Results for publications tagged: Sustainable agriculture land use and forestry
Bioenergy Burning: A Compendium of Studies
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The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Bioenergy Burning: A Compendium of Studies
This document is a compendium of various written products CEA has produced for The David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s Beyond Bioenergy strategy over the past five years. The information includes: a briefing presented on the current trends, threats, and opportunities presented by bioenergy; a primer on bioenergy and its economics and emissions profile; an analysis to quantify the emissions footprint of bioenergy; and high-level findings from CEA’s 2023 mid-term review of the 2020-2024 Beyond Bioenergy strategy.
Soil to Sky: Climate Solutions that Transform
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CLIMA Fund
Soil to Sky: Climate Solutions that Transform
This report synthesizes evidence of how grassroots movements successfully mitigate climate change, specifically in the food and energy sectors. This report was prepared by CEA Consulting with support from Gopal Dayaneni at the request of the CLIMA Fund, a funder collaborative comprised of four public foundations: Global Greengrants Fund, Grassroots International, Thousand Currents, and the Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights. The report seeks to spark inspiration and reflection within the climate funding community by: 1) lifting up effective grassroots climate solutions shifting food and energy systems, and 2) providing recommendations on who, how, and what to fund for durable and transformative change.
Reducing Climate Policy Risk
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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Reducing Climate Policy Risk
This report identifies the largest sources of uncertainty and omitted greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in the land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sections of the U.S. National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (NGHGI). It provides recommendations for how to address the highest priority uncertainties and omissions. The report and underlying analysis was developed by CEA in partnership with partners and advisors.
Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change in Agriculture
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Climate and Land Use Alliance
Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change in Agriculture
This report, which CEA co-authored with Climate Focus on behalf of the Climate and Land Use Alliance, examined the global greenhouse gas mitigation potential of the agriculture sector. It presents a first-of-its kind global, meta-analysis for the sector.
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies for California Dairies
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Sustainable Conservation
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies for California Dairies
In 2015, CEA worked with Sustainable Conservation, in partnership with both the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the dairy industry, to further investigate the economic implications of various options to reduce methane emissions from California dairies in the context of California’s emerging Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy.
Local Foods: A Guide for Investors and Philanthropist
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Slow Money, CEA Consulting
Local Foods: A Guide for Investors and Philanthropist
CEA published this white paper on investment opportunities in local foods, based on three local food economy assessments that CEA conducted on behalf of Slow Money in 2008 and 2009.
Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation, Agriculture Production, and Social Inclusion in the Cerrado Biome
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Climate and Land Use Alliance
Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation, Agriculture Production, and Social Inclusion in the Cerrado Biome
In 2015/2016, on behalf of the Climate and Land Use Alliance, CEA developed this assessment on the Cerrado Biome. The work was conducted in partnership with a Brazilian project manager and with guidance and input from several Brazilian civil society organizations and researchers. CEA also developed a set of strategic recommendations based on our research, designed to contribute to the development of CLUA’s emerging Cerrado strategy.
Soil to Sky: Climate Solutions that Work
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CLIMA Fund
Soil to Sky: Climate Solutions that Work
This report aggregates research on the use of grassroots solutions in addressing climate change. It was prepared by CEA Consulting on behalf of the CLIMA Fund (Climate Leaders in Movement Action). It is the first known attempt to quantify the contributions of grassroots solutions to climate change.
