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Agriculture`s greenhouse gas emissions on the rise

New FAO estimates of greenhouse gas data show that emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past fifty years and could increase an additional 30 percent by 2050, without greater efforts to reduce them. This is the first time that FAO has released its own global estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use ...

Apr. 11, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Helping countries reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

With the consequences of climate change for the world's food production systems becoming increasingly clear, more needs to be done to capitalize on agriculture's potential to mitigate global warming, says a new FAO guidance document published today. Agriculture is directly responsible for over 10 percent of all human-caused ...

Aug. 6, 2013

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Agriculture and Livestock Remain Major Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New Worldwatch Institute study examines the agricultural sector’s impact on global greenhouse gas emissions Washington, D.C.—Global greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector totaled 4.69 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2010 (the most recent year for which data are available), an increase of 13 percent over 1990 ...

May 8, 2013

By Worldwatch Institute

Livestock research shows dramatic greenhouse gas reduction

Scientists in South East Asia have measured greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from goats and cattle in a series of research projects investigating the effects of different feeding regimes. By changing the animals’ diets, GHG emission reductions of up to 60% have been achieved. 21 different research projects have been reviewed ...

May 3, 2018

By Gasmet Technologies Oy

Cattle contribute to greenhouse gas production in soil

As harmless as cattle may seem, they are regarded as a threat to the climate. Through their digestion they produce the green house gas methane, which they expel continuously. Scientists from the Institute of Soil Ecology of the GSF – National Research Centre for Environment and Health in Neuherberg, Germany and Czech colleagues at the Budwies Academy of Sciences have shown that cattle can boost ...

Nov. 16, 2007

By European Commission, Directorate General for Research & Innovation

Greenhouse gas calculator connects farming practices with carbon credits

Greenhouse gas markets, where invisible gases are traded, must seem like black boxes to most people. Farmers can make money on these markets, such as the Chicago Climate Exchange, by installing methane capture technologies in animal-based systems, no-till farming, establishing grasslands, and planting trees. Farmers, students, extension educators, offset aggregators, and other stakeholders need ...

Aug. 9, 2010

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Major cuts of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock within reach

Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and technologies, according to a new study released today by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The report, Tackling climate change through livestock: A ...

Sep. 26, 2013

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Advancing agricultural adaptation and mitigation

This policy brief, published by Science, examines how agricultural science can help improve policies for climate change adaptation and ...

Jan. 24, 2012

By SciDev.Net

New project against greenhouse gases

France has at last officially launched the system of domestic projects aimed at providing financial incentives to economic sectors outside the European CO2 quota trading system to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The public finance organisation, “Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations”, which last week announced it had compensated its annual emissions, will be at the heart of the initiative. It ...

Jan. 4, 2007

Report highlights conflict in agricultural research

Efforts to increase food production are clashing with efforts to reduce agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions says a group of international scientists. Agricultural research to improve food security often depends on technology to increase yields and crop intensification -- resulting in greenhouse gas ...

Nov. 17, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Gauging the impact of climate on U.S. agriculture

Original story at MIT News To assess the likely impact of climate change on U.S. agriculture, researchers typically run a combination of climate and crop models that project how yields of maize, wheat, and other key crops will change over time. But the suite of models commonly used in these ...

Jul. 7, 2016

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Simulating the effect of climate change on agriculture

Increased atmospheric CO2 levels and climate change are believed to contribute to extreme weather conditions, which is a major concern for many. And beyond extreme events, global warming is also predicted to affect agriculture.1,2 ...

Nov. 14, 2017

By Edinburgh Sensors Ltd

Can Livestock Help Reduce Greenhouse Gases?

Wider use of best practices and technologies could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the livestock industry, according to a recent United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report. The 139-page report, “Tackling climate change through livestock: A global assessment of emissions and mitigation opportunities,” is ...

Nov. 27, 2013

By American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Produced by the UK’s Arable Sector Significantly Lower Than Previously Thought!

Nitrous oxide is an important greenhouse gas, contributing more than 40% of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions. Previously, production levels of nitrous oxide from soil were calculated at 1% a unit of nitrogen (N) applied. However, Farmers Weekly report that the five-year average Minimising Nitrous Oxide (MIN-NO) research study estimate for UK arable land is 0.46% of N applied, taking ...

Nov. 9, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

EPA finds greenhouse gases (GHGs) harmful

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) makes emissions reporting mandatory A major cause of climate change is the harm that is done to the Earth by man-made chemicals. Whilst chemicals, such as those used to produce day by day items, operate equipment and generally make life easier, are necessary, they present a threat to the environment. EPA Place Limits on GHGsGovernments around the world ...

Sep. 16, 2009

By Verisae

Position paper Climate-smart agriculture

Climate change fundamentally shifts the agricultural development agenda. Changing temperature and precipitation, sea level rise, and the rising frequency of extreme climate events will significantly reduce global food production in this century unless action is taken. Major investments, private and public, will be needed. Adapting agriculture to climate change is necessary to achieve food ...

Apr. 15, 2014

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

US heavy industry reduces greenhouse emissions by 1.4%

The US Department of Energy (DOE) this week released its 'Climate VISION Progress Report 2007', which reports on the actions taken by energy-intensive industries to improve greenhouse gas emissions intensity of their operations from 2002 to 2006. The report indicates that the power and energy-intensive industrial sectors improved their combined emissions intensity by 9.4 ...

Feb. 12, 2008

By U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

The Public University of Navarre is participating in a European project on sustainable management and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in irrigation farming

Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is used by plants to build their tissues, and when plants die, the carbon can reach the soil in which they grow. If the way of cultivating the earth can be optimized to prevent some of this carbon from returning to the atmosphere in the form of CO2, it will be contributing towards cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, one of the main causes of global ...

Dec. 12, 2013

By Elhuyar Fundazioa - Basque Research

Conservation and agriculture must work together

Conservationists and agriculturalists must harness new, integrated approaches to achieve biodiversity and agricultural goals, argues Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN Environment Programme. Agricultural development is ...

Apr. 19, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Africa could reduce greenhouse gases, says UN

Although Africa contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources other than fossil fuels, it could be absorbing more carbon from the atmosphere than it puts back in, according to CarboAfrica, an international research project of 15 institutions from Africa and Europe that includes FAO. Studying wild fires in South Africa's Kruger Park, carbon dioxide flows in the ...

Nov. 25, 2008

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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