Water scarcity is a global challenge, yet existing responses are failing to cope with current
shocks and stressors, including those attributable to climate change. In sub-Saharan Africa …

Intensive agriculture causes land degradation and other environmental problems, such as
pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, biodiversity decline, and greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

Chapter 3 takes a long-term perspective on climate change mitigation pathways. Its focus is
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …

Executive Summary The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use1 (AFOLU) sector
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …

In times of depleting resources, there is a quest for new environmental management
solutions in a circular economy (CE). Agricultural waste attracts increasing global attention …

Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, spurred by the 2018 IPCC Special
Report on Global Warming of 1.5° C, net zero emission targets have emerged as a new …

Peatlands cover only about 3% the global land area, but store about twice as much carbon
as global forest biomass. If intact peatlands are drained for agriculture or other human uses …

Banning sales of passenger cars with internal combustion engines is becoming a common
climate change mitigation policy. This study analyzes the effects of such a ban on the carbon …

The total emission mitigation potential achievable by the year 2030, calculated based on
sectoral assessments, is sufficient to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to half of the …