Big changes to land use are needed for Ireland to become climate-neutral by 2050
A 26-90 per cent reduction in grassland for grazing all animals would be needed to meet the 2050 emissions target. Photograph: Irina BelcikovaWhat will our landscape look like in 2050? The future is uncertain, but we know that we must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees to avoid dangerous climate change.
In just 26 years we have committed to net zero by 2050, which is needed to keep global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees or well below 2 degrees. To achieve net zero we will need to layer many uses on to a limited supply of land. Our land will be used for renewable energy in the form of solar and wind farms, sustainable food production, forestry and for the conservation and restoration of nature.
At a minimum, land use needs to meet an agreed definition of net zero, but we will also need land use in the future to remove CO2 to remain within the boundaries of dangerous climate change. Shifting land use to sequester CO2 from the atmosphere will mean that native and non-native forestry, bog restoration and peatland soil rewetting will become much more important over the coming years.
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