Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Zhaoqiang Han, Haiyan Lin, Pinshang Xu, Zhutao Li, Jinyang Wang, Jianwen Zou
Summary: Experimental research conducted in tea plantations showed that organic fertilizer substitution and biochar addition significantly increased soil carbon stock, leading to a substantial decrease in greenhouse gas emissions and achieving low carbon development in tea plantations.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Long Liang, Bradley G. Ridoutt, Liyuan Wang, Bin Xie, Minghong Li, Zhongbai Li
Summary: Tea is an important cash crop and widely consumed across the world, with China being the largest producer. Research shows that emissions from tea production and processing in China are relatively high, but there is a potential to reduce emissions by 58% through improved practices.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiumei Xu, Chao Feng, Phuntsok Droma, Yilan Tan
Summary: To promote carbon neutrality, this study analyzed the carbon footprint and carbon sinks of the Qomolangma mountaineering tourism area. The results showed a significant carbon surplus with strong carbon sequestration capacity. Tourist catering and transportation were the main sources of carbon emissions, while waste had a minimal carbon footprint. Based on the current carbon price, the region should receive compensation for carbon emissions.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fatima-Zahra Lahlou, Hamish R. R. Mackey, Tareq Al-Ansari
Summary: Wastewater reuse offers a potential solution to alleviate freshwater stress, improve water availability, and reduce environmental burden. It has significant implications for the carbon and water cycles in agricultural production, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving soil quality.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Dereje Ademe Birhan, Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Kindie Tesfaye Fantaye, Belay Simane Birhanu, Getachew Alemayehu Damot, Enyew Adgo Tsegaye
Summary: The study analyzed temperature and precipitation extremes trends in agroecosystems in the northwest Ethiopian Highlands, finding consistent and varying trends between different sites. Future projections suggest significant wetting and increased precipitation extremes across AES, but the reliability of these projections is questioned due to lack of agreement between GCMs and observations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Wushuai Zhang, Hong Li, Lanyue Liang, Sixian Wang, Prakash Lakshmanan, Zhicheng Jiang, Chunying Liu, Hua Yang, Maolin Zhou, Xinping Chen
Summary: Soil carbon sequestration is important for improving soil quality, ensuring food security, and mitigating climate change. This study explored the effect of integrated straw-tillage systems on maize productivity and carbon budget in Southwest China. The results showed that straw retention and rotary tillage achieved the highest system productivity, while straw retention and no-tillage were superior in soil carbon sequestration and carbon budget.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Hendrik P. J. Smit, Thorsten Reinsch, Pieter A. Swanepoel, Ralf Loges, Christof Kluss, Friedhelm Taube
Summary: The use of nitrogen fertilization in rotational pasture management for dairy farms in South Africa is subject to debate, with excessive application not necessarily increasing pasture yields. Research suggests that optimal nitrogen fertilization can ensure adequate herbage production while reducing environmental impact.
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Environmental Studies
Ross Kingwell
Summary: Several agricultural organisations in Australia aim to make Australian agriculture carbon neutral by 2050. However, projected adverse climate change may increase the cost of achieving carbon neutrality through reforestation in southwest Australia. Despite the potential cost increase, research and innovation in agricultural R & D are crucial in reducing agricultural emissions and achieving carbon neutrality.
