Project
Tradeoffs in climate research addressing the carbon storage gap analysis primary production
Climate solutions are needed to reach societal goals on climate neutrality and resilience. However, every solution will impact other objectives present. In this research, we will identify synergies and trade-offs of climate solutions by combining knowledge from four thematic areas: agriculture, urban, forest & nature, and water bodies.
Circular and Climate Neutral Society (CCNS) related projects require a multidisciplinary evaluation of synergies and trade-offs of transition related innovations to not overlook unwanted side effects. This evaluation is complex since it requires integration and weighing of viewpoints from highly different angles and expertise, each one with their own jargon, prioritisations and views on impact. In this project, we will explore the use of the Butterfly Framework to assess synergies and trade-offs of climate solutions from different disciplines and provide examples in the thematic areas of agriculture, urban and marine.
The project aims to develop a methodology and, by applying it on four case studies, to increase the understanding of synergies and trade-offs, by looking through the eyes of different experts and to make the synergies and trade-offs insightful through a multidisciplinary approach. When a climate solution is applied to one thematic area, it will cause synergies and trade-offs with the objectives of other areas. The Butterfly framework will be used in this project to define the assessment objectives for synergies and trade-offs.
The Butterfly framework presents an overview of system relations on the level of the technical system, the ecological system, the socio-economic system, and their inter-relations. Through this research, we contribute to OneWUR's intent to advise decision makers on the interpretation of the synergies and trade-offs for selected interventions to contribute to a circular and climate neutral society.
Publications
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Synergies & Trade-Offs of Wageningen Climate Solutions in Primary Production Systems : Case Study: Agriculture Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils
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Synergies & trade-offs of Wageningen climate solutions in primary production systems : Urban case study biobased construction materials: contributing to a sustainable housing system in Europe and enhancing climate neutral and resilient cities
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Case study: Marine: Low trophic Marine Production systems in offshore wind farms at the North Sea : Synergies & Trade-offs of Wageningen Climate Solutions in Primary Production Systems
Wageningen: Wageningen University & Research -
Synergies & Trade-Offs of Wageningen Climate Solutions in Primary Production System - Case Study: Agriculture : Using Mycotoxins-Contaminated Crops as Substrates for Insect Rearing
Wageningen University & Research (Factsheet KB 34 Circular and climate neutral society March, 2024)