1.
Webinar, Wednesday 22 April 2020
Soil carbon sequestration in the
Nationally Determined
Contributions

2.
How much mitigation is required in agriculture
globally to meet climate policy targets?
Wollenberg et al. 2016

3.
Global sources of carbon sinks - AFOLU
Afforestation/
reforestation
29%
Agroforestry
1%
Wetland restoration
12%Forest mgmt
22%
Soil carbon
18%
Biochar
18%
Chart Title
A/R Agroforestry Wetland restoration Forest mgmt Soil C Biochar
9.9 – 26 GTCO2e

4.
119 countries included agriculture in NDC
mitigation targets
Sectorally (104) or as part of economy-wide target (15)
Richards 2018
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/105
68/73255
NDCs should seek
• Highest possible ambition (Article 4.3) and show progress beyond
previous NDC (Article 4.3)
• Economy-wide emissions targets or progress toward such (Article 4.4)

5.
NDC requirement: CTU principle
Article 4.8 requires Parties to provide the information necessary for
clarity, transparency and understanding of the NDC
Primary function is to help understand the NDC mitigation target
under Article 4, but also tracking and accounting for progress.

6.
Our question
Given the importance of soil carbon for climate targets…
How are countries specifying soil carbon targets, policies
and measures in their NDCs?
• What are the challenges?
• What more can be done?
• A collaboration of CGIAR-CCAFS, 4p1000, German
Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BLE) and
Breakthrough Solutions

7.
Agenda