Different sectors presented their programs about sustainability showing that sustainability integration in their process is reducing costs
Vision2050 and the Green Race towards it
Peter Paul Van der wijs WBCSD
Global pop increasing!
UN HDI x ecological footprint
Global footprint network
Vision 2050 a platform for dialogue about the role of business in a resource & carbon constrained world
in 2050 9 bi people live well and within the limits of the planet.
9 elements and 2 time periods
The green race is on
Building transforming
Improving bio capacity
New leaders emerging - ex for renewables
China
US
Germany
India
Italy
UK
Emerging market for biodiversity and ecosystems services
Mkt opportunities
Certification
The leader board
EU Mkt leader on green technology export
300% increase R &D for green economy in 2009
China poise to become the race leader key component of 2015
Japan most energy efficient economy
Good tech for green solutions
India supplier of low cost
Among companies
Consumers demand accountability and responsibility
Resources constraints
Business as usual no option
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Vision2050 by Mohamad Zaidi
Pathway to Vision2050:
9 billion people living well within the resources of one planet - what will it take and by when
350 milestones on 10 tracks:
Energy, building, material, mobility, economy, people, governance, forest, agriculture, ecosystems
Ex energy revolution from 2010 to 2050 (40% renewables)
How do we close the gaps?
Proliferation of existing technologies, business models
Creation of new business models and new governance
Development of new technologies
Sustainability related business opportunity:
from 1$ Tri on /yr in 2020 to 6.2$tri in 2050
Energy
Water
Agriculture and food
Forestry
Aluminium company reduced GHG by 44% since 1990
Waste products for water purification
Light weighting of transport sector 10% fuel efficiency
The solutions will came from new generations in a different paradigma, quickly
Not enough Early adopters if the society don't understand the value of sustainable society
Awareness and understanding will help the changes to happen.
9 billion people living well within the resources of one planet - what will it take and by when
350 milestones on 10 tracks:
Energy, building, material, mobility, economy, people, governance, forest, agriculture, ecosystems
Ex energy revolution from 2010 to 2050 (40% renewables)
How do we close the gaps?
Proliferation of existing technologies, business models
Creation of new business models and new governance
Development of new technologies
Sustainability related business opportunity:
from 1$ Tri on /yr in 2020 to 6.2$tri in 2050
Energy
Water
Agriculture and food
Forestry
Aluminium company reduced GHG by 44% since 1990
Waste products for water purification
Light weighting of transport sector 10% fuel efficiency
The solutions will came from new generations in a different paradigma, quickly
Not enough Early adopters if the society don't understand the value of sustainable society
Awareness and understanding will help the changes to happen.
Sustentavel2011 - Summary Day 1 - Main points to share!
Sonia Bridi
Some Alternative Energy today are priced like eletric. Thanks to China (biggest emission) that invest in this area: 300 bi U$ in renewable energy.
Today 1C high than the period pre industrial
We need to stop the global warming at 2C
And government, companies and third sector are crucial.
Technology will help to make this change happen.
Companies developed during latest years, based on fossil fuel
Now need to be part of the change, shifting the economy
Marina Grossi:
Business sector are now prepared to be part of Rio+20 - different than during the Eco92.
In order to have it's proposition, the Sustentavel2011 happen now: working with Vision2050 agenda, calling other sectors and preparing propositions to crucial areas to achieve the green economy.
After that, WBCSD and it's local peers started to act and discussions about biodiversity and business
Marcos Bicudo, chairman BBCSD:
Business can shift the economy toward a green economy and are now participating more in Intl forum about it.
WBCSD and the local council are crucial to implement sustainability. Companies together can accelerate this shift
It's a new governance model: business experience added to governmental agenda
Shared vision, building a new value.
