Post on 15-Apr-2017
transcript
Climate efficiency:
new opportunities for agriculture
The journey of Irish agriculture
Rogier Schulte, Lilian O’Sullivan, Cait Coyle, Niall Farrelly, Carsten
Gutzler, Gary Lanigan, Gemma Torres-Sallan, Rachel E. Creamer
Agriculture: part of the problem = part of the solution
The start of the journey
Science Policy MRV
Agricultural GHG Task Force
Nutrient efficiency
Crop science
Animal science
Forestry Soil science
Economics Behavioural modelling
NPK
Advisory services
GHG Working Group
Marketing
The start of the journey
A marginal abatement cost curve for agriculture
Anim
al bre
edin
g
Gra
zin
g
managm
ent
Anim
al husbandry
N -
managm
ent
Min
imum
tilla
ge
Bio
mass (
heat)
Bio
mass (
ele
ctr
ics)
Oil s
eed r
ape
Eth
anol (w
heat)
Eth
anol (b
eet)
Cover
cro
ps
Slu
rry m
anagem
ent
Anaero
bic
dig
estion
N -
inhib
itors
Anim
al bre
edin
g
Gra
zin
g
managm
ent
Anim
al husbandry
N -
managm
ent
Min
imum
tilla
ge
Bio
mass (
heat)
Bio
mass (
ele
ctr
ics)
Oil s
eed r
ape
Eth
anol (w
heat)
Eth
anol (b
eet)
Cover
cro
ps
Slu
rry m
anagem
ent
Anaero
bic
dig
estion
N -
inhib
itors
The Carbon Navigator
How can I practically reduce
emissions from my farm?
How do I compare to my neighbour?
Is this going to cost
money ?
The Carbon Navigator
Efficiency reduces the carbon footprint…
Efficiency reduces the carbon footprint… but not
necessarily absolute emissions…
A marginal abatement cost curve for agriculture
Anim
al bre
edin
g
Gra
zin
g
managm
ent
Anim
al husbandry
N -
managm
ent
Min
imum
tilla
ge
Bio
mass (
heat)
Bio
mass (
ele
ctr
ics)
Oil s
eed r
ape
Eth
anol (w
heat)
Eth
anol (b
eet)
Cover
cro
ps
Slu
rry m
anagem
ent
Anaero
bic
dig
estion
N -
inhib
itors
CH4 N2O
CO2
CO2
CO2
NH3
NO3
Bringing land management into the equation…
Bringing land management into the equation…
Table: Proposed Targets and Access to new flexibilities
2030 target
compared to 2005
Maximum annual flexibility
(as a % of 2005 emissions)
One-off flexibility from
Emissions Trading System to
Effort Sharing Regulation
Flexibility from land use sector to
Effort Sharing Regulation*
SE -40% 2% 1.1%
DK -39% 2% 4.0%
FI -39% 2% 1.3%
DE -38% 0.5%
FR -37% 1.5%
UK -37% 0.4%
NL -36% 2% 1.1%
AT -36% 2% 0.4%
BE -35% 2% 0.5%
IT -33% 0.3%
IE -30% 4% 5.6%
ES -26% 1.3%
PT -17% 1.0%
EE -13% 1.7%
LT -9% 5.0%
PL -7% 1.2%
HU -7% 0.5%
LV -6% 3.8%
RO -2% 1.7%
BG 0% 1.5%
Bringing land management into the equation…
b
Estimated emissions (t CO2e ha-1 yr-1)
Bringing land management into the equation…
a
-2.4
+2.9 Z-score
c
Peat soils
Carbon hotspots
Emission sensitive soils
Soils suitable for forestry
Bringing land management into the equation…
Bringing land management into the equation…
Main carbon stores: incentivise maintenance
Plug carbon hotspots: selective
remediation
Areas most suitable for new afforestation
Optimise productivity (correct nutrient imbalances)
Emission sensitive soils: reward non-drainage
Potential unsaturated long-term storage?
Lessons learnt…
Money talks
@RogierSchulte