'Towards net zero food systems' at the 2023 Bonn Climate Conference
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CGIAR Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems
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17.07.23
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At the 2023 Bonn Climate Conference, the CGIAR Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems organized a side event titled “Towards net zero food systems: how can low emission development strategies help achieve food security and economic growth?” This well-attended session featured the following presentations:
- “Food systems emissions and removals” by Lou Verchot of the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT)
- “Roadmap on decarbonization of the air and recarbonization of the land through food system Transformation: overview and preliminary findings” by William Sutton of the World Bank
- “Climate mitigation potential of food system technologies” by Tek Sapkota of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
You can rewatch the presentations below:
See more information on the CGIAR Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems.
Photo credit: UNclimatechange
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