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16% of agricultural methane emissions and 1.5% of anthropogenic GHG emissions come from rice paddy production (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
Searchinger, T., M. Herrero, X. Yan, J. Wang, P. Dumas, K. Beauchemin, and E. Kebreab. 2021. “Opportunities to Reduce Methane Emissions from Global Agriculture.” Unpublished manuscript. https://searchinger.princeton.edu/publications/opportunities-reducemethane-emissions-fromglobal-agriculture.
25.9% of agri-food emissions come from livestock, followed by forest conversion (18.4%) and food waste (7.9%) (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
68% of global agri-food emissions come from middle-income countries, while high-income countries contribute 21% and low-income countries 11% (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
Base de datos del Banco Mundial/FAOSTAT (2023)
16 billion metric tons of CO2eq per year, equivalent to 31% of global GHG emissions, come from the global agri-food system, according to more holistic measurements (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
Crippa, M., E. Solazzo, D. Guizzardi, F. Monforti-Ferrario, F. N. Tubiello, and A. Leip. 2021. “Food Systems Are Responsible for a Third of Global Anthropogenic GHG Emissions.” Nature Food 2: 198–209. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00225-9.
Tubiello, F., K. Karl, A. Flammini, J. Gutschow, G. Obli-Laryea, G. Conchedda, X. Pan, et al. 2022. “Pre- and Post-production Processes Increasingly Dominate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agri-food Systems.” Earth System Science Data 14 (4): 1795–809. https://doi.org/10.5194/ssd-14-1795-2022.
2.6% is the projected reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030 (OECD and FAO, 2024).
(OCDE y FAO, 2024)
OECD/FAO (2024), OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033, OECD Publishing, Paris/FAO, Rome, https://doi.org/10.1787/4c5d2cfb-en.
24% of greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina come from the livestock sector, highlighting its key role in mitigating climate change (World Bank, 2024).
Banco Mundial, 2024
Banco Mundial (2024), Hacia un sector agroalimentario más competitivo, inclusivo y resiliente en Argentina, © Washington, DC.
Nearly 9% of total emissions from LAC food systems come from losses and waste (Crippa et al., 2021).
Crippa et al (2021)
CRIPPA, et al. (2021) Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. Nat Food 2, 198–209. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00225-9
10% of GHG emissions from food systems in LAC come from energy use outside of primary activities (Crippa et al, 2021).
Crippa et al (2021)
CRIPPA, et al. (2021) Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. Nat Food 2, 198–209. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00225-9
60% will be the income loss in 2100 if emissions continue at the current pace and the global average temperature exceeds 4°C (Kotz, et al., 2024).
60% será la pérdida de ingresos en 2100 si las emisiones se mantienen al ritmo actual y la temperatura media mundial supera los 4ºC (Kotz, et. al., 2024)
Kotz, et. al., 2024. The economic commitment of climate change.
Every 1,000 metric tons of local product purchases result in a saving of 55 metric tons of CO2eq greenhouse gas emissions (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
Cada 1.000 toneladas métricas de compra de productos locales significan un ahorro de 55ton métricas CO2Eq de GEI (WFP y CEPAL, 2024)
WFP y CEPAL, 2024. Las compras locales de alimentos como posible factor de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe. Estimación del impacto de las compras locales del Programa Mundial de Alimentos en Honduras y Guatemala
