US EditionGreenhouse Gas Emissions From Global Production and Use of Nitrogen Synthetic Fertilisers in Agriculture
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Greenhouse gas emissions from global production and use of nitrogen synthetic fertilisers in agriculture
The global agri-food system relies on synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilisation to increase crop yields, yet the use of synthetic N fertiliser is unsustainable. In this study we estimate global greenhouse (GHG) emissions due to synthetic N fertiliser manufacture, transportation, and field use in agricultural systems. By developing the largest field-level dataset available on N2O soil emissions we estimate national, regional and global N2O direct emis…
Nothing indicates that it is possible for agriculture to achieve climate goals Agriculture accounts for 9.5 percent of Norway's greenhouse gas emissions. The Office of the Auditor General has investigated whether climate policy for agriculture has worked as intended. Agricultural emissions in 2023 were 4.5 million tons of CO2 equivalents, according to Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Environment Agency, compared to 4.8 tons in 2020. The Offi…
The Norwegian Audit Office: It Is Apparently Impossible to Achieve the Climate Goals for Agriculture
Agriculture is to make major emissions cuts by 2030, but there is nothing to suggest that this is possible, says the Office of the Auditor General. – Scandal, says the Liberal Party.
Agriculture should implement major emission cuts by 2030, but there is nothing to indicate that this is possible, according to the Office of the Auditor General.
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