Abstract
The aim of the project Sectoral Emission Reduction Potentials and Economic Costs for Climate Change (SERPEC-CC) is to identify the potential and costs of technical control options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all European Unions sectors and Member States in 2020 and 2030. In this SERPEC sectoral report, we determine the abatement potential of non-CO2 greenhouse gases from the agricultural sector across Europe. Over the period 1990 to 2005, emissions from this sector in the EU27 fell by around 15% and in 2005 represented approximately 10% to the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU27. Within the sector, agricultural soils, enteric fermentation and manure management are the main emissions sources. Projections show European agricultural emissions declining through to 2015, after which they remain relatively stable out to 2030. Against projected baseline emissions, we demonstrate that the maximum technically available potential in 2020 is 160 Mt CO2-eq/year, which would represent a 35% reduction against European agricultural sector emissions in 2005. For the year 2020, 47 Mt CO2-eq/year of emissions reductions was identified at zero or negative cost compared to baseline emissions. This amounts to a reduction of 10% against 2005 levels which is consistent with the EU target for
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Bates, J;
Brophy, N;
Harfoot, M;
Webb, J
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- AEA Energy and Environment, Harwell, Didcot, Oxon (United Kingdom)
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Bates, J, Brophy, N, Harfoot, M, and Webb, J.
Sectoral Emission Reduction Potentials and Economic Costs for Climate Change SERPEC-CC. Agriculture: methane and nitrous oxide.
Netherlands: N. p.,
2009.
Web.
Bates, J, Brophy, N, Harfoot, M, & Webb, J.
Sectoral Emission Reduction Potentials and Economic Costs for Climate Change SERPEC-CC. Agriculture: methane and nitrous oxide.
Netherlands.
Bates, J, Brophy, N, Harfoot, M, and Webb, J.
2009.
"Sectoral Emission Reduction Potentials and Economic Costs for Climate Change SERPEC-CC. Agriculture: methane and nitrous oxide."
Netherlands.
@misc{etde_21280079,
title = {Sectoral Emission Reduction Potentials and Economic Costs for Climate Change SERPEC-CC. Agriculture: methane and nitrous oxide}
author = {Bates, J, Brophy, N, Harfoot, M, and Webb, J}
abstractNote = {The aim of the project Sectoral Emission Reduction Potentials and Economic Costs for Climate Change (SERPEC-CC) is to identify the potential and costs of technical control options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all European Unions sectors and Member States in 2020 and 2030. In this SERPEC sectoral report, we determine the abatement potential of non-CO2 greenhouse gases from the agricultural sector across Europe. Over the period 1990 to 2005, emissions from this sector in the EU27 fell by around 15% and in 2005 represented approximately 10% to the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU27. Within the sector, agricultural soils, enteric fermentation and manure management are the main emissions sources. Projections show European agricultural emissions declining through to 2015, after which they remain relatively stable out to 2030. Against projected baseline emissions, we demonstrate that the maximum technically available potential in 2020 is 160 Mt CO2-eq/year, which would represent a 35% reduction against European agricultural sector emissions in 2005. For the year 2020, 47 Mt CO2-eq/year of emissions reductions was identified at zero or negative cost compared to baseline emissions. This amounts to a reduction of 10% against 2005 levels which is consistent with the EU target for emission reduction across the non-traded sector of the European economy. The set of most cost-effective measures (<20 euro/tCO2-eq) is shown and includes: precision farming (reducing N2O from soils), centralized anaerobic digestion of manure (reducing N2O and CH4 emission that would otherwise occur from manure storage or application), improvement of lifetime and efficiency of livestock (long term management and use of genetic resources that reduces enteric CH4 emissions) and addition of nitrification inhibitors to soils (reducing N2O emissions from soils). The overall cost abatement curve for European agriculture in the year 2020 is shown. Finally, we point out that the abatement identified in this study is 'technical' abatement and in order to deliver the maximum proportion of this potential, a strong policy and regulatory framework should be established.}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {2009}
month = {Oct}
}
title = {Sectoral Emission Reduction Potentials and Economic Costs for Climate Change SERPEC-CC. Agriculture: methane and nitrous oxide}
author = {Bates, J, Brophy, N, Harfoot, M, and Webb, J}
abstractNote = {The aim of the project Sectoral Emission Reduction Potentials and Economic Costs for Climate Change (SERPEC-CC) is to identify the potential and costs of technical control options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all European Unions sectors and Member States in 2020 and 2030. In this SERPEC sectoral report, we determine the abatement potential of non-CO2 greenhouse gases from the agricultural sector across Europe. Over the period 1990 to 2005, emissions from this sector in the EU27 fell by around 15% and in 2005 represented approximately 10% to the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU27. Within the sector, agricultural soils, enteric fermentation and manure management are the main emissions sources. Projections show European agricultural emissions declining through to 2015, after which they remain relatively stable out to 2030. Against projected baseline emissions, we demonstrate that the maximum technically available potential in 2020 is 160 Mt CO2-eq/year, which would represent a 35% reduction against European agricultural sector emissions in 2005. For the year 2020, 47 Mt CO2-eq/year of emissions reductions was identified at zero or negative cost compared to baseline emissions. This amounts to a reduction of 10% against 2005 levels which is consistent with the EU target for emission reduction across the non-traded sector of the European economy. The set of most cost-effective measures (<20 euro/tCO2-eq) is shown and includes: precision farming (reducing N2O from soils), centralized anaerobic digestion of manure (reducing N2O and CH4 emission that would otherwise occur from manure storage or application), improvement of lifetime and efficiency of livestock (long term management and use of genetic resources that reduces enteric CH4 emissions) and addition of nitrification inhibitors to soils (reducing N2O emissions from soils). The overall cost abatement curve for European agriculture in the year 2020 is shown. Finally, we point out that the abatement identified in this study is 'technical' abatement and in order to deliver the maximum proportion of this potential, a strong policy and regulatory framework should be established.}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {2009}
month = {Oct}
}