A new book by experts from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research aims to correct misconceptions about carbon pricing, emphasizing its role in pushing "dirty" products out of the market and promoting "clean" ones. Carbon pricing can generate revenue to counteract climate change, with atmospheric carbon removals necessary to achieve net-zero emissions and offset exceeding the 1.5°C limit for global warming. Regional pricing can still help the climate, with effective mechanisms preventing carbon leakage and driving increased international cooperation. The EU's climate tariff system will make carbon pricing more important internationally, highlighting the importance of balancing supply and demand for emissions and removals through a financing system and incentives for investment.
Author: Pik Potsdam
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The levers for a sustainable food system
The article outlines a food system transformation pathway that can help limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius while improving health, environment, and social inclusion. This pathway involves changes in food production, consumption, and waste management, leading to reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved nutrition, and increased food security. Sustainable agriculture practices and dietary shifts are emphasized as key components in achieving climate goals and benefiting human health and well-being.
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Im Einklang mit dem Planeten: Rahmenwerk für neun globale Lebensmittelsystemgrenzen
A new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research highlights the significant impact of food production and consumption on exceeding planetary boundaries. The study introduces a framework for "food system boundaries" based on the nine scientific planetary boundaries, all of which are currently being exceeded. The use of pesticides in agriculture is a major contributor to biodiversity loss. To stay on track for the 1.5-degree Celsius target, food systems must drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, halt the conversion of intact nature into agricultural land, redistribute fertilizer use, and limit pesticide and antibiotic use to protect biodiversity and the environment.