Land and food sectors are critical to keep global warming to well below 2ºC
The IPCC approved and accepted Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems at its 50th Session held on 2 – 7 August 2019. The approved Summary for Policymakers (SPM) was presented at a press conference on 8 August 2019. Our group leader Mark Rounsevell participated in the plenary session as a lead author.
IPCC press release:
https://www.ipcc.ch/2019/08/08/land-is-a-critical-resource_srccl/
IPCC official tweet (including video clip)
https://twitter.com/IPCC_CH/status/1159709001506066432/video/1
Summary for the Policy Makers:
https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl-report-download-page/
Access to the full report:
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/srccl/
Media coverage:
"Plant-based diet can fight climate change - UN " by BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49238749
"Climate crisis reducing land’s ability to sustain humanity, says IPCC " by Gurdian
