Nov 18, 2022
“Greenhouse gas mitigation strategies and opportunities for agriculture” with Dr. Hoyoung Kwon
Agriculture and food systems can be strong contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, in turn, climate change. However, in the midst of this reality, there are also abundant opportunities to improve our systems, reduce emissions, and move towards a more sustainable future…so long as we can identify those opportunities first. This episode, Hoyoung discusses his work studying agricultural life-cycle analyses to better identify the major inputs and outputs in ag, understand how these contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, and develop ways to improve them.
Tune in to learn:
- What a life cycle analysis does
- What data can be used to create life cycle analyses
- What key improvements we can make to mitigate food system related GHG emissions
- What resources are available to help farmers implement these techniques
If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20844
This paper is always freely available.
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here:
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Resources
Near–Term Problems in Meeting World Food Demands at Regional Levels Special Section in Agronomy Journal: https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1435-0645.Near-Term-Problems-in-Meeting-World-Food-Demands-at-Regional-Levels
GREET homepage: https://greet.es.anl.gov/
GREET Full Life Cycle Analysis Model: https://greet.es.anl.gov/greet.models
Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator: https://greet.es.anl.gov/tool_fd_cic
EPA Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks
USDA ERS Agricultural Research and Productivity: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/agricultural-research-and-productivity/
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): https://www.farmers.gov/inflation-reduction-investments
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