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Targets for reductions in methane and other greenhouse gases should be guided by science, and set in line with the Paris deal.
Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas, 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. Global emissions of N2O are on the rise as a result of human activities — and their impact on ocean ecosystems.
No-one says reducing emissions from the agriculture sector will be easy. But it must be done, or farmers will suffer the most.
Agriculture is the dominant cause for the increasing N₂O concentrations. Emissions must be reduced if we hope to stabilise Earth’s climate.
Measurements and modelling have found nitrous oxide emissions, a greenhouse gas 265 times more potent than carbon dioxide, are significantly higher than previously reported.
The New Zealand government’s decision to partner the farming sector to encourage voluntary reductions in farm emissions failed to acknowledge that agricultural emissions also affect water quality.
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Chief Research Scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Director, International Center for Climate and Global Change Research, Auburn University
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Research Group Leader, CSIRO
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Fellow (Farm Systems Analysis), The University of Melbourne
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Associate Dean - School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
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