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Implicaciones de limitar las concentraciones de CO2 para el uso del suelo y la energía
Marshall Wise1, Katherine Calvin, Allison Thomson
1Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Research Institute at the University of Maryland-College Park, 5825 University Research Court, Suite 3500, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 30, 2009
Resumen
La integración de los sistemas de tierra y energía para la gestión del dióxido de carbono (CO2) reduce los costos, pero aumenta los precios de los alimentos. La productividad agrícola es clave para limitar las emisiones de CO2 del uso de la tierra.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias ambientales Ciencias ambientales.
- Mitigación del cambio climático mitigación del cambio climático.
- Economía Agrícola La Economía Agrícola es la economía de la agricultura.
Sus antecedentes:
- La gestión del dióxido de carbono atmosférico (CO2) requiere abordar las emisiones antropogénicas de fuentes terrestres e industriales.
- Las estrategias actuales de mitigación a menudo abordan los sistemas de energía y tierra por separado.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Explorar las implicaciones de un régimen de mitigación integral que integre los sistemas terrestre y energético para limitar las concentraciones de CO2 atmosférico.
- Evaluar los impactos económicos y de uso de la tierra de tal enfoque integrado.
Principales métodos:
- Modelado de los efectos integrados de los sistemas terrestres y energéticos en las concentraciones de CO2.
- Analizar las consecuencias económicas para la agricultura, incluidos los cambios en el uso de la tierra y los precios de los alimentos.
Principales resultados:
- Un enfoque integral que integre los sistemas terrestres y energéticos reduce el costo de cumplir con los objetivos ambientales.
- Esta estrategia integrada conduce a la expansión de ecosistemas y bosques no gestionados.
- Se prevé que los precios de los cultivos alimenticios y el ganado aumenten significativamente.
Conclusiones:
- La integración de los sistemas terrestres y energéticos ofrece un camino rentable para limitar el CO2 atmosférico.
- Los cambios significativos en el uso de la tierra y el aumento de los precios agrícolas son las implicaciones clave.
- Los avances en la tecnología de la productividad de los cultivos son cruciales para gestionar las emisiones de cambio de uso de la tierra y limitar el CO2.
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