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It’s been suggested that farming contributes to around 12% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with land use associated with agriculture (such as deforestation to clear land for crop production) increasing this overall share to 25% of global GHG emissions. As the climate change emergency continues to threaten global food production and security, there is a growing need to modify or relocate existing farming systems to reduce their environmental impact and ensure a safe, sustainable and sufficient supply of food.
Agriculture, land use and the path to net zero provides a comprehensive overview of the role of agriculture in contributing to GHG emissions, including the role of farming in generating different GHGs and how these can be reduced. It also assesses ways agricultural land use can be used to offset emissions through different carbon sequestration strategies (whether through changing farming practices or restoring landscapes to optimise carbon storage). The book then reviews the challenges and opportunities faced by different regions in developing appropriate land use strategies for agriculture to achieve the goal of net zero.
Dr Robert M. Rees is an Emeritus Professor in Agriculture and Climate Change and former Head of the Carbon Management Centre at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK. With over 200 published papers, Professor Rees is internationally renowned for his research on soil carbon sequestration, agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, nutrient cycling and ways agriculture can adapt to climate change.
Dr Jørgen E. Olesen is Professor in Climate Change and Agriculture and Head of the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark. He is also an Adjunct Professor at both China Agricultural University and Gansu Agricultural University, China. He is internationally recognized for his research on the effects of agriculture on the environment and how environmental change affects agroecosystems.
Part 1 The problem
- 1.The climate problem and the role of agriculture: David Reay, University of Edinburgh, UK; and Hannah Ritchie, University of Oxford, UK;
- 2.Key issues and challenges in accounting for greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector: Donald J. Wuebbles and Atul K. Jain, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA;
- 3.Sources of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions on farms: Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Aarhus University, Denmark;
- 4.Sources of methane from livestock and land use: Mohamed Embaby, Madison Kindberg, and Frank Mitloehner, University of California–Davis, USA;
- 5.Land use and the global carbon cycle: Syvlia H. Vetter, University of Aberdeen, UK;
Part 2 Solutions
- 6.Mitigating nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agriculture: Cecile A. M. de Klein and Pablo L. Ribeiro, Bioeconomy Science Institute – AgResearch Group, New Zealand; Diego Abalos, Aarhus University, Denmark; Dominika J. Krol and Karl G. Richards, Teagasc, Ireland; and Gerard L. Velthof, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands;
- 7.Mitigating methane (CH4) emissions from beef cattle: Carol-Anne Duthie, Gemma Miller and Rainer Roehe, Beef and Sheep Research Centre – Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK;
- 8.Increasing carbon sinks: options for soil carbon sequestration: Bas van Wesemael, UCLouvain, Belgium; and Yue Zhou, Ecole Normale Superieure, France;
- 9.Farmer decision-making and climate-smart farming: Andrew P. Barnes, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK; and David Shearer, Australian National University, Australia;
Part 3 National and regional profiles
- 10.Africa: climate change, agriculture and land use: Bouthayna El Amine, Samuel Weniga Anuga, Mohamed Louay Metougui and Boubacar Amadou Cisse, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco; Michael Jacobson, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco and The Pennsylvania State University, USA; and Ngonidzashe Chirinda, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco;
- 11.Europe: climate change, agriculture and land use: Jørgen E. Olesen, Aarhus University, Denmark;
- 12.North America: climate change, agriculture and land use: E.J. Daly and C. Wagner-Riddle, University of Guelph, Canada;
- 13.South America: climate change, agriculture and land use: Patricia Ricci and Laura Gualdrón-Duarte, Institute of Innovation for Agricultural Production and Sustainable Development (IPADS INTA – CONICET), Argentina; Guilhermo Congio, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Andrea Irigoyen and Claudia Faverín, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina; and Nuria Lewczuk, Emiliano Sosa and Germán Cantón, Institute of Innovation for Agricultural Production and Sustainable Development (IPADS INTA – CONICET), Argentina;
- 14.East Asia: climate change, agriculture and land use: Xue Tian, Hainan University, China; Robert M. Rees, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK; and Xiaotang Ju, Hainan University, China;
- 15.South Asia: climate change, agriculture and land use: Muhammad Ashir Hameed and Muhammad Mughees Ud Din, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Yangzhou University, China; and Abdul Wakeel, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan;
- 16.Regional variation in the potential to reach net zero emissions in global agriculture: Gerard H. Ros and Wim De Vries, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands;