In the media: IPCC special report Climate Change and Land
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science
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- 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 page Weltweit sind Böden, Wälder und Landflächen durch menschliche Aktivitäten enorm unter Druck geraten | SRF 1, Tagesschau Hauptausgabe | 08.08.2019
- external page Agriculture et alimentation: les experts de l'ONU sur le climat, le GIEC, publie un rapport alarmant | RTS | 08.08.2019
- external page Der neuste Bericht des Weltklimarats beleuchtet die komplexen Zusammenhänge zwischen der Landoberfläche und dem Klima | Radio SRF 1 , Echo der Zeit | 08.08.2019
- external page Plant-based diet can fight climate change | BBC news, 08.08.2019
- external page Klimawandel stoppen geht nur mit Umdenken Weltklimarat fordert schnelles Handeln bei Industrie und Konsument Mensch | Blick 09.08.2019
- external page Warming planet threatens food supply, a U.N. report warns | The New York Times, International Edition | 09.08.2019
- external page Der Kampf gegen Food-Waste ist für den Klimaschutz zentral | Neue Zürcher Zeitung | 09.08.2019
- external page Les sols, une clé pour lutter contre le réchauffement | Le Temps | 09.08.2019
- external page Es braucht eine neue Landwirtschaft | 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»
Personal profile of Edouard Davin
Land-Climate Dynamics at the Institute of Atmosphere and Climate (IAC)