Ex: Forum of Leaders For Sustainability
Challenge for a Green economy
the world need to integrate poor, present solution to environment integration, Brazil needs to regulate now the carbon market
Vision2050 will be discussed during the Event this week
Carbon emission need to be reduced by half until 2050
The proposition is to build a common Agenda for different stakeholders
It will be business contribution together with CEBDS for Rio+20
Gabrielle, Petrobras president:
Today the development is lead by BRIC integrating forestry, reducing poverty
The challenge is produce energy with lowest impact.
Energy efficiency needs to be in the center of discussion:
Production -Efficiency of ethanol by sugar cane and it's residues been utilized
Utilization -Certification
Also the society need to be included in this development by companies.
Foreign Speakers (from Netherlands, UN, Rio+20) - sorry, difficult to get their names here...
Sustainable development is a compass
What will happen in 20 years?
Rio+20 need to engage, mobilize
We need to have a new direction and this could come from Brazil
We have to match what government are able to negotiate and Rio challenge
It's about the society, fresh water, food and profit
Efficiency
Alternatives
Close the cycle
Samira Crespo, MMA
Brazil is preparing the Rio+20 together with different sectors with 3 goals:
1st legacy: keep the legacy from Eco92
2nd outcomes the crisis and using network
3rd Mobilize the country
A conference aligned with 5 big planet challenges:
Climate safety
Energy safety
Food safety
Water safety
Peace
Brazil wants to use the Conference as an opportunity for it's new green economy together with others countries and different realities. Creating a new agenda toward a sustainable development.
three
Green economy
Governance
Emergent subjects: women organization and national production and consumption (recognition from consumers for sustainable products)
Sonia Bridi:
Demand for energy can also be solved by new models
We don't need to wait National agreements. We can do it through cities, people and even countries.
Some Alternative Energy today are priced like eletric. Thanks to China (biggest emission) that invest in this area: 300 bi U$ in renewable energy.
Today 1C high than the period pre industrial
We need to stop the global warming at 2C
And government, companies and third sector are crucial.
Technology will help to make this change happen.
Companies developed during latest years, based on fossil fuel
Now need to be part of the change, shifting the economy
Marina Grossi:
Business sector are now prepared to be part of Rio+20 - different than during the Eco92.
In order to have it's proposition, the Sustentavel2011 happen now: working with Vision2050 agenda, calling other sectors and preparing propositions to crucial areas to achieve the green economy.
After that, WBCSD and it's local peers started to act and discussions about biodiversity and business
Marcos Bicudo, chairman BBCSD:
Business can shift the economy toward a green economy and are now participating more in Intl forum about it.
WBCSD and the local council are crucial to implement sustainability. Companies together can accelerate this shift
It's a new governance model: business experience added to governmental agenda
Shared vision, building a new value.
Ex: Forum of Leaders For Sustainability
Challenge for a Green economy
the world need to integrate poor, present solution to environment integration, Brazil needs to regulate now the carbon market
Vision2050 will be discussed during the Event this week
Carbon emission need to be reduced by half until 2050
The proposition is to build a common Agenda for different stakeholders
It will be business contribution together with CEBDS for Rio+20
Gabrielle, Petrobras president:
Today the development is lead by BRIC integrating forestry, reducing poverty
The challenge is produce energy with lowest impact.
Energy efficiency needs to be in the center of discussion:
Production -Efficiency of ethanol by sugar cane and it's residues been utilized
Utilization -Certification
Also the society need to be included in this development by companies.
Foreign Speakers (from Netherlands, UN, Rio+20) - sorry, difficult to get their names here...
Sustainable development is a compass
What will happen in 20 years?
