Logo image
Agricultural greenhouse gas emission reporting: the implications for farm management
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Agricultural greenhouse gas emission reporting: the implications for farm management

J. Young, R. Kingwell, A. Bathgate and A. Thompson
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Vol.40(3), pp.261-276
2016
url
Link to Published Version *Subscription may be requiredView

Abstract

Concerns about the environmental and economic impacts of increasing greenhouse gas emissions, including those from agriculture, have caused many nations to commit to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Various methodologies are used to measure and report emissions. We outline the range of metrics and discuss the rationale and limitations of their use in greenhouse gas emission reporting, especially for livestock production. We highlight how farm management is affected by the measurement metrics that are applied. On balance more complex reporting measures are more likely to usefully serve farmers, extension agents, and agricultural researchers to achieve beneficial environmental outcomes at least cost to farm businesses and governments.

Details

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#2 Zero Hunger
#13 Climate Action
#14 Life Below Water

Source: InCites

Metrics

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types
Domestic collaboration
Citation topics
3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
3.45 Soil Science
3.45.397 Nitrogen Management
Web Of Science research areas
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
ESI research areas
Agricultural Sciences
Logo image