Teagasc Seminar on Greenhouse Gas Emissions – a Role for Agriculture
This seminar was held on Wednesday, 26 March in Wexford. The EU has proposed new greenhouse gas emission targets for 2020 which involve a 20% reduction in emissions from the non-emissions traded sector (ETS) by 2020. Considering rising global demand and the future relaxation and removal of EU milk quotas, which will tend to increase agricultural emissions, currently at a quarter of national emissions, this target presents a major challenge to the country.
The seminar heard from Teagasc experts in the various sectors, together with a presentation from Dr Hendrick, COFORD, while also looking at the strategies implemented by New Zealand in implementing measures to stabilise greenhouse gas emissions whilst maintaining production.
The following are the seminar presentations:
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Introduction - Dr Frank O'Mara (35 KB PDF Format)
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New Zealand's Agricultural GHG Emissions - Policies and Approaches
(611 KB PDF Format)
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Prospects for Expansion of the Dairy Sector to 2020 (37 KB PDF
Format)
- Tillage
Production to 2020 (609 KB PDF Format)
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Economic and Policy Issues related to Greenhouse Gas Reduction (98
KB PDF Format)
- Forestry
and Land Use - Kyoto and Beyond (159 KB PDF Format)
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Methane Abatement Options for the Dairy Industry (87 KB PDF Format)
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Methane Abatement Options for Beef Production (131 KB PDF Format)
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Mitigation Options in Agricultural Soils (791 KB PDF Format)
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Greenhouse Gas Mitigation - How can crops contribute? (310 KB PDF
Format)