Rio+20 need to engage, mobilize
We need to have a new direction and this could come from Brazil
We have to match what government are able to negotiate and Rio challenge
It's about the society, fresh water, food and profit
Efficiency
Alternatives
Close the cycle
Samira Crespo, MMA
Brazil is preparing the Rio+20 together with different sectors with 3 goals:
1st legacy: keep the legacy from Eco92
2nd outcomes the crisis and using network
3rd Mobilize the country
A conference aligned with 5 big planet challenges:
Climate safety
Energy safety
Food safety
Water safety
Peace
Brazil wants to use the Conference as an opportunity for it's new green economy together with others countries and different realities. Creating a new agenda toward a sustainable development.
three
Green economy
Governance
Emergent subjects: women organization and national production and consumption (recognition from consumers for sustainable products)
Sonia Bridi:
Demand for energy can also be solved by new models
We don't need to wait National agreements. We can do it through cities, people and even countries.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
From SP, Brazil: Sustainability Agenda for end September
21st: Tree Day - Sustainable Team will spread the Commitment and plant trees and seeds
Sustainability Workshop with Suppliers, Sao Jose dos Campos
Business and Universtiy - FGV will talk about GHG (CO2 emission and strategy)
22nd: Day Without Car - Sustainable Team is reinforcing the transport by bicycle, public transportation or ride
Sustainability Council will discuss goals for Fiscal Year 2012.
From 27 to 29 Sustentavel 2011, organized by CEBDS (BBCSD _ Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development) preparing Rio+20
After Agriculture workshop Agribusiness companies will launch From field to Market Brazilian Initiative hosted by ARES (Responsible Agribusiness) and BBCSD (CEBDS).
October,
24th From Field to Market Intl Meeting
26th: Green Economy Workshop
December First week, Mexico: Sustainability in Agribusiness sector
How to reinforce partnerships and engagement toward sustainability?
Sustainability Workshop with Suppliers, Sao Jose dos Campos
Business and Universtiy - FGV will talk about GHG (CO2 emission and strategy)
22nd: Day Without Car - Sustainable Team is reinforcing the transport by bicycle, public transportation or ride
Sustainability Council will discuss goals for Fiscal Year 2012.
From 27 to 29 Sustentavel 2011, organized by CEBDS (BBCSD _ Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development) preparing Rio+20
After Agriculture workshop Agribusiness companies will launch From field to Market Brazilian Initiative hosted by ARES (Responsible Agribusiness) and BBCSD (CEBDS).
October,
24th From Field to Market Intl Meeting
26th: Green Economy Workshop
December First week, Mexico: Sustainability in Agribusiness sector
How to reinforce partnerships and engagement toward sustainability?
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Balancing stakeholders interests
Joe Quinn suggestions:
Walmart
1. Surprise the world
With big goals
2. Be transparent
Through report / Data
3. Listen to people that doesn't like you
You can change the world and be profitable
JBerrye Worsham -
president of Cotton incorporated
Balancing stakeholders
Conservation tillage
Water reduction consumption
Cost were the main driver until cotton started to be attacked
Benchmarking on sustainability
Proactive was their choice
LCA dataset to cotton
Reducing cotton footprint
Yield growth, drought tolerance
Lawrence Kent -
Gates Foundation
1. Identify problems and needs
Focus: poverty alleviation
People that lives with a less than 1$/day
Subsaharian Africa and Asia
And the major part of them are grower
Focus on wheat, rice, cassava, maize, sweet corn
Important to have big companies working in those areas where technology is necessary
2. Who can solve problems
Problems like Cassava mosaic disease or others
Fabio Scarano,
Conservation International
Partnerships between conservation and companies are crucial for changes
The danger in fact are people not the planet
Questions:
"How to leverage the good cases in order to change the world?"
