Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System

Climate change is threatening the world’s efforts to feed a growing population. But the way we produce and distribute our food is also part of the problem, contributing almost a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. That’s more than all of the world’s heat and electricity emissions combined. This event will present the findings from our latest report, Recipe for a Livable Planet, which identifies the most cost-effective opportunities to reduce emissions across the sector. Watch a lineup of speakers give TED-style talks, and a panel of experts who will discuss the challenges and opportunities involved in moving from ambition to action. Learn more: wrld.bg/q7i850RKouY • Agriculture and Food
AGENDA & SPEAKERS
00:00 Welcome
02:29 Opening remarks by Juergen Voegele, Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank
07:54 Explainer video: Agrifood systems and climate change
10:28 Main insights from the report, by William Sutton, Global Lead for Climate Smart Agriculture and Lead Agricultural Economist, The World Bank
21:43 From challenges to solutions: Cynthia Rosenzweig, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
30:29 Deforestation: Éliane Ubalijoro, Chief Executive Officer, CIFOR-ICRAF
37:29 Private capital: Robyn O’Brien, Author, speaker, entrepreneur
46:54 Healthy food choices: Pierre Thiam, Chef, author, and social activist
56:10 Panel discussion: Pathway to transformation and making change
- Gunhild Stordalen, Founder and Executive Chair, EAT
- Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson of AKADEMIYA2063
- Ashesh Prasann, Senior Agriculture Economist, World Bank
- Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, London School of Economics
- Elizabeth Nsimadala, Board Member for the Africa Constituency of the World Farmers’ Organisation
1:41:28 Live Q&A
1:48:31 The way forward: Alexander Lotsch, Senior Climate Finance Specialist, World Bank
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