Net Zero requires ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions on beef and sheep farms coordinated with afforestation and other land use change measures

Louise C. McNicol, Non G. Williams, Dave Chadwick, David Styles, Robert M. Rees, Rachael Ramsey and A. Prysor Williams

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 215, issue C

Abstract: The UK Climate Change Committee has recommended a 64% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture and land-use sector to meet the 2050 Net Zero target in the UK. However, it is unclear how this reduction can be achieved at a farm level.

Keywords: Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Food security; Grasslands; Mitigation measures; Sustainable agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103852

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