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Towards the development of a GHG emissions baseline for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector, South Africa
South Africa is a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and as such is required toreport on Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Energy, Transport, Waste and the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)sectors every two years in national inventories. The AFOLU sector is unique in that it comprises both sources and sinks for GHGs.Emissions from the AFOLU sector are estimated to contribute a quarter of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. GHG emissionssources from agriculture include enteric fermentation; manure management; manure deposits on pastures, and soil fertilization.Emissions sources from Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) include anthropogenic land use activities such as: management of croplands,forests and grasslands and changes in land use cover (the conversion of one land use to another). South Africa has improvedthe quantification of AFOLU emissions and the understanding of the dynamic relationship between sinks and sources over the pastdecade through projects such as the 2010 GHG Inventory, the Mitigation Potential Analysis (MPA), and the National Terrestrial CarbonSinks Assessment (NTCSA). These projects highlight key mitigation opportunities in South Africa and discuss their potentials. Theproblem remains that South Africa does not have an emissions baseline for the AFOLU sector against which the mitigation potentialscan be measured. The AFOLU sector as a result is often excluded from future emission projections, giving an incomplete picture ofSouth Africa’s mitigation potential. The purpose of this project was to develop a robust GHG emissions baseline for the AFOLU sectorwhich will enable South Africa to project emissions into the future and demonstrate its contribution towards the global goal of reducingemissions.
Towards the development of a GHG emissions baseline for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector, South Africa
South Africa is a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and as such is required toreport on Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Energy, Transport, Waste and the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)sectors every two years in national inventories. The AFOLU sector is unique in that it comprises both sources and sinks for GHGs.Emissions from the AFOLU sector are estimated to contribute a quarter of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. GHG emissionssources from agriculture include enteric fermentation; manure management; manure deposits on pastures, and soil fertilization.Emissions sources from Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) include anthropogenic land use activities such as: management of croplands,forests and grasslands and changes in land use cover (the conversion of one land use to another). South Africa has improvedthe quantification of AFOLU emissions and the understanding of the dynamic relationship between sinks and sources over the pastdecade through projects such as the 2010 GHG Inventory, the Mitigation Potential Analysis (MPA), and the National Terrestrial CarbonSinks Assessment (NTCSA). These projects highlight key mitigation opportunities in South Africa and discuss their potentials. Theproblem remains that South Africa does not have an emissions baseline for the AFOLU sector against which the mitigation potentialscan be measured. The AFOLU sector as a result is often excluded from future emission projections, giving an incomplete picture ofSouth Africa’s mitigation potential. The purpose of this project was to develop a robust GHG emissions baseline for the AFOLU sectorwhich will enable South Africa to project emissions into the future and demonstrate its contribution towards the global goal of reducingemissions.
Towards the development of a GHG emissions baseline for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector, South Africa
Stevens, L.B. (Autor:in) / Henri, J. (Autor:in) / Van Nierop, M. (Autor:in) / van Staden, E. (Autor:in) / Lodder, J. (Autor:in) / Piketh, S.J. (Autor:in)
03.12.2016
doi:10.17159/2410-972X/2016/v26n2a11
Clean Air Journal; Vol 26 No 2 (2016): Clean Air Journal; 34-39 ; 1017-1703 ; 2410-972X
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
710
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