From research to policy: optimizing the design of a national monitoring system to mitigate soil nitrous oxide emissions

Ogle, Stephen M.; Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus; Cardenas, Laura; Skiba, Ute ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8659-6092; Scheer, Clemens. 2020 From research to policy: optimizing the design of a national monitoring system to mitigate soil nitrous oxide emissions. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 47. 28-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.06.003

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.06.003

Abstract/Summary

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agricultural soils are a key source of greenhouse gas emissions in most countries. In order for governments to effectively reduce N2O emissions, a national inventory system is needed for monitoring, reporting and verifying emissions that provides unbiased estimates with the highest precision feasible. Inventory frameworks could be advanced by incorporating experimental research networks targeting key gaps in process understanding and drivers of emissions, with a multi-stage survey to collect data on agricultural management and N2O fluxes that allow for development, parameterization and application of models to estimate national-scale emissions. Verification can be accomplished with independent estimation of fluxes from atmospheric N2O concentration data. A robust monitoring system would provide accurate emission estimates, and allow policymakers to develop programs to more sustainably manage reactive N and target mitigation measures for reducing N2O emissions from agricultural soils.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.06.003
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	1877-3435
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms:	Agriculture and Soil Science Atmospheric Sciences
Date made live:	14 Sep 2020 10:12 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528463

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.06.003

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

1877-3435

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

NORA Subject Terms:

Agriculture and Soil Science
Atmospheric Sciences