate strategy. While advancing all transitions is crucial for achieving our climate goals, the findings underscore the investment potential in a plant-based food system as "impossible to ignore" and present a compelling economic opportunity. 📈 Advancing a plant-rich food system provides significant climate benefits, yielding five times the return on investment compared to renewable energy and four times that of electric vehicles 🌱 The emissions reductions resulting from the promotion of plant-rich consumption and production greatly surpass those achieved through the implementation of more sustainable livestock farming practices The report highlights the great potential for reducing carbon emissions, up to 30%, from growing and eating more plant-based foods. This system change can have a far-reaching positive impact on the planet, including improving public health resilience, saving water and supporting biodiversity. But despite these advantages, the transition to a more plant-rich food system is still greatly under-funded. With current public policy gaps and only 2% of the necessary public and private funding being addressed, there is a notable opportunity for philanthropic organisations to take a leading role. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ehnnvZmp #FoodSystems #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange #ClimateInvestment #Sustainability #Agriculture #Farming #NetZero 

#regenerativeagriculture is about healthy soil and replenishing the natural capital that our food system depends upon - so it's an essential tool in the process of transforming the global food system. Soil carbon capture is a (limited) side benefit and it's important to keep the carbon benefits in perspective. Crucially, soil carbon capture cannot compensate for the GHG footprint of industrial animal protein production as this recent academic paper explains: https://lnkd.in/enWjGcmf. This FT article provides a good review of the benefits of RegenAg and the risks associated with treating it as solely a nature-based solution to carbon emissions. As always, we need to focus on climate as a component of nature, not an entirely separate problem.

How much do you set aside from each paycheck to invest in your future? 🤔 10 percent? 5 percent?... 2 percent? Research suggests that less than 2% of the global Food Sector's annual average revenues is required for a transition to regenerative or sustainable practices 🌱 The result? Resilient soils + Reliable food production + 9 GtCO2e emissions mitigated annually (that is almost 1/2 the global food system's emissions by 2030)! Sounds like a reasonable future investment to me!🌍 📈 To find out more visit: https://lnkd.in/gzbK_hWP Research led by: WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) We Mean Business Coalition #SustainableAgriculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #ClimateAction 

🌽 The agro-feed system: at the forefront of land desertification. Recent farmers' strikes in Europe have crystallised an alarming discrepancy in farming: a gap is growing between the agro-feed system’s impacts and its dependencies on nature, climate, and soil. On one hand, all agricultural practices are, by their essence, highly dependent on nature, climate, and soil: food systems rely on predictable climates, stable weather patterns, clean water, and fertile soils. On the other hand, short-sighted and extractive agricultural systems are contributing to exacerbated extreme climate events, soil desertification, and loss of nature. As a result, farmers are facing increasingly unpredictable conditions that threaten their livelihoods and global food security. To address this growing discrepancy, Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) proposes a strategic approach that guides the transition of agri-food systems toward environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient practices. Read more about CSA’s six methods to transform agriculture: 👉https://lnkd.in/eG2MPVNT But singled-out practices and solutions are not enough: their implementation calls for a systemic approach. Collaborative efforts involving agro-feed industry leaders, policymakers, investors, and farmers are needed. Innovative financing mechanisms - sharing the transition investments with farmers - are key to supporting the agri-feed sector towards productive, resilient, and regenerative farming practices. To be continued… #NaturePostive #LandRestoration #COP16 #Agriculture

The optics may be tinted by whatever direction you come from this at, but food and agriculture got more focus at COP28 with a whole day devoted to food and agriculture. Given the unique position farmers and landowners have to sequester carbon as well as providing natural, nutritious food to a growing world population, there is significant potential for #agribusiness #sustainableagriculture #regenerativeagriculture

Agriculture controls food security globally, and in fact needs to be upscaled to cater to a growing world population. The Paris agreement cites the need to reduce emissions from agriculture and increasing resilience to climate shocks. Agriculture is an economic sector on its own employing hundreds of millions. I wrote a post on agriculture and climate change, impacts and contributions.See more: #agriculture #climatechange #climateaction https://lnkd.in/gTs6hhG6