Field to market initiative (in Brazil "Do campo ao mercado")
Education - all the society
Valuation of ecosystem and biodiversity
Walmart
1. Surprise the world
With big goals
2. Be transparent
Through report / Data
3. Listen to people that doesn't like you
You can change the world and be profitable
JBerrye Worsham -
president of Cotton incorporated
Balancing stakeholders
Conservation tillage
Water reduction consumption
Cost were the main driver until cotton started to be attacked
Benchmarking on sustainability
Proactive was their choice
LCA dataset to cotton
Reducing cotton footprint
Yield growth, drought tolerance
Lawrence Kent -
Gates Foundation
1. Identify problems and needs
Focus: poverty alleviation
People that lives with a less than 1$/day
Subsaharian Africa and Asia
And the major part of them are grower
Focus on wheat, rice, cassava, maize, sweet corn
Important to have big companies working in those areas where technology is necessary
2. Who can solve problems
Problems like Cassava mosaic disease or others
Fabio Scarano,
Conservation International
Partnerships between conservation and companies are crucial for changes
The danger in fact are people not the planet
Questions:
"How to leverage the good cases in order to change the world?"
Field to market initiative (in Brazil "Do campo ao mercado")
Education - all the society
Valuation of ecosystem and biodiversity
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Creating shared value - Mark Kramer
Sept 12 from St Louis
Sustainable Ag Conference
Creating shared value redefines the role of business in society
Business must create economic value by creating societal value
all profit is not equal -when the business is contributing to the the society where it is placed, it creates more value
The challenge of incorporate the social is the challenge / solution for next years
Business has an essential role in social (and environmental) issues
Products need to be create (and are been created already) to help solve social pb.
Classic economics mislead: so called externalities have impact in the business
(he didn't mentioned but I believe it's about internalize externalities)
Shared value is policies and practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the Soc./Econ condition in the society where we operate.
Is not about 'Fair trade' - fair trade is share the value already created. It's not increasing the productivity.
Increasing the productivity, you increase the pie.
It's not about personal value.
Share value doesn't replace CSR/footprint goes beyond it.
When you begin to solve others problems you can also help your reputation.
It's look the problems, all the aspects, in it's own chain.
Reconciling prod mark
Redefine productivity in value chain
Enabling local society success
The success of a company is the result of the the success of all the chain, local society, its environment, employees, suppliers....
Ex a company that can provide water for a low price where it's necessary
Nestle healthy kids programs run in partnership with academy, NGO, etc in 58 countries
Fibria (brazilian pulp production) also integrate the triple bottom line through mosaic and small farmers
Cisco - network academy
Shared value company all employees understand its role. Needs innovation. Transform and impact.
A transformation of business practice around shared will enable the corporation ton earn credibility.
Think about the problems your consumers have.
Think about those that have been poorly served.
Requires a vision, that needs to be on the top, going beyond it:
What are the most important issues,
The role of each one
Delivery!
For me... Its about sustainability but presented in a way that business leaders can understand easier!
For our path it's great!
Sustainable Ag Conference
Creating shared value redefines the role of business in society
Business must create economic value by creating societal value
all profit is not equal -when the business is contributing to the the society where it is placed, it creates more value
The challenge of incorporate the social is the challenge / solution for next years
Business has an essential role in social (and environmental) issues
Products need to be create (and are been created already) to help solve social pb.
Classic economics mislead: so called externalities have impact in the business
(he didn't mentioned but I believe it's about internalize externalities)
Shared value is policies and practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the Soc./Econ condition in the society where we operate.
Is not about 'Fair trade' - fair trade is share the value already created. It's not increasing the productivity.
Increasing the productivity, you increase the pie.
It's not about personal value.
Share value doesn't replace CSR/footprint goes beyond it.
When you begin to solve others problems you can also help your reputation.
It's look the problems, all the aspects, in it's own chain.
Reconciling prod mark
Redefine productivity in value chain
Enabling local society success
The success of a company is the result of the the success of all the chain, local society, its environment, employees, suppliers....
Ex a company that can provide water for a low price where it's necessary
Nestle healthy kids programs run in partnership with academy, NGO, etc in 58 countries
Fibria (brazilian pulp production) also integrate the triple bottom line through mosaic and small farmers
Cisco - network academy
Shared value company all employees understand its role. Needs innovation. Transform and impact.
A transformation of business practice around shared will enable the corporation ton earn credibility.
