Transcript Agriculture, Food and GHGs - Department of Agriculture

Climate Action – Implications
for the Beef Sector.
JOHN MULDOWNEY
[email protected]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE
MARINE
JULY 2016
CCAFS Info note
 Agriculture in
Paris agreement
 Agriculture in
SBSTA work
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4 workshops
Marrakesh
EU Climate Policy:
key policy instruments
GHG Target for 2030: -40% compared to 1990
EU Emissions Trading
System (ETS)
-43% compared to 2005
CH4 and
N2O from
agriculture
included
Question
over how
to include
CO2 from
LULUCF
Non ETS sectors (transport,
buildings, waste, agriculture)
-30% compared to 2005
28 Member State targets
stretching from 0% to -40%
October 2014 European Council gave further
guidance, reconfirmed in March 2016
Endorsed GHG reduction targets ETS and Non ETS
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EU Council Conclusions – Oct 2014
Paragraph 2.14
 the multiple objectives of the agriculture and land use
sector, with their lower mitigation potential....
 .....to ensure coherence between the EU's food security and
climate change objectives.
 .....to examine the best means of encouraging the
sustainable intensification of food production, while
optimising the sector's contribution to greenhouse gas
mitigation and sequestration, including through
afforestation.
 Policy on how to include.....
What happened since October 2014?
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2015: Public stakeholder consultation
(and specific Member State consultation
meetings)
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2015/16 Preparation of a comprehensive
impact assessment
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2016 Intensive consultations with
Member States
Irish NETS Trends
How to set the climate parts of the
2030 framework in law?
Commission proposal to review
the EU Emission Trading System
(ETS) adopted in July 2015
Commission proposal for Effort
Sharing Regulation (ESR) for the
period 2021-2030 to deliver the 30% emission reduction by 2030
Proposal for LULUCF Regulation
integrating emissions and
removals into the EU legal
framework
9
Fair
Environmental
integrity
10
Costefficient
Land use and agriculture: in the ESD
and in LUUCF
Land Use, Land Use Change and
Forestry (LULUCF): CO2
Partly human
induced
(linked to
global natural
carbon cycle)
Uncertainties?
Additionality?
Permanence?
Leakage?
AGRICULTURE non-CO2
(CH4, N2O) – in the ESD
All humaninduced
Mt CO2 Eq
Irish agricultural emissions
projections:Baseline
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Agricultural
GHG
2005 Level
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Climate action Options for Ireland
 Livestock systems management – Agri inventory
 N Fertiliser formulation, reduction & timing
 Selective breeding & animal health
 Feed strategies
 Land use management – LULUCF inventory
 New forestry
 Active forestry management
 Grasslands & Croplands
 Degraded wetlands and peatlands?
 Fossil fuel and material displacement
 Synergies with other environmental constraints
Conclusions
 The unique role of agriculture & forestry in the global
climate change response is increasingly recognized
 Ireland is at a Good starting point –
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Foodwise 2025
Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act
 ESD proposals
 Effort sharing regulation & LULUCF integration regulation
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LULUCF flexibility for afforestation, Grazing land & Cropland management
activities
Need further analysis
Feedback period of 8 weeks
Thank you
QUESTIONS?