Income induced diet changes, increased demand for biofuels, and climatic changes have already caused food price increases and consequent deforestation.
At one of today´s COP15 side event researchers from Focali (Forest, climate and livelihoods research network), University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology, discuss three main responses to the challenges this development poses: pricing the carbon emissions from deforestation, climate taxes on meat consumption, and utilization of marginal lands.>> Link to Program
Date: 14-12-2009Time: 13.00 - 15.00Room: EU pavilion, Monnet roomTopic: Mitigation
>> Link to Swedish Presidency of the European Union webpage: http://www.se2009.eu/1.26321
