Dr. Stephanie Roe is the Global Climate Lead Scientist at WWF, working to advance the science, leadership and progress on climate mitigation, climate adaptation, and nature-based solutions. She is an expert on land-based climate mitigation and biosphere-atmosphere dynamics, is a Lead Author of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is a member of the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Advisory Group. Prior to WWF, Dr. Roe led research on climate and land science and implemented climate mitigation, forest conservation, and food system interventions with various governments and NGOs across 20+ countries. She also worked with the United Nations to implement a program on reducing deforestation in Indonesia, negotiated international climate policy as a Delegate of the Philippines to the UNFCCC, advised the Public Ministry in Brazil on climate change legislation, and collaborated with Fortune 500 companies on sustainability initiatives and climate strategies. Throughout her career, Dr. Roe has worked at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic development, striving to catalyze the transition to sustainable land-use, food, and energy systems.
What is the mitigation potential of improved land-use, and how will it respond to future climate change?
Improved stewardship of land to reduce GHG emissions, enhance carbon removals and protect the residual sink have gained significant attention and importance in delivering on the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C and 2°C. To better understand the land sector’s role in mitigation pathways, this presentation will examine mitigation potentials for 20 land-based measures across >200 countries, and compare methods used in the IPCC reports including technical and economic estimates using “bottom-up” sectoral and integrated assessment model approaches. To address one of the main gaps in mitigation potential literature identified by the IPCC, this presentation will also explore the impact of future climate change on land-based sequestration potential.