We won’t have a shot at achieving a 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement if we don’t rapidly reduce emissions from food systems. Today, emissions from the food systems account for a third of global emissions. Even if we managed to stop all other (non-food-system-related) emissions immediately and keep them to net zero through 2100, emissions from the global food system alone could exceed the remaining carbon budget in the next 40 years to keep warming to no more than 1.5°C. 

This new policy paper by Climate Focus together with WWF, UN Nutrition, EAT, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and Biovision lays out key recommendations for policymakers to take a food systems approach to policymaking to realize the potential of food systems to help mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Read the full report.