Contribution of the land sector to a 1.5 °C world

Article

The Paris Agreement introduced an ambitious goal of limiting warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. Here we combine a review of modelled pathways and literature on mitigation strategies, and develop a land-sector roadmap of priority measures and regions that can help to achieve the 1.5 °C temperature goal.

Transforming the land sector and deploying measures in agriculture, forestry, wetlands and bioenergy could feasibly and sustainably contribute about 30%, or 15 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) per year, of the global mitigation needed in 2050 to deliver on the 1.5 °C target, but it will require substantially more effort than the 2 °C target. Risks and barriers must be addressed and incentives will be necessary to scale up mitigation while maximizing sustainable development, food security and environmental co-benefits.

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Authors

PBL Authors
Elke Stehfest
Other authors
Stephanie Roe et.al.

Specifications

Publication title
Contribution of the land sector to a 1.5 °C world
Publication date
21 October 2019
Publication type
Article
Publication language
English
Magazine
Nature Climate Change
Issue
9, pages 817–828 (2019)
Product number
3917