Two weeks ago I attended and moderated a panel during the workshop "Scaling Methane Mitigation in Sustainable Tropical Agrifood Systems", co-organized by the Ministerio Da Agricultura Pecuaria E Abastecimento and the Climate & Clean Air Coalition in Brasilia, Brazil. The event brought together government officials, private sector representatives, international organizations, and non-profits, and we explored critical #policy needs, #implementation strategies, #research innovations, and how to #finance this transition for accelerating methane mitigation in tropical agricultural systems.
We had multiple interesting and thought-provoking discussions, but here are my KTA:
- We need to accelerate the development of methane-reducing technology that is in the pipeline, but that are many practices that can be implemented now: improving productivity of livestock systems offers a massive win-win opportunity to reduce methane emissions intensity and improve sustainability of systems. Integrated systems such as livestock-crop, or livestock-crop-forestry are a great example, and Embrapa has documented reductions in methane emissions in these systems.
- Strong sectorial plans: it was very clear that a robust plan for agriculture such as the #ABC+ Plan in Brazil is crucial to support adoption of sustainable and methane-reducing practices by farmers. It is also urgent that countries incorporate agriculture methane into their Nationally Determined Contribution Plans (NDCs).
- Functional and knowledgeable advisory services who need to have clear understanding about the methane-reducing technologies and the economic opportunities that follow them. Every farmer should be able to access the right information regarding the opportunity of adopting sustainable practices, and how to implement them.
- Financing mechanisms: there is an urgent need to promote dialog between the productive and financing sectors to unlock sustainable agriculture funding opportunities, which also includes the need for a clear, feasible MRV framework that works for farmers, banks, and governments.
You can watch the workshop recordings here: https://lnkd.in/eePYjqjc
You can read the final document here: https://lnkd.in/ePAVVkYt
#Agriculture is the world’s largest source of human-caused #methane emissions, accounting for 40% of the global total. At a Climate & Clean Air Coalition workshop on the sidelines of the G20 Brasil 2024 Agriculture Working Group meeting, CATF’s Fernanda C. Ferreira discussed how circular solutions in agriculture practices and food systems can help #CutMethane from agriculture. https://lnkd.in/eAunNgCv