The potential for land sparing to offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

Anthony Lamb (), Rhys Green, Ian Bateman, Mark Broadmeadow, Toby Bruce, Jennifer Burney, Pete Carey, David Chadwick, Ellie Crane, Rob Field, Keith Goulding, Howard Griffiths, Astley Hastings, Tim Kasoar, Daniel Kindred, Ben Phalan, John Pickett, Pete Smith, Eileen Wall, Erasmus K. H. J. zu Ermgassen and Andrew Balmford
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Anthony Lamb: University of Cambridge
Rhys Green: University of Cambridge
Mark Broadmeadow: Forestry Commission
Toby Bruce: Rothamsted Research
Jennifer Burney: School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California
Pete Carey: University of Cambridge
David Chadwick: School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University
Ellie Crane: RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Rob Field: RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Keith Goulding: Rothamsted Research
Howard Griffiths: University of Cambridge
Astley Hastings: Scottish Food Security Alliance-Crops, ClimateXChange & Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Aberdeen
Tim Kasoar: University of Cambridge
Daniel Kindred: ADAS UK Ltd
Ben Phalan: University of Cambridge
John Pickett: Rothamsted Research
Pete Smith: Scottish Food Security Alliance-Crops, ClimateXChange & Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Aberdeen
Eileen Wall: ClimateXChange & Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
Erasmus K. H. J. zu Ermgassen: University of Cambridge
Andrew Balmford: University of Cambridge

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 5, 488-492

Abstract: Reducing agricultural emissions during times of increasing food demand is a challenge. Research, using the UK as an example, now shows the technical mitigation potential of increasing agricultural yields, reducing farmed area and restoring habitats.

Date: 2016
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