Where are the best opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the food system (including the food chain)?
T Garnett - Food policy, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper reviews estimates of food related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the global,
regional and national levels, highlighting both GHG-intensive stages in the food chain, and …
regional and national levels, highlighting both GHG-intensive stages in the food chain, and …
Energy and the food system
J Woods, A Williams, JK Hughes… - … transactions of the …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Modern agriculture is heavily dependent on fossil resources. Both direct energy use for crop
management and indirect energy use for fertilizers, pesticides and machinery production …
management and indirect energy use for fertilizers, pesticides and machinery production …
Doubling food production to feed the 9 billion: a critical perspective on a key discourse of food security in the UK
I Tomlinson - Journal of rural studies, 2013 - Elsevier
Within the emergent international policy arena of 'food security', the imperative to double
global food production by 2050 has become ubiquitous. This statistic, as well as a revised …
global food production by 2050 has become ubiquitous. This statistic, as well as a revised …
Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: food and agriculture
Agricultural food production and agriculturally-related change in land use substantially
contribute to greenhouse-gas emissions worldwide. Four-fifths of agricultural emissions …
contribute to greenhouse-gas emissions worldwide. Four-fifths of agricultural emissions …
Synergies between the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change in agriculture
There is a very significant, cost effective greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential in
agriculture. The annual mitigation potential in agriculture is estimated to be 4200, 2600 and …
agriculture. The annual mitigation potential in agriculture is estimated to be 4200, 2600 and …
Low carbon agriculture: Objectives and policy pathways
D Norse - Environmental Development, 2012 - Elsevier
The threat of long-term climate change has driven a number of international and national
bodies to call for a re-direction of development pathways so that they are more resource …
bodies to call for a re-direction of development pathways so that they are more resource …
Develo** greenhouse gas marginal abatement cost curves for agricultural emissions from crops and soils in the UK
Emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture are likely to come under increasing scrutiny
as governments around the world develop proposals for large cuts in greenhouse gas …
as governments around the world develop proposals for large cuts in greenhouse gas …
The future role of natural gas in the UK: A bridge to nowhere?
The UK has ambitious, statutory long-term climate targets that will require deep
decarbonisation of its energy system. One key question facing policymakers is the role of …
decarbonisation of its energy system. One key question facing policymakers is the role of …
A review on cost-effectiveness analysis of agri-environmental measures related to the EU WFD: Key issues, methods, and applications
BB Balana, A Vinten, B Slee - Ecological Economics, 2011 - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) explicitly integrates economics into water
management and water policy in Europe. Specifically, Article 11 and Annex III of the …
management and water policy in Europe. Specifically, Article 11 and Annex III of the …
[PDF][PDF] An assessment of the benefits and issues associated with the application of biochar to soil
Biochar is the porous carbonaceous solid produced by thermochemical conversion of
organic materials in an oxygen depleted atmosphere which has physiochemical properties …
organic materials in an oxygen depleted atmosphere which has physiochemical properties …