Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trends and Mitigation Measures in Australian Agriculture Sector—A Review

Heena Panchasara, Nahidul Hoque Samrat and Nahina Islam
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Heena Panchasara: School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Melbourne 3000, Australia
Nahidul Hoque Samrat: School of Health, Medical and Applied Science, Central Queensland University, Bundaberg 4670, Australia
Nahina Islam: School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Melbourne 3000, Australia

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Agriculture is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions. It is one of the economic sectors that impacts both directly and indirectly towards climate change which contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. There has been a continuous trend of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions reduction technologies, but any step taken in this direction must not negatively affect farm productivity and economics. For the agriculture sector to achieve reduced GHG emission, climate-smart activities and improved food security will be needed for this sector to become a climate-smart landscape. Climate-smart technologies are effective at targeting inputs to the fields, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions. This article explores the key sources of carbon emissions within the agriculture sector and reviews efficient ways to GHG emission via Smart Farming technology. Based on the public archive GHG datasets, we have found that livestock farming is the largest GHG emission sector among other agricultural sectors and responsible for 70 % of the total emission. Besides, we also show that Queensland is the largest agricultural GHG contributor compared to other states and territories. The article also captures any possible sources within smart farming that may contribute to carbon emissions and suggest ways to reduce GHG emissions. Besides, an Australian-based best management practice approach is discussed to review the emissions reduction strategy based on climate-specific technology to help the farmers and other stakeholders take environmentally-friendly agricultural decisions.

Keywords: GHG emissions; climate smart agriculture; IoT; smart farming; carbon farming; best management practices; nitrous oxide, methane; global emissions; GHG emisisons in livestock (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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