Think about the problems your consumers have.
Think about those that have been poorly served.
Requires a vision, that needs to be on the top, going beyond it:
What are the most important issues,
The role of each one
Delivery!
For me... Its about sustainability but presented in a way that business leaders can understand easier!
For our path it's great!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Western Bahia seeks APP total restoration
Valor Economico journal - Sept 2nd 2011
Bettina Barros
The municipality of Luis Eduardo Magalhaes (Bahia state) has launched a campaign for the full restoration of Permanent Protection Areas on farms, the first initiative of its kind in the country. Known by the acronym APP, these areas stretch from the lands bordering water bodies up to the hillsides.
Through a partnership with the productive sector, nongovernmental organizations and the industry, the city hall aims to make green 100% of the APPs of the municipality located within the perimeter of the new agricultural frontier in western Bahia. According to the government, the environmental deficit in this category is small. Out of the 24 thousand hectares that must be preserved in APPs, only 6% need to be recovered by the rural land owners.
This is, at least, what the georeferenced map of the municipality showed, says Fernanda Aguiar, secretary of the Environment of Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, or LEM, as it is popularly know. “We need to recover two thousand hectares in preservation areas”.
The preservation is high because, contrary to other places where deforestation happened to open space for the entrance of cattle, in LEM the soil was prepared for planting. “When the land is prepared for livestock, the first area to be deforested is by the river, so that the herd can drink water", explains Valmir Ortega, of Conservation International (CI), one of the partners of the "100% Legal" project of Luis Eduardo.
The consortium also involves the Association of Farmers and Irrigators of Bahia (Aiba), and the Lina Galvani Institute, responsible for the workshops for the production of over 70 varieties of seeds with family farmers, in such a way as to supply rural land owners with plantlets and offer economic alternatives to underprivileged communities.
At first, focus will be on recovering only the degraded area. But the program anticipates new better resolution satellite images (2.5 meters) to identify, within the 94% preserved, initial stages of degradation and other sources of pressure over the native forest.
As for the hole in Legal Reserves - the percentage of 20% of native vegetation on the property that must be preserved in this part of the Cerrado - one does not speak. The logic was to start with the easiest one and achieve concrete progress. "There all this discussion on the Forest Code going on. For that reason, we do not think this is the time to deal with the Legal Reserve”, says Fernanda.
With so much discussion on the air, calling the productive sector to recover degraded areas at this point is a careful task. Not by chance, Monsanto will be in charge of the convincing job. The US agrochemical multinational company wants to take advantage of the direct channel with its customers to contribute to this "awareness". Through informal talks and workshops, sales people of the company will try to show the benefits of forests to the very pocket of farmers - the riparian vegetation, for example, prevents soil erosion.
"They will use the same sales tactics to raise awareness", says Gabriela Burian, sustainability manager for Monsanto. "In this dialogue on the restoration it will be explained why, what for and how it should be done."In recent years, Western Bahia entered the radar of agricultural investors due to the area potential yet to be exploited. According to the Department of Agriculture of LEM, there are 400 large farmers in the city, and virtually the same number of small farmers. They are dedicated to 235 thousand hectares, especially soybeans and cotton, the flagship in the region.
For this same reason, environmentalists have intensified their actions in the region. In this piece of Cerrado there are still many fragments preserved. The race, therefore, is to avoid unnecessary deforestation like those occurred in Mato Grosso, for example. The second largest biome in the country, after the Amazon, the Cerrado is the birthplace of waters that forms the three major river basins of the country - the Amazon, São Francisco and Paraná/Paraguay
Bettina Barros
The municipality of Luis Eduardo Magalhaes (Bahia state) has launched a campaign for the full restoration of Permanent Protection Areas on farms, the first initiative of its kind in the country. Known by the acronym APP, these areas stretch from the lands bordering water bodies up to the hillsides.
