A food system in balance - how do we limit greenhouse gases and air pollution from food production?

Agriculture contributes to emissions of both air pollutants and greenhouse gases. It is both reasonable and necessary to decrease these emissions, if we want to be serious about protecting our ecosystems from eutrophication and acidification, breathing cleaner air and mitigating climate change. But you cannot ignore the fact that cows are not cars. End-of-pipe solutions have their limitations also in other sectors, but in food production it is even more evident. We will have to think structurally.

The purpose of this second workshop is - through collective learning and knowledge sharing - to build a common problem scenario for the Nordic food system, a work we started at our previous workshop in Copenhagen.  This time there will be a stronger emphasis on identifying areas for action and exploring policies that could support another development. Our focus will be on what should be done in the Nordic countries, without forgetting the global perspective.

The workshop will be held on 25-26 March 2014, at Wendelsbergs kursgård close to Gothenburg.

Programme

Tuesday
10:30-11:00 Arrival
11:00 -11:30 Presentation of participants
11:30-12:00 Reports from the Nordic countries
12:00-12:40 Climate friendly agriculture by 2050 - Karin Hjerpe, Swedish Board of Agriculture
12:40-13:40 Lunch
13:40-14:20 Greenhouse gases and nitrogen – challenges for global agriculture - Christel Cederberg, Chalmers
14:00-14:40 Climate tax on food - Fredrik Hedenus, Chalmers
14:40-15:00 Refreshments
15:00-16:00 Recapture of previuos conceptual modelling - Salim Belyazid
16:00-18:00 Conceptual modelling
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:00-20:00 Conceptual modelling

Wednesday
08:00-09:00 Breakfast
09:00-12:00 Conceptual modelling
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Summarising and finalising the conceptual model
14:00-15:00 Future prospects, where to from here?

We will pay for food and accommodation (in double rooms) for 15 participants. For the cost of 355 SEK, you can also choose to stay in a single room. You don’t need to have participated in the previous workshop to attend this time.

Last day to register is the 10 March. If you want to take part, sign up here.

The event is organised together with Friends of the Earth Denmark, Frie Bønder - Levende land in Denmark, The Finnish Society for Nature and Environment and Norsk Bonde- og Småbrukarlag and is part of a project financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers.