Moving mitigation forward: Improving quantification of agricultural greenhouse gases

by Emily Boone A new focus issue of the journal Environmental Research Letters explores the current state and near-term potential for improved quantification of agricultural greenhouse gases. …read more

New study estimates mitigation potential of soil carbon sequestration

Put enough carbon into the soil, and climate change problem solved. Right? Not according to a new paper that estimates global climate change mitigation potential …read more

Climate data “Made in Kenya” – An important first for Africa

The first research center of its kind in Africa, “Mazingira” will generate more precise and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions measurements for Kenya. This could lay the …read more

Sustainable intensification will not keep us within the 2-degree goal for 2030

If agriculture is to share an economically efficient portion of the mitigation burden, investment is urgently needed to support massive innovation and changes in agricultural …read more

Japanese research institutions, CGIAR focus on reducing nitrification in agriculture

Researchers form a new consortium to improve soil health and water quality, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions through biological nitrification inhibition. Global nitrogen fertilizer consumption …read more

Livestock mitigation: opportunities for farmers, climate agreements across the globe

At climate change talks in Bonn, leading countries, scientists and specialists show they are ready for climate finance in the livestock sector. Global climate change …read more

Getting the measurements right – a new platform for agricultural emissions data

SAMPLES is a framework which aims to fill the gap in current greenhouse gas emissions monitoring in tropical developing countries. Climate change is a hot …read more

Food and farming under climate change: moving towards a global agreement

High-level discussion highlights pathways for achieving food security under climate change and reducing global emissions from agriculture. Can a global climate change agreement meaningfully respond …read more

Terracing practice increases food security and mitigates climate change in East Africa

Terracing, a common soil and water conservation practice in Kenya, is known to increase agricultural yields; scientists found they also increase soil organic carbon to …read more

Majority of climate change pledges to the UN include climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture

Most national climate change pledges – 177 of 189 – cite agriculture and land use as key strategies for achieving climate change adaptation or mitigation, …read more