We have reported before on the Administration’s emphasis on climate action across the government but most notably in agriculture and transportation. Climate advocacy groups are pressuring world governments gathered at this year’s United Nation’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai to commit to cutting global food sector emissions, as the conference host promises to put agriculture in the spotlight.
Global food systems including farming and land use, livestock production, household food consumption and waste, and energy used in the farm and food retail sectors - account for 31% of human-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.
A full day of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP), Dec. 10, will be dedicated to food and agriculture - a first for any COP - and the United Arab Emirates host has said the event will be a game changer for food systems.
Advocacy groups say countries should take the opportunity to commit to stronger action on food system emissions in their national climate plans, called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).