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Net Zero requires ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions on beef and sheep farms coordinated with afforestation and other land use change measures

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  • McNicol, Louise C.
  • Williams, Non G.
  • Chadwick, Dave
  • Styles, David
  • Rees, Robert M.
  • Ramsey, Rachael
  • Williams, A. Prysor

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The UK Climate Change Committee has recommended a 64% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture and land-use sector to meet the 2050 Net Zero target in the UK. However, it is unclear how this reduction can be achieved at a farm level.

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  • McNicol, Louise C. & Williams, Non G. & Chadwick, Dave & Styles, David & Rees, Robert M. & Ramsey, Rachael & Williams, A. Prysor, 2024. "Net Zero requires ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions on beef and sheep farms coordinated with afforestation and other land use change measures," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 215(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:215:y:2024:i:c:s0308521x24000027
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103852
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