Multiple Pathways to Decarbonise the Agri-Food Sector in Asia Identified in 2023 Asia Food Challenge Report
Key summary
Agri-food accounts for over a third of global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, second only to energy. This dynamic is even more pronounced in some regions in Asia, such as South and South East Asia, where it is up to 50% of total emissions.
There is the potential to reduce carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from agri-food in Asia by 12% (equivalent to 840 Mt CO2e) ahead of 203