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Asia’s Transition to Net Zero: Opportunities and Challenges in Agriculture

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  • Panda, Architesh

    (United Nations University.)

  • Yamano, Takashi

    (Asian Development Bank)

Abstract

Asia is home to 60% of the world's population, 52% of global agricultural production, and 43% of agriculture-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While a large portion of the Asian population depends on agriculture for their livelihood and food security, the agriculture sector is one of the main sources of GHG emissions in the region. In some Asian economies, it accounts for more than 40% of total emissions. This report identifies the major sources of GHG emissions from the agriculture sector and reviews a variety of tools and technologies to change emission pathways. It also discusses the institutional, political, and economic challenges for achieving progress toward a cost-effective, inclusive, and resilient transition to net-zero agriculture.

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  • Panda, Architesh & Yamano, Takashi, 2023. "Asia’s Transition to Net Zero: Opportunities and Challenges in Agriculture," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 694, Asian Development Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:adbewp:0694
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    Keywords

    climate change; net-zero agriculture; Asia and the Pacific; non-carbon dioxide equivalent; non-CO2e;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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