Through a partnership with the productive sector, nongovernmental organizations and the industry, the city hall aims to make green 100% of the APPs of the municipality located within the perimeter of the new agricultural frontier in western Bahia. According to the government, the environmental deficit in this category is small. Out of the 24 thousand hectares that must be preserved in APPs, only 6% need to be recovered by the rural land owners.
This is, at least, what the georeferenced map of the municipality showed, says Fernanda Aguiar, secretary of the Environment of Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, or LEM, as it is popularly know. “We need to recover two thousand hectares in preservation areas”.
The preservation is high because, contrary to other places where deforestation happened to open space for the entrance of cattle, in LEM the soil was prepared for planting. “When the land is prepared for livestock, the first area to be deforested is by the river, so that the herd can drink water", explains Valmir Ortega, of Conservation International (CI), one of the partners of the "100% Legal" project of Luis Eduardo.
The consortium also involves the Association of Farmers and Irrigators of Bahia (Aiba), and the Lina Galvani Institute, responsible for the workshops for the production of over 70 varieties of seeds with family farmers, in such a way as to supply rural land owners with plantlets and offer economic alternatives to underprivileged communities.
At first, focus will be on recovering only the degraded area. But the program anticipates new better resolution satellite images (2.5 meters) to identify, within the 94% preserved, initial stages of degradation and other sources of pressure over the native forest.
As for the hole in Legal Reserves - the percentage of 20% of native vegetation on the property that must be preserved in this part of the Cerrado - one does not speak. The logic was to start with the easiest one and achieve concrete progress. "There all this discussion on the Forest Code going on. For that reason, we do not think this is the time to deal with the Legal Reserve”, says Fernanda.
With so much discussion on the air, calling the productive sector to recover degraded areas at this point is a careful task. Not by chance, Monsanto will be in charge of the convincing job. The US agrochemical multinational company wants to take advantage of the direct channel with its customers to contribute to this "awareness". Through informal talks and workshops, sales people of the company will try to show the benefits of forests to the very pocket of farmers - the riparian vegetation, for example, prevents soil erosion.
"They will use the same sales tactics to raise awareness", says Gabriela Burian, sustainability manager for Monsanto. "In this dialogue on the restoration it will be explained why, what for and how it should be done."In recent years, Western Bahia entered the radar of agricultural investors due to the area potential yet to be exploited. According to the Department of Agriculture of LEM, there are 400 large farmers in the city, and virtually the same number of small farmers. They are dedicated to 235 thousand hectares, especially soybeans and cotton, the flagship in the region.
For this same reason, environmentalists have intensified their actions in the region. In this piece of Cerrado there are still many fragments preserved. The race, therefore, is to avoid unnecessary deforestation like those occurred in Mato Grosso, for example. The second largest biome in the country, after the Amazon, the Cerrado is the birthplace of waters that forms the three major river basins of the country - the Amazon, São Francisco and Paraná/Paraguay
Monday, September 5, 2011
Opportunities for agriculture in the climate economy - FEED2011
Winrock Intl institute for agricultural development
John kadyszewski
Why operate a carbon offset registry?
Science is clear - action is needed
Markets are the best answer to respond to the unprecedented global changes
Food security is not negotiable
Earth needs to at least double the food production in the next 30 years
Future of agriculture:
yield matters
Improve genetics, best practices, reduce input
Future land use needs careful planning
Reduce pressure on biodiversity and forest
Agricultural intensification avoided 161 GtC from 1961 to 2005
1,514 million of additional ha would be necessary from 1961 to 2005
W/o additional yield during these years
Can carbon markets offer incentives for more efficient agriculture?
