How do climate change and bio-energy alter the long-term outlook for food, agriculture and resource availability? (Presentation)

This report examines the impact of climate change and bioenergy on food, agriculture, and resource availability.

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The research method involved an assessment framework that included climate modeling, agro-ecological zoning, and a global food-feed-biofuel system model. It used a database comprising 2.2 million grid cells to assess agricultural potential and employed scenarios to project the impacts of biofuel expansion on food system indicators and resource use. The study also considered the sensitivity of agro-ecosystems to global environmental changes and used the World Food System Model to simulate the behavior of producers, consumers, and governments in response to biofuel scenarios.

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The report analyzes the effects of climate change and bioenergy on global food systems, agriculture, and resource availability, considering factors such as biofuel expansion, land use, and agricultural productivity. It assesses the agro-ecological potential of biofuel feedstocks and their implications for food prices, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions. The study uses various scenarios to project changes up to 2050, highlighting the uneven geographic distribution of climate change impacts on crop production and the potential for adaptation strategies to mitigate some effects. It also examines the competition between biofuels and food production, the risk of hunger, and the additional demand for resources such as land and nitrogen fertilizer.

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Categories: 2050 time horizon | 2050s time horizon | English publication language | Global geographic scope | adaptation strategies | agriculture | bioenergy | biofuel feedstocks | biofuels | climate change | economic impacts | energy security | food security | global warming | greenhouse gas emissions | land use | resource availability