Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.1111/gcb.15816 |
Carbon myopia: The urgent need for integrated social, economic and environmental action in the livestock sector | |
Matthew Tom Harrison; Brendan Richard Cullen; Dianne Elizabeth Mayberry; Annette Louise Cowie; Franco Bilotto; Warwick Brabazon Badgery; Ke Liu; Thomas Davison; Karen Michelle Christie; Albert Muleke; Richard John Eckard | |
2021-08-29 | |
发表期刊 | Global Change Biology
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出版年 | 2021 |
英文摘要 | Livestock have long been integral to food production systems, often not by choice but by need. While our knowledge of livestock greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation has evolved, the prevailing focus has been—somewhat myopically—on technology applications associated with mitigation. Here, we (1) examine the global distribution of livestock GHG emissions, (2) explore social, economic and environmental co-benefits and trade-offs associated with mitigation interventions and (3) critique approaches for quantifying GHG emissions. This review uncovered many insights. First, while GHG emissions from ruminant livestock are greatest in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC; globally, 66% of emissions are produced by Latin America and the Caribbean, East and southeast Asia and south Asia), the majority of mitigation strategies are designed for developed countries. This serious concern is heightened by the fact that 80% of growth in global meat production over the next decade will occur in LMIC. Second, few studies concurrently assess social, economic and environmental aspects of mitigation. Of the 54 interventions reviewed, only 16 had triple-bottom line benefit with medium–high mitigation potential. Third, while efforts designed to stimulate the adoption of strategies allowing both emissions reduction (ER) and carbon sequestration (CS) would achieve the greatest net emissions mitigation, CS measures have greater potential mitigation and co-benefits. The scientific community must shift attention away from the prevailing myopic lens on carbon, towards more holistic, systems-based, multi-metric approaches that carefully consider the raison d'être for livestock systems. Consequential life cycle assessments and systems-aligned ‘socio-economic planetary boundaries’ offer useful starting points that may uncover leverage points and cross-scale emergent properties. The derivation of harmonized, globally reconciled sustainability metrics requires iterative dialogue between stakeholders at all levels. Greater emphasis on the simultaneous characterization of multiple sustainability dimensions would help avoid situations where progress made in one area causes maladaptive outcomes in other areas. |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/336552 |
专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Matthew Tom Harrison,Brendan Richard Cullen,Dianne Elizabeth Mayberry,et al. Carbon myopia: The urgent need for integrated social, economic and environmental action in the livestock sector[J]. Global Change Biology,2021. |
APA | Matthew Tom Harrison.,Brendan Richard Cullen.,Dianne Elizabeth Mayberry.,Annette Louise Cowie.,Franco Bilotto.,...&Richard John Eckard.(2021).Carbon myopia: The urgent need for integrated social, economic and environmental action in the livestock sector.Global Change Biology. |
MLA | Matthew Tom Harrison,et al."Carbon myopia: The urgent need for integrated social, economic and environmental action in the livestock sector".Global Change Biology (2021). |
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