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Synthesis and Review: Advancing agricultural greenhouse gas quantification

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Olander, LP; Wollenberg, E; Tubiello, FN; Herold, M
Published in: Environmental Research Letters
July 1, 2014

Reducing emissions of agricultural greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as methane and nitrous oxide, and sequestering carbon in the soil or in living biomass can help reduce the impact of agriculture on climate change while improving productivity and reducing resource use. There is an increasing demand for improved, low cost quantification of GHGs in agriculture, whether for national reporting to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), underpinning and stimulating improved practices, establishing crediting mechanisms, or supporting green products. This ERL focus issue highlights GHG quantification to call attention to our existing knowledge and opportunities for further progress. In this article we synthesize the findings of 21 papers on the current state of global capability for agricultural GHG quantification and visions for its improvement. We conclude that strategic investment in quantification can lead to significant global improvement in agricultural GHG estimation in the near term. © 2014 IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Environmental Research Letters

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1748-9326

Publication Date

July 1, 2014

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9

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7

Related Subject Headings

  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
 

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Olander, L. P., Wollenberg, E., Tubiello, F. N., & Herold, M. (2014). Synthesis and Review: Advancing agricultural greenhouse gas quantification. Environmental Research Letters, 9(7). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/7/075003
Olander, L. P., E. Wollenberg, F. N. Tubiello, and M. Herold. “Synthesis and Review: Advancing agricultural greenhouse gas quantification.” Environmental Research Letters 9, no. 7 (July 1, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/7/075003.
Olander LP, Wollenberg E, Tubiello FN, Herold M. Synthesis and Review: Advancing agricultural greenhouse gas quantification. Environmental Research Letters. 2014 Jul 1;9(7).
Olander, L. P., et al. “Synthesis and Review: Advancing agricultural greenhouse gas quantification.” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 9, no. 7, July 2014. Scopus, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/9/7/075003.
Olander LP, Wollenberg E, Tubiello FN, Herold M. Synthesis and Review: Advancing agricultural greenhouse gas quantification. Environmental Research Letters. 2014 Jul 1;9(7).
Journal cover image

Published In

Environmental Research Letters

DOI

EISSN

1748-9326

Publication Date

July 1, 2014

Volume

9

Issue

7

Related Subject Headings

  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences