The Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative seminar aims to present the ex-ante carbon balance tool for climate change mitigation in agriculture and forestry, assessing needs and building partnerships. Key development topics include climate labeling, sustainable land management, and the impact of agricultural policies in Sweden, with a focus on collaboration between public and private sectors. The seminar also discusses gaps in adaptation and mitigation efforts, highlighting the need for better data and effective tools for measuring carbon impact.

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Discover new Opportunities with
the Ex-Ante Carbon Balance Tool
A Climate Change Tool on
Agriculture and Forestry

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Agenda

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Objectives of the seminar
• Present the tool and spread the usage of the tool
• Assess the needs/demand related to CC mitigation for
further development of the tool
• Building partnerships

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Today’s seminar
Impact on the Climate,
the Environment, Bio-
diversity, Socially, Water,
Fauna & Flora…
CSR,
Sustainability
and Strategy
• Decreased risks
• Brand value
• Increased credibility
• Communication
• ID gaps
• “Improve what needs
to be improved”
“External
projects”
“Internal
projects”
Agriculture
Forestry
Land Use
Climate
Change
Mitigation
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Benchmark analysis
Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation in
the Agricultural & Forestry Sector

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Agenda
• Main development topics presently
• Exercise: What are the gaps/needs?

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Main development topics presently
Scientific proof for
communication, e.g.
Climate labeling 
increased consumer
awareness
Climate Smart
Agriculture
Land Use, e.g.
Sustainable Land
and Forest
Management
Food Security
CC
mitigation/adaptation in
Agriculture and Forestry
INTERNATIONALLY
NATIONALLY (Sweden)
Impacts of the CAP
in Sweden
Sustainable Forestry Life Cycle Analysis,
Carbon Footprint

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Main development topics presently
Level of focus Focus areas
Nationally
LRF (Swedish Farmers
Federation)
Swedish farmers working on solutions for CC
Climate labeling of food
“Mat & Klimat” Website for farmers and consumers
Jordbruksverket (Swedish
Board of Agriculture)
Agricultural policies, the environment and CC (linked to the CAP)
Assessed the environmental impacts of the CAP 1991-2009
Biogas
Naturvårdsverket (Swedish
Env. Protection agency)
Developing “Climatools”
A varied agricultural landscape – together with Jordbruksverket
Nordic Family Forestry “Sustainable timber to tackle CC” – sustainable forest management, Nordic
countries
SLU (The Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences)
Future Agriculture – Created 5 scenario's on the evolvement of agriculture and
Land Use (LU) for 2050
Private Sector
PepsiCo PepsiCo & Sustainable Agriculture
Cool Farm Tool – LCA on Walker’s chips
Ericsson Farmer’s World Enterprise
Tetra Pak Food for Development – Value Chain project, support to dairy farmers
H&M CDM/Gold Standards Projects for clothes (rice, cotton, water management)
Scan LCA on their meat products, material and/or services

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Focus public institutions and initiatives
Internationally
UNEP Renewable Energy, Food Security – Horn of Africa, Bridging the emissions gap, Forestry
and LU
EU CAP 2013
Sustainable biofuels and forest management in the EU
SIANI CC and Food Security
FAO Technical agency on: CC Adaptation/Mitigation, Food Security, Climate Smart Agriculture,
Forestry, Livestock, Nutrition, Biodiversity
World Bank Leading donor partner on: CC Adaptation/Mitigation, Food Security, Climate Smart
Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Nutrition, Biodiversity…
GEF , Complementary funding  CC adaptation fund,
UNDP Capacity Building, Renewables, CC mitigation/adaptation
African
Development Bank
In Africa: CC Adaptation/Mitigation, Food Security, Climate Smart Agriculture, Forestry,
Livestock, Nutrition, Biodiversity…
REDD+ Sustainable Forest Management in developing countries, avoiding deforestation
AGRA Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

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Agricultural and Forestry sector - What are the gaps/needs?
ADAPTATION
• Lack of quantitative data in developing
countries
• Increased synergies and partnerships
MITIGATION
• Lack of easy tools that measures CC
mitigation
• Certain level of incertitude from studies
that measures C sinks and C sources

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Thank you!
Questions?

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Round table discussions 1
Your work related to CC mitigation and adaptation
• What is the vision and objective with your sustainability/CSR work and/or work
related to CC mitigation and adaptation?
• In what areas are you particularly active?
• What type of projects do you have related to CC mitigation in the context of agriculture and/or
forestry?
• Is there a connection to CSR/sustainability topics?
• How do you measure your impacts?
• Which type of approach do you use, e.g. life cycle analysis?
• How do you use your results and for what purpose?
• Have you observed positive/negative outcomes from your or in general
sustainability/CSR work?
• How do you link your sustainability work to risks vs. opportunities?

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Round table discussions 2
General advantages/opportunities that the outputs of the tool could
bring to your business/organization/work
• Would it be interesting to use Ex-Act in your
business/organization/work?
• If yes, what are the reasons?
• What advantages could Ex-Act bring (project formulation, communication,
economics and finance)?
• The potential added-value of Ex-Act to your
business/organization/work
• How can Ex-Act and be integrated into your sustainability/CSR work? And
in what areas?
• Can the tool act as a complement to other tools/methodologies that you’re
currently using?
• By what means would you apply the tool, e.g. external consultants,
internal education…?
• Would you consider building partnerships?

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Pro’s & Con’s of the tool
Pro’s Con’s
Easy and cost effective to use to get a quick
estimation of the mitigation potential
Provides guidance and support in the decision-
making process for policy maker and project
designers
It is not applicable at MRV level, cannot be directly
used to calculate carbon credits
Applicable at a project, value chain and policy level Not correctly suited for value chain analysis
Takes into account Geographic's and time
Rough level of uncertainty, especially in developing
countries due to lack of data
Takes into account LU and LUC and covers a large
part of the agricultural and forestry activities
IPCC Methodology
Used in financial and economic analysis