
Tag Archives greenhouse gas emissions — page 4

U.S. biofuels proposal would lift near-term greenhouse gas emissions
EPA says reductions would only come in the long term

How mixing farms with forests can help nations reach net zero
Planting trees on working farms can curb emissions, boost income but money and time are barriers
New Zealand farmers to face livestock emissions charges
Guest Editorial: A carrot with a consequence

Fertilizer emissions view split on party lines: survey
Farmers generally pessimistic, distrustful of government’s emissions target

Farmers and industry say government’s emissions plans at odds with export goals
Groups ask for goals to be based on emissions per bushel but this may not reduce emissions long-term

Examining the burning nitrogen questions
If you’re confused about nitrogen emissions, you’re not alone. How can the non-scientists among us cut through the noise?
Grain groups call for intensity goals, not absolute emissions
The two groups call for support for 4R nutrient management practices in submissions to the federal government

NFU calls for agriculture to ‘scale back’ nitrogen use, export goals
System transformation, not tweaking, is needed to mitigate climate change, says new report
EMISSIONS System transformation, not tweaking, is needed to mitigate climate change, says new report
Pushing for higher yields and greater exports each year will lead to greater nitrogen greenhouse gas emissions, even if greater efficiency is achieved, says a new report from the National Farmers Union (NFU). “If we do not scale back… if we pretend instead that tweaking our nitrogen-use practices can solve the problem, we may make