The global food system could potentially capture more than five billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year (GtCO₂e/y) by mid-century by implementing a range of cost-effective technologies and practices. These reductions would be achieved by adopting agroforestry, applying biochar to soils, improving crop management using tillage and cover crops, and enhancing pasture management through rotational grazing and fertilisation. Currently, global food systems emit around 20 GtCO₂e/y.
Estimated food system carbon sequestration from low-cost approaches worldwide from 2030 to 2050
(in billion metric ton of carbon dioxide per year)
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Energy Monitor. (January 8, 2024). Estimated food system carbon sequestration from low-cost approaches worldwide from 2030 to 2050 (in billion metric ton of carbon dioxide per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535452/global-food-system-carbon-sequestration-potential/
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Estimated food system carbon sequestration from low-cost approaches worldwide from 2030 to 2050 (in billion metric ton of carbon dioxide per year) [Graph], Energy Monitor, January 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535452/global-food-system-carbon-sequestration-potential/
