Global inequality prevents effective climate protection in the land sector

Regulating greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and forestry in high-income countries alone is not enough to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. This is because the countries of the global South generally have a higher share of these emissions than those of the North. Therefore, pricing of emissions from agriculture and forestry must be extended to the global level and a global transformation towards inclusive socio-economic development must take place. The combination of these two elements simultaneously offers the greatest co-benefits in terms of water use, nitrogen losses, nutrition and health.
Effective climate policies may only be implemented in high-income countries. If inequalities are reduced, both the Paris climate targets and the UN Sustainable Development Goals could be achieved in a better way - especially in the Global South. Stronger international cooperation is needed for this, according to the PIK study.