Climate Change and Agriculture: How can Scottish Agriculture Contribute to Climate Change Targets?

Author: Alasdair Reid and Warwick Wainwright

PDF Published: Thursday 08 Nov 2018 (SB 18-74)

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- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Understanding the Impact of Greenhouse Gases
  - Emissions from Agriculture
- Scottish Government Climate Change Plan
- Measures of Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Emissions Abatement Potential and Costs
- Current Activities to Reduce Emissions
- Further Emissions Reductions?
  - What Does Net-Zero Mean, and What Feasibility is There of Meeting It?
  - Future Policy Instruments to Further Reduce Emissions
- Position of Stakeholders
  - National Farmers Union Scotland
  - Quality Meat Scotland
  - Scottish Land and Estates
  - Soil Association
  - Scottish Wildlife Trust
  - Nourish Scotland
  - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
  - Scottish Crofting Federation
  - Scottish Natural Heritage
- Impacts and Opportunities Arising from Net-Zero Emissions
- International Case Study – Origin Green
- Appendix 1: Marginal abatement cost curve to 2030
- Appendix 2: Description of different technological or strategic measures to reduce GHG emissions in Scottish agriculture.
- Appendix 3: Summary of global warming potential values across broad food categories
- Appendix 4: Supply chain efficiency in Origin Green
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