Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability · 2018 · 364 citations · 31 references
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Climate‑change actions, especially in the food system, are essential and must align with the Paris Agreement, yet they entail synergies, trade‑offs, and risks for stakeholders. The study calls for transformative food‑system actions—technical, policy, capacity, and finance interventions—to meet SDG 13 and other goals while assessing short‑ and long‑term impacts. These actions combine technical, policy, capacity‑building, and financing components to drive SDG 13 attainment. Emission‑reducing SDG 13 measures can benefit SDGs 3, 6, 12, 14, 15 but must avoid undermining adaptation goals, making balanced trade‑offs—especially around SDG 12—critical.
Actions on climate change (SDG 13), including in the food system, are crucial. SDG 13 needs to align with the Paris Agreement, given that UNFCCC negotiations set the framework for climate change actions. Food system actions can have synergies and trade-offs, as illustrated by the case for nitrogen fertiliser. SDG 13 actions that reduce emissions can have positive impacts on other SDGs (e.g. 3, 6, 12, 14, 15); but such actions should not undermine the adaptation goals of SDG 13 and SDGs 1, 2, 5 and 10. Balancing trade-offs is thus crucial, with SDG 12 central: responsible consumption and production. Transformative actions in food systems are needed to achieve SDG 13 (and other SDGs), involving technical, policy, capacity enhancement and finance elements. But transformative actions come with risks, for farmers, investors, development agencies and politicians. Likely short and long term impacts need to be understood.
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