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More than 130 countries have now ratified the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which seeks to hold the rise in global average temperatures to well below 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels. 
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However, the collective emissions reductions pledged by countries by 2030 are too high to meet these goals cost effectively, and in many instances, the ways in which countries plan to meet their pledges are not clear. This is particularly significant when it comes to agricultural and in particular livestock emissions, where as many as 70 countries signaled an intention to reduce emissions but very few specify ways to achieve this. 
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This presentation will review the contribution of agricultural and specifically livestock emissions to global climate change, and the extent to which the ability to meet temperature goals of the Paris Agreement might depend on an effective contribution from agriculture to global mitigation efforts. The presentation will also discuss options, challenges and progress in engaging countries in emission reductions in the livestock sector, and will provide an overview of how upcoming reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and related international initiatives can help clarify the potential for agriculture to contribute to global efforts to address climate change, and ways to increase this contribution while supporting global food security objectives.
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<strong>To hear more, register now for the&#160;NZ&#160;GHG mitigation conference - 28 March</strong>&#160;
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