In the media: IPCC special report Climate Change and Land
- D-USYS
- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science
- Topic tags
- World food system
The IPCC special report on "Climate Change and Land" was released on August 8. Edouard Davin from the Land-Climate Dynamics group at the Institute for Atmosphere and Climate (IAC) was a lead author of the report and an author of the Summary for Policymakers.
The IPPC report shows that land is under growing human pressure and that climate change is adding to these pressures. At the same time, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors, including land and food, are critical to keeping global warming well below 2°C and if possible 1.5°C.
The IPCC Special Report in the media (extract)
- external pageWeltweit sind Böden, Wälder und Landflächen durch menschliche Aktivitäten enorm unter Druck geratencall_made | SRF 1, Tagesschau Hauptausgabe | 08.08.2019
- external pageAgriculture et alimentation: les experts de l'ONU sur le climat, le GIEC, publie un rapport alarmantcall_made | RTS | 08.08.2019
- external pageDer neuste Bericht des Weltklimarats beleuchtet die komplexen Zusammenhänge zwischen der Landoberfläche und dem Klimacall_made | Radio SRF 1 , Echo der Zeit | 08.08.2019
- external pagePlant-based diet can fight climate changecall_made | BBC news, 08.08.2019
- external pageKlimawandel stoppen geht nur mit Umdenken Weltklimarat fordert schnelles Handeln bei Industrie und Konsument Menschcall_made | Blick 09.08.2019
- external pageWarming planet threatens food supply, a U.N. report warnscall_made | The New York Times, International Edition | 09.08.2019
- external pageDer Kampf gegen Food-Waste ist für den Klimaschutz zentralcall_made | Neue Zürcher Zeitung | 09.08.2019
- external pageLes sols, une clé pour lutter contre le réchauffementcall_made | Le Temps | 09.08.2019
- external pageEs braucht eine neue Landwirtschaftcall_made | Der Bund | 09.08.2019
The findings of the IPCC Special Report in brief:
- Worldwide, fertile soil is lost 10 to 100 times faster than it forms.
- If global warming exceeds 2°C, the number of people threatened by hunger could rise by 100 million or more. Even today, half a billion people live in places that are increasingly becoming deserts.
- Eating less meat and wasting less food would have a positive effect on land use and climate chance worldwide.
IPCC Special Report external page«Climate Change and Land»call_made
Personal profile of Edouard Davin
Land-Climate Dynamics at the Institute of Atmosphere and Climate (IAC)