California
1st compliance period 25.8million for 2013-2014
But it would be 3x more for 2015-2017
Carbon offset markets can provide new sources of revenue to the grower
Seeking a green economy with agriculture
Carolina Dubeux, UFRJ
Green economy: Low carbon, natural resources optimization and socially fair
Practices for Green Economy:
Recuperation soil fertility
Crop rotation
Erosion reduction
Reduction herbicides and pesticide
Climate Center Study based on Stern Report and weather model UK
Considering 2oC (400ppmCO2)
Climate Change (CC) interactions and cost for the country (Brazil):
impact natural resources and forestry/agriculture and energy (lower efficiency - 30%)
healthy impacts, cities,
GDP w CC x normal scenario:
Losses under CC scenario: another Brazil 2010 GDP until 2050
30 bi U$
Agriculture:
Losses from 1.7 to 4.5% GDP
Food: until 2C some rising yield
5C scenario falling yields in many developed regions
Costs for Brazil to adapt to Climate Change and % yield reduction per crop
2050
Rice: reduction 12%
Cotton less 14%
Soya less 30%
Corn less 15%
Sugar cane yield improvement 139%
Solutions:
Genetic modification (adapt to weather), irrigation
Emissions in Brazil
Forestry 61%
Agriculture 19%
Opportunities:
No-till
Pasture recuperation
Integration agric forestry pasture
Low carbon agriculture
nitrogen fixation (0.5 U$/ton Co2 eq)
Green jobs - Peter Pschen, Job creation and sustainable enterprise department at the Intl Labour Organization
1/3 in the world work for agriculture
Today: 50 millions de refugees in the agriculture due to cc
Bangladesh, Haiti, Etiopia
Haiti last October losses 15% of GDP
Intl reports:
Stern review, IPCC, McKinsey:
cc biggest challenge to reach millennium goals
Challenge for all
Green jobs and development: 20 countries
Jobs Changes to
Less energy, less emissions
it's not an option: we need stop CC and integrate poorest in the economy
High potential:
Energy efficient, environment services, agriculture and forest sustainable
Green jobs in Brazil:
2.5Mi (6.7%)
increasing more than Business as usual market
Agriculture:
>1bi workers
Main focus: poorest
Agr Directly 13% emissions, linked to forestry emissions, water, erosion
More yield need to be done w/o more inputs
Food market increase 4-5%
Reduction emission
Challenges for agriculture in Brazil:
Keep low carbon impact yield
Help other sectors to reduce emissions (biofuels)
New jobs (2 Mi/yr)
Better workforce preparation (agribusiness, cane)
Stewardship related to herbicides and pesticides
4 MI workforce can't read and need to be better prepared
green and fair jobs = green jobs
Crucial is to invest in agriculture workforce in order to ensure the transformation
John kadyszewski
Why operate a carbon offset registry?
Science is clear - action is needed
Markets are the best answer to respond to the unprecedented global changes
Food security is not negotiable
Earth needs to at least double the food production in the next 30 years
Future of agriculture:
yield matters
Improve genetics, best practices, reduce input
Future land use needs careful planning
Reduce pressure on biodiversity and forest
Agricultural intensification avoided 161 GtC from 1961 to 2005
1,514 million of additional ha would be necessary from 1961 to 2005
W/o additional yield during these years
Can carbon markets offer incentives for more efficient agriculture?
