Decarbonising Food Systems: Opportunities for a Concerned ASEAN

Decarbonising Food Systems: Opportunities for a Concerned ASEAN

BACKGROUND The landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 provided the impetus for countries “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial level” by the end of the century. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from food systems are considered a major cause of the temperature rise. Food systems include agriculture and supply chains to bring food to consumers. Globally, food systems account for 25–30% of total GHG emissions, made up of carbon d…