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www.siani.se “Food Security and Nutri4on for All” Foodprin(ng: Introduc)on to the seminar Ma.hew Fielding Swedish Interna(onal Agriculture Network Ini(a(ve SIANI Presented at “Six feet under: The role of soil carbon in tackling climate change” 24/5/2013

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www.siani.se   “Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

Foodprin(ng:  Introduc)on  to  the  seminar  

   

Ma.hew  Fielding    Swedish  Interna(onal  Agriculture  Network  Ini(a(ve  -­‐  SIANI  

Presented  at  “Six  feet  under:    The  role  of  soil  carbon  in  tackling  climate  change”    

24/5/2013  

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Overview  

•  Nature  is  the  basis  of  our  well-­‐being  and  our  prosperity.    •  Demand  on  natural  resources  has  doubled  since  1966  

and  we  are  currently  using  the  equivalent  of  1.5  planets  to  support  our  ac4vi4es  

•  High-­‐income  countries  have  a  footprint  five  4mes  greater  than  that  of  low-­‐income  countries.  

•  “Business  as  usual”  projec4ons  es4mate  that  we  will  need  the  equivalent  of  two  planets  by  2030  to  meet  our  annual  demands.    

•  We  can  reduce  our  footprint  by  producing  more  with  less,  and  consuming  wiser  and  be.er.  

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

WWF  One  Planet  Report  2011  

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Overview  Why  foodprin4ng  relevant  to  this  seminar?    •  To  show  soil  carbon  sequestra4on  in  the  context  of  food  

consump4on.    •  To  show  the  scale  of  the  benefits  from  soil  carbon  

sequestra4on  when  compared  to  the  CO2  emissions.  

•  To  understand  the  mo4va4on  for  why  we  want  to  store  more  carbon  in  the  soil.  

•  To  see  that  soil  carbon  sequestra4on  is  just  one  part  of  a  low  carbon  future.  

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

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Figure  from  ‘Foodprin4ng  Oxford’  report,  2012  

What  is  Foodprin(ng?  

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 •  Stockholm’s  foodprint  is  

28,500km2  (SEI  REAP  model)  

•  Stockholm  County’s  land  area  footprint  is  6,800km2.  

•  Add  an  extra  830,000  people    

•  Plus  presuming  that  ALL  of  these  coun4es  can  be  used  for  agriculture.  

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

Ecological  Foodprint  

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Ecological  Footprint  •  Sweden  uses  markets  to  acquire  this  addi4onal  produc4on.    

•  Top  3  sources  (based  on  import/export  figures):  1.  1,500  km2  in  Brazil    2.  1,325  km2  in  China  3.  743  km2  in  USA  

(Data  from  EU,  REdUSE  Scheme)  

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

(However  new  research  shows  Brazilian  soy  

footprint  alone  is  1000km2)  

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Soil  Carbon  •  In  the  context  of  massive  ecological  footprints,  high  

demand  for  fer4le  lands  and  the  resources  they  contain,  as  well  as  food  security  issues  on  top  of  widespread  soil  degrada4on,  the  op(on  of  increasing  soil  carbon  stocks  whilst  producing  more  food  on  less  land  is  en(cing.      

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

•  367  –  5505  kg  CO2/ha/yr  can  be  sequestered  in  degraded  soils  through  recommended  management  prac4ces  such  as:    

•  No-­‐(ll,  Nutrient  management,  Biochar,  Landscape  management…etc.  

Figures  from  IFPRI  2009.  

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GHG  Emissions  

Stockholm  County  4,340  kt  GHG  emissions  

=  4,340,000  tCO2

   

equivalent  =  

Carbon  sequestered  by  14,500  km2  of  temperate  forests/year  

Sweden  18,281  kt  GHG  emissions  

=  18,281,000  tCO2

   

equivalent  =  

CO2  emihed  by  5.2  coal-­‐fired  power  sta4ons.  

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

Through  looking  at  GHG  emissions  from  food  produc4on  on  a  na4onal  scale  it  is  possible  to  compare  the  CO2  equivalencies  and  to  show  how  soil  carbon  sequestra4on  techniques  mi4gate  these  emissions.  

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GHG  Emissions  Soil  Carbon  Mi(ga(on  

5505  kg  CO2/ha  =  

0.055  tCO2  /km2  

=  Could  be  mi4gated  in  

238,700  km2  

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

…In  theory.  

Stockholm  County  4,340  kt  GHG  emissions  

=  4,340,000  tCO2

   

equivalent  =  

Carbon  sequestered  by  14,500  km2  of  temperate  forests/year  

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Food  Systems  

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

Enhancements  in  soil  carbon  sequestra4on  can  be  easily  undone  through  inefficiencies  on  the  consump4on  side  via  transport,  waste  ,etc.  

Soil  carbon  sequestra4on  must  be  seen  as  an  essen4al  part  of  the  food  system  but  also  of  a  climate  mi4ga4on.  

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Coming  up  •  Coming  up  today:  – Perennial  crops  poten4al  for  climate  mi4ga4on.  – Soil  sequestra4on  of  carbon:  poten4als  and  drawbacks.  

– Cahle  feeding  strategies  to  influence  emissions  – Mi4ga4on  poten4al  of  trees  in  agriculture  – How  to  feed  the  world  whilst  keeping  carbon  locked  up.  

 

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”  

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With  thanks:  Foodprin4ng  Approach  Tom  Cur(s  –  Land  Share  www.landshare.org  

REAP  Model  Katarina  Axelsson  

 SEI  

Reports  and  sta(s(cs  from  these  ins(tu(ons:      –  Livsmedelsverket    –  SCB  (Sta4s4ska  Centralbyrån)  –  Jordbruksverket    –  REAP:  Resources  and  Energy  Analysis  Programme  –  REdUSE  -­‐  hhp://www.reduse.org/  –  US  EPA  Greenhouse  Gas  Equivalencies  Calculator  –  Javier  Godar  &  Ellie  Dawkins  -­‐  SEI  

Background  research  Anneli  Sundin    

SEI  

“Food  Security  and  Nutri4on  for  All”