California
1st compliance period 25.8million for 2013-2014
But it would be 3x more for 2015-2017
Carbon offset markets can provide new sources of revenue to the grower
Seeking a green economy with agriculture
Carolina Dubeux, UFRJ
Green economy: Low carbon, natural resources optimization and socially fair
Practices for Green Economy:
Recuperation soil fertility
Crop rotation
Erosion reduction
Reduction herbicides and pesticide
Climate Center Study based on Stern Report and weather model UK
Considering 2oC (400ppmCO2)
Climate Change (CC) interactions and cost for the country (Brazil):
impact natural resources and forestry/agriculture and energy (lower efficiency - 30%)
healthy impacts, cities,
GDP w CC x normal scenario:
Losses under CC scenario: another Brazil 2010 GDP until 2050
30 bi U$
Agriculture:
Losses from 1.7 to 4.5% GDP
Food: until 2C some rising yield
5C scenario falling yields in many developed regions
Costs for Brazil to adapt to Climate Change and % yield reduction per crop
2050
Rice: reduction 12%
Cotton less 14%
Soya less 30%
Corn less 15%
Sugar cane yield improvement 139%
Solutions:
Genetic modification (adapt to weather), irrigation
Emissions in Brazil
Forestry 61%
Agriculture 19%
Opportunities:
No-till
Pasture recuperation
Integration agric forestry pasture
Low carbon agriculture
nitrogen fixation (0.5 U$/ton Co2 eq)
Green jobs - Peter Pschen, Job creation and sustainable enterprise department at the Intl Labour Organization
1/3 in the world work for agriculture
Today: 50 millions de refugees in the agriculture due to cc
Bangladesh, Haiti, Etiopia
Haiti last October losses 15% of GDP
Intl reports:
Stern review, IPCC, McKinsey:
cc biggest challenge to reach millennium goals
Challenge for all
Green jobs and development: 20 countries
Jobs Changes to
Less energy, less emissions
it's not an option: we need stop CC and integrate poorest in the economy
High potential:
Energy efficient, environment services, agriculture and forest sustainable
Green jobs in Brazil:
2.5Mi (6.7%)
increasing more than Business as usual market
Agriculture:
>1bi workers
Main focus: poorest
Agr Directly 13% emissions, linked to forestry emissions, water, erosion
More yield need to be done w/o more inputs
Food market increase 4-5%
Reduction emission
Challenges for agriculture in Brazil:
Keep low carbon impact yield
Help other sectors to reduce emissions (biofuels)
New jobs (2 Mi/yr)
Better workforce preparation (agribusiness, cane)
Stewardship related to herbicides and pesticides
4 MI workforce can't read and need to be better prepared
green and fair jobs = green jobs
Crucial is to invest in agriculture workforce in order to ensure the transformation
FEED 2011 - Intl Forum on Stratwgic studies for agricultural development and respect for climate
Directly from FEED:
Katia Abreu (pres of agriculture association CNA) opened the session remembering the importance to have environment and production together trying to find common factors during thus Conference. (payment for environmental services can be the option for it)
FAO representative, Helder Muteia, presented an overview about food safety in the world.
Ceo for Strategic solutions for development, Deborah la Franchi presented the strategy toward sustainability for different growers segments
Mendonca de Barros, Brazil's role providing food to the world. He called attention to cost in this path and the importance to innovate.
Pratini: the global change brought new consumers (China, India...) and Brazil needs to learn how to differentiate it's products, adding value. Remembered some top markets. Questioned the amount of 1,250,000 $/day subsidies from OECD to it's agriculture.
Asked for seriousness in this approach worldwide.
Called the attention also to the link between hungry in Africa and American subsidies to cotton.
According to him in Brazil 5 factors are ok: weather, soil, technology, water and farmers admint.
High costs are a challenge.
Katia Abreu (pres of agriculture association CNA) opened the session remembering the importance to have environment and production together trying to find common factors during thus Conference. (payment for environmental services can be the option for it)
FAO representative, Helder Muteia, presented an overview about food safety in the world.
Ceo for Strategic solutions for development, Deborah la Franchi presented the strategy toward sustainability for different growers segments
Mendonca de Barros, Brazil's role providing food to the world. He called attention to cost in this path and the importance to innovate.
Pratini: the global change brought new consumers (China, India...) and Brazil needs to learn how to differentiate it's products, adding value. Remembered some top markets. Questioned the amount of 1,250,000 $/day subsidies from OECD to it's agriculture.
Asked for seriousness in this approach worldwide.
Called the attention also to the link between hungry in Africa and American subsidies to cotton.
According to him in Brazil 5 factors are ok: weather, soil, technology, water and farmers admint.
High costs are a challenge.
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