scholarly journals Effects of farm type on food production, landscape openness, grassland biodiversity, and greenhouse gas emissions in mixed agricultural-forestry regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 189 ◽  
pp. 103071
Author(s):  
Niklas Boke Olén ◽  
Fabian Roger ◽  
Mark V. Brady ◽  
Cecilia Larsson ◽  
Georg K.S. Andersson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Farm Type ◽  
Grassland Biodiversity

Nutrient density as a metric for comparing greenhouse gas emissions from food production

2015 ◽  
Vol 129 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie A. Doran-Browne ◽  
Richard J. Eckard ◽  
Ralph Behrendt ◽  
Ross S. Kingwell
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Nutrient Density

scholarly journals A Study into the Demographics Having the Greatest Carbon Footprint

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Tony Xu ◽  
Shayan Khalili
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
Literacy Rate ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Mobile Cellular ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Relationship

Our aim was to determine factors predicting greenhouse gas emissions per capita and to identify the demographics having the greatest carbon footprint. The relationship between socioeconomic trends and greenhouse gas emissions is controversial, given that many past studies evaluated only a single factor. We analyzed the relationship between global greenhouse gas emissions per capita and literacy rate, GDP per capita, urban population percentage, adolescent fertility rate, unemployment percentage, percent of agricultural land, research and development expenditure, renewable energy consumption, food production, population growth, mobile cellular subscriptions, air transport freight, and forest area. We gathered data from 217 countries spanning a period of 20 years; 1993 to 2012. We analyzed the data using multiple regression models. We concluded food production, renewable energy consumption, air transport, mobile cellular subscriptions, literacy rate, and population growth have the greatest impact on predicting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in our model, suggesting the demographic with the greatest carbon footprint are wealthy, educated people living in urban centers.

scholarly journals Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Biochar from Willow Grown on Marginal Lands in Finland

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10097
Author(s):  
Lauri Leppäkoski ◽  
Miika P. Marttila ◽  
Ville Uusitalo ◽  
Jarkko Levänen ◽  
Vilma Halonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Marginal Lands ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Study Support ◽  
Compensation Potential

Willow biochar can help to sequestrate carbon. However, biomasses should not be grown on arable lands, as it would increase competition with food production and lead to sustainability issues such as increased food prices and decreased food security. The purpose of this study is to calculate the carbon footprint (CF) of willow biochar in Finland and assess the greenhouse gas compensation potential of marginal lands if they are utilized for willow biochar production. The CF of willow biochar is inadequately assessed together with marginal lands in the literature. A cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of willow biochar was conducted. The results were then applied to assess the total CF of marginal lands. It was found that the CF of willow biochar is −1875 kgCO2eq t−1 of dry biochar. Grown on marginal lands in Finland, willow biochar could compensate 7.7% of yearly agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. On buffer zones, willow biochar could also compensate some of the emissions depending on the zone size. The results of the study support current findings of biochar as a carbon negative product. The study also indicates that willow biochar produced in marginal lands can be used to compensate agricultural greenhouse gas emissions to some extent.

scholarly journals Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural food production to supply Indian diets: Implications for climate change mitigation

2017 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 234-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia H. Vetter ◽  
Tek B. Sapkota ◽  
Jon Hillier ◽  
Clare M. Stirling ◽  
Jennie I. Macdiarmid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Agricultural Food

scholarly journals Transition from Animal-Based to Plant-Based Food Production to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture—The Case of Denmark

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8228
Author(s):  
Adam A. Prag ◽  
Christian B. Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Planetary Health

Curbing emissions from agriculture, and especially from livestock production, is essential in order to fulfil the Paris Agreement. Shifting to a diet lower in meat consumption has been emphasized in several studies. Based on the Planetary Health Diet developed by the EAT-Lancet Commission, this study investigates the effect on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions of transitioning the Danish agricultural system, which currently relies mainly on meat and dairy production, towards increased focus on plant-based foods, combined with replacement or reduction of imported feed and carbon sequestration on previous agricultural land. The study finds a large potential for reducing emissions from Danish agriculture through implementation of the Planetary Health Diet, with reductions of up to 21.7 Mt CO2e (CO2 equivalents) (92.9%) under the most ambitious conditions. This demonstrates the potentially large benefits from transitioning towards a more plant-based European agricultural sector and underscores the need for European and national policies incentivizing this transition.

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