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Environmental Sciences
Yicheng Wang, Fulu Tao, Yi Chen, Lichang Yin
Summary: This study used the Rothamsted Carbon model to investigate the spatiotemporal pattern of SOC sequestration in China's cropland and explored the interactive impacts of climate change and agricultural management. The results suggest that a significant increase in C input is needed to achieve the promise of the '4 per 1000' initiative.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Siva K. K. Balasundram, Redmond R. R. Shamshiri, Shankarappa Sridhara, Nastaran Rizan
Summary: In recent years, digital agriculture has made significant advancements in leveraging various tools and management practices to address climate risk and reduce food insecurity. Climate change and its impact on agriculture and food security have become global concerns. This study aims to provide an overview of how digital agriculture technologies and practices can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, enhance productivity, and ensure food security. Based on an extensive survey of existing literature, it is found that climate change has negatively affected food security through reduced agricultural yields, slower animal growth rates, and decreased livestock productivity, attributed to global warming, altered precipitation patterns, and more frequent extreme events. The use of digital technology in agriculture is deemed necessary to combat the challenges of climate change and food insecurity. Furthermore, this study explores the importance of establishing sustainable agricultural food systems, minimizing environmental pollution, increasing yields, ensuring fair and equitable food distribution, and reducing malnutrition for achieving food security. It emphasizes the need for collaborative efforts among policymakers, researchers, and farmers to realize the benefits of digitalization in a sustainable and equitable manner.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Laura N. Arenas-Calle, Julian Ramirez-Villegas, Stephen Whitfield, Andrew J. Challinor
Summary: Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) aims to address climate change mitigation, adaptation and food security goals through soil-based strategies. The Soil-based Climate-Smartness Index (SCSI) calculates normalized indicators of trend and variability in annual changes of yield and SOC data, providing a consistent metric for climate-smartness.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Danielle L. Gelardi, Daniel Rath, Chad E. Kruger
Summary: The rise of natural climate solutions and climate smart agriculture has generated interest in managing agricultural lands to capture soil carbon and address climate change. This presents opportunities for soil scientists and growers, but also raises questions about what can be realistically achieved through agricultural management. The complex nature of soil carbon formation and storage, along with its context-dependent response to management, makes it challenging for decision makers to develop effective and well-informed policies and programs.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mingqi Li, Shiliang Liu, Yongxiu Sun, Yixuan Liu
Summary: The study comprehensively analyzed carbon emissions and carbon sequestration from agriculture and animal husbandry on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 1990 to 2015. Results showed significant increases in carbon emissions from agriculture (163%) and animal husbandry (41%), while trends in carbon sequestration varied between the two sectors.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Fulu Tao, Taru Palosuo, Aleksi Lehtonen, Jaakko Heikkinen, Raisa Makipaa
Summary: This study aims to investigate the extent and rates of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration potential under different climate and Sustainable Soil Management (SSM) practices in Finland. The study finds that increasing carbon input can promote SOC sequestration, but climate change reduces the potential. The findings are significant for increasing SOC sequestration efficiently in croplands.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marilyn A. Brown, Puneet Dwivedi, Sudhagar Mani, Daniel Matisoff, Jacqueline E. Mohan, Jeffrey Mullen, Michael Oxman, Michael Rodgers, Richard Simmons, Blair Beasley, Lalith Polepeddi
Summary: Localized carbon reduction strategies are vital in regions lacking top-down climate leadership, such as Georgia. The paper demonstrates the use of coupled systems in assessing sub-national climate solutions, showing how place-specific climate action plans can be derived from global and national research. By incorporating solution interdependencies and including both carbon sources and sinks, a system of 20 solutions could potentially reduce Georgia's carbon footprint by 35% in 2030 compared to business-as-usual forecasts and by 50% compared to 2005 emissions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ru Chen, Ruoyan Zhang, Hongyun Han, Zhide Jiang
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2020)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Ru Chen, Ruoyan Zhang, Hongyun Han
Summary: The study found that carbon footprint research is mainly concentrated in several fields, researchers have significant cooperative relationships, and the international research forces are mainly located in Europe, North America, and Asia. Emerging research fronts include debates and applications of carbon footprint accounting methods, the impact of food consumption on climate change, and other topics.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ru Chen, Ying Kong
Summary: By observing the impact of different factors on low carbon performance evaluation, this study clarifies the importance of random errors and heterogeneity in sample data. A conceptual framework of carbon footprint joint total factor productivity is proposed and used to evaluate the carbon footprint performance of peasant households in a region of China.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Economics
Ruoyan Zhang, Ru Chen
Summary: This study investigates the influence mechanism of the degree of cooperation and participation in cooperatives on the income of tobacco farmers from the perspective of risk shocks. The results show that risk shocks negatively affect the income of tobacco farmers, while the degree of cooperation and participation has a significant positive effect on their income. The degree of participation in the professional cooperative of tobacco farmers acts as a moderator variable in mitigating the impact of risk shocks on their income. Encouraging active participation in cooperative management, technical training, and adherence to cooperative policies can effectively resist risk shocks and stabilize farmers' income level and family welfare.
ANNALS OF PUBLIC AND COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ru Chen, Ying Kong
Summary: Greenhouse gas concentrations have been increasing in the atmosphere, leading to undeniable warming of the climate system, with significant contributions from human activities. Research on greenhouse gas related topics needs to be examined from a large body of literature, in order to gain a comprehensive understanding and develop effective strategies to address climate change.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)