[HTML][HTML] Articulating the effect of food systems innovation on the Sustainable Development Goals

M Herrero, PK Thornton, D Mason-D'Croz… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Food system innovations will be instrumental to achieving multiple Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). However, major innovation breakthroughs can trigger profound …

Innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system

M Herrero, PK Thornton, D Mason-D'Croz, J Palmer… - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
Future technologies and systemic innovation are critical for the profound transformation the
food system needs. These innovations range from food production, land use and emissions …

Greenhouse gas mitigation potentials in the livestock sector

M Herrero, B Henderson, P Havlík, PK Thornton… - Nature Climate …, 2016 - nature.com
The livestock sector supports about 1.3 billion producers and retailers, and contributes 40–
50% of agricultural GDP. We estimated that between 1995 and 2005, the livestock sector …

Potential role of technology innovation in transformation of sustainable food systems: A review

N Khan, RL Ray, HS Kassem, S Hussain, S Zhang… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Advanced technologies and innovation are essential for promoting sustainable food systems
(SFSs) because these technologies can be used to answer some of the critical questions …

Modelling the drivers of a widespread shift to sustainable diets

S Eker, G Reese, M Obersteiner - Nature Sustainability, 2019 - nature.com
A reduction in global meat consumption can significantly reduce the adverse environmental
effects of the food system, but it would require widespread dietary changes. Such shifts to …

[HTML][HTML] Meeting the food security challenge for nine billion people in 2050: What impact on forests?

NHA Bahar, M Lo, M Sanjaya, J Van Vianen… - Global Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Majority forecasts for feeding the future global population predict an increase in a
croplands at the expense of forests and pastures.•A third of the forecasts shows that it is …

Pathways for balancing CO2 emissions and sinks

B Walsh, P Ciais, IA Janssens, J Penuelas… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract In December 2015 in Paris, leaders committed to achieve global, net
decarbonization of human activities before 2100. This achievement would halt and even …

Expert assessment concludes negative emissions scenarios may not deliver

NE Vaughan, C Gough - Environmental research letters, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Many integrated assessment models (IAMs) rely on the availability and extensive use of
biomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to deliver emissions scenarios …

Using agro-industrial wastes for the cultivation of microalgae and duckweeds: Contamination risks and biomass safety concerns

G Markou, L Wang, J Ye, A Unc - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Aquatic organisms, such as microalgae (Chlorella, Arthrospira (Spirulina), Tetrasselmis,
Dunalliela etc.) and duckweed (Lemna spp., Wolffia spp. etc.) are a potential source for the …

Biodiversity impacts of bioenergy production: Microalgae vs. first generation biofuels

DF Correa, HL Beyer, HP Possingham… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy and fuel demands, which are currently met primarily using fossil fuels, are expected
to increase substantially in the coming decades. Burning fossil fuels results in the increase …