Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) is a rice management practice that reduces water use by up to 30% and can save farmers money on irrigation and pumping costs. AWD reduces methane emissions by 48% without reducing yield. Efficient nitrogen use and application of organic inputs to dry soil can fu...
Supplemental materials, including dataset for article: National contributions to climate change mitigation from agriculture: allocating a global target,
Article abstract: Globally, agriculture and related land use change contributed about 17% of the world’s anthropogenic GHG emissions in 2010 (8....
Richards, Meryl
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Vuuren, Detlef van
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[National contributions to climate change mitigation from agriculture: allocating a global target]
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National contributions to climate change mitigation from agriculture: allocating a global target
Agriculture is well represented in Parties’ adaptation and mitigation strategies as communicated in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). There is much attention to conventional agricultural practices that...
Richards, Meryl
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Bruun, T.B.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gregersen LE
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Huyer, Sophia
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Kuntze, V.
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Madsen STN
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Oldvig MB
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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[How countries plan to address agricultural adaptation and mitigation]
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How countries plan to address agricultural adaptation and mitigation
Analysis of agriculture in countries’ climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies finds: Most Parties to the UNFCCC include agriculture in their mitigation targets (80%) and adaptation strategies (64%); Non-annex 1 Parties note the need for international financial support to implement the...
Richards, Meryl
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Gregersen L
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Kuntze, V.
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Madsen S
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Oldvig MB
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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[Agriculture's prominence in the INDCs]
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Agriculture's prominence in the INDCs