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- Achieving net zero agriculture requires action on both the supply and demand side of food production. Promoting environmentally-conscious food products and reducing demand for emissions-intensive foods (such as meat and dairy from ruminants like cows) can also bring about net zero agriculture quickly.
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Our ambition for a net zero contribution to climate change across the whole of agricultural production by 2040 is a national aspiration, not an expectation that every farm can reach net zero. Every farm will start the journey to net zero from a different place and will need a unique action plan.
Apr 15, 2021 · The report, UK Agriculture: Pathways to Net Zero, commissioned by HSBC, examines the importance of reducing net agriculture emissions of greenhouse gases and how farmers can achieve this through changes to farm management.
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- Avoiding emissions where possible.
- Recovery of emissions where possible.
The arguments expressed in this report are solely those of the authors, and do not reflect the opinion of any other party.
We thank IDDRI (Marie Hélène Schwoob and Pierre-Marie Aubert) for contributing to the scenario review and for sharing their experience about the ongoing review of the French National Low Carbon Strategy. We are also grateful for the input and support received from Climact (Jerome Meessen), the European Climate Foundation (Erica Hope and Agathe Kuhn...
Changing the types of commodities produced, reducing the consumption of livestock and other carbon-intensive products, and eliminating food waste; Reducing emissions where they cannot be avoided altogether. Increasing the resource-eficiency of production, lowering the per-unit GHG emissions of a commodity, producing seasonally and in the most optim...
Increasing the sequestration potential on land to build carbon sequestration into standard production practices and ensuring its continued and permanent management on agricultural land. Developing circular-bioeconomies that recover post consumption and production nutrients, energy and materials as inputs to the sector, reducing the need for new inp...
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May 26, 2023 · In this review, we examine various technologies, innovations, and practices that have the potential to achieve net-zero, and potentially net-negative, GHG emissions in agriculture. These include (i) technologies for decarbonization of on-farm energy use, (ii) nitrogen management technologies, (iii) alternative rice cultivation methods, and (iv ...
Apr 6, 2023 · The Net Zero Growth Plan sets out how government plans to meet net zero while supporting economic growth and prosperity. In this post, I'll give an overview and explain how this relates to...
Dec 3, 2022 · Regenerative agriculture can lead the race to achieve net-zero food systems by 2030. Here, three business leaders share their insights on how bold strategies and inclusive partnerships can unlock enormous potential.
Achieving net zero will require all sectors to act urgently, the UK farming and land use sector can make a significant contribution, helping to both reduce emissions and sequester more carbon.
