Project objectives

SeQUEsTER will apply a transdisciplinary approach to co-develop with relevant stakeholders potential pathways towards carbon neutrality by 2050 for Ireland’s AFOLU sector, considering bioeconomy innovations. We will apply cutting-edge bioeconomic and consequential life cycle assessment modelling to quantify the sustainability of these prospective scenarios. We will generate a scientifically rigorous evidence base for academic, policy and industry stakeholders regarding the GHG mitigation efficacy and wider sustainability of AFOLU transitions.

The SeQUEsTER team will address the following Objectives:

• Compile a review of current evidence on GHG mitigation in AFOLU
• Derive operational definitions of the “carbon neutrality” concept in an AFOLU context
• Initiate and maintain transdisciplinary cooperation among stakeholders
• Develop indicative scenarios of (pathways towards) AFOLU carbon neutrality
• Critically evaluate current models used to project AFOLU emissions and sinks
• Develop existing bioeconomic models into an AFOLU bioeconomic modelling architecture
• Apply AFOLU bioeconomic models to generate information on environmental (GHG and ammonia emissions, nutrient losses) and economic outcomes from business and usual and indicative carbon neutrality scenarios