Priorities for mitigating greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions to meet UK policy targets

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  • Sarah Buckingham
    Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh
  • Cairistiona F.E Topp
    Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh
  • Pete Smith
    University of Aberdeen
  • Vera Eory
    Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh
  • Dave Chadwick
  • Christina K. Baxter
    ADAS Boxworth
  • Joanna M. Cloy
    Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh
  • Sean Connolly
    University of Galway
  • Emily Cooledge
  • Nicolas Cowan
    Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
  • Julia Drewer
    Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
  • Colm Duffy
    The James Hutton Institute, Dundee
  • Naomi J. Fox
    Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh
  • Asma Jebari
    Rothamsted Research Centre
  • Becky Jenkins
    Ricardo Energy & Environment
  • Dominika J. Krol
    Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, Teagasc, Co.Wexford
  • Kara Marsden
  • Graham A. McAuliffe
    Rothamsted Research Centre
  • Steven J. Morrison
    Agri-food and Biosciences Institute of Northern Ireland (AFBINI)
  • Vincent O'Flaherty
    University of Galway
  • Rachael Ramsey
    Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh
  • Karl G Richards
    Environment, Soils and Land Use Department, Teagasc, Co.Wexford
  • Rainer Roehe
    Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh
  • Joanne Smith
    Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen,
  • Kate Smith
    ADAS Boxworth
  • Taro Takahashi
    Rothamsted Research Centre
  • Rachel E. Thorman
    ADAS Boxworth
  • John Williams
    ADAS Boxworth
  • Jeremy Wiltshire
    Ricardo Energy & Environment
  • Robert M. Rees
    Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh
Agriculture plays a critical role in providing food and maintaining food security whist at the same time delivering multiple other ecosystem services and is essential for food production and food security. However, agricultural systems are generally a net source of greenhouse gases and ammonia They therefore need to play a crucial role in climate change mitigation and net zero ambitions. It is widely acknowledged that there is a need to further reduce and mitigate emissions across sectors, including agriculture to address the climate emergency and emissions gap. This discussion paper outlines a collation of opinions from a range of experts within agricultural research and advisory roles following a greenhouse gas and ammonia emission mitigation workshop held in the UK in March 2022. The meeting identified the top mitigation priorities within the UK’s agricultural sector to achieve reductions in greenhouse gases and ammonia that are compatible with policy targets. In addition, experts provided an overview of what they believe are the key knowledge gaps, future opportunities and co benefits to mitigation practices as well as indicating the potential barriers to uptake for mitigation scenarios discussed.
Original languageEnglish
JournalFrontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
Early online date6 May 2023
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Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 6 May 2023

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