Developing a nationally appropriate mitigation measure from the greenhouse gas GHG abatement potential from livestock production in the Brazilian Cerrado

Silva, Rafael de Oliveira; Barioni, L. G.; Albertini, T. Z.; Eory, Vera; Topp, Cairistiona F. E.; Fernandes, Fernando; Moran, Dominic

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2015.08.011

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“…Sectoral mitigation plans were developed with the goal of meeting gradual quantifiable and verifiable anthropogenic emission reduction goals. These plans included actions such as clean development mechanisms and nationally appropriate mitigation actions, considering several sectors such as forest and land use (including deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes), agriculture, energy production and use, transportation, and industry (Silva et al 2015).…”

Section: Preparation Of the Third National Inventory Of Ghgmentioning

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Engagement of scientific community and transparency in C accounting: the Brazilian case for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry

Bustamante

Silva

Cantinho³

et al. 2018

Environ. Res. Lett.

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To effectively implement the Paris Agreement, capacity in carbon accounting must be strengthened in the developing world, and partnerships with local academic institutions can do the accounting for governments and fill the capacity gap. This paper highlights the Brazilian case, focusing on ways in which climate change science information and transparency are being incorporated in national C accounting initiatives, particularly the national inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals. We report how the third inventory for the sector of land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) was implemented to address scientific challenges involved in the monitoring of carbon stocks and land-use changes of diverse and complex biomes while addressing international and national policy demands (report and decision support) and transparency to various stakeholders. GHG emissions and removals associated with 2002-2010 carbon changes in aboveground, belowground biomass, necromass and soil carbon by land use and land cover changes were estimated for all Brazilian biomes, and for the Amazon estimates were also presented for the periods of 2002-2005 and 2005-2010. The inventory improved regional estimates for carbon stock and national emission factors with the support and engagement of the scientific community. Incorporation of local context is essential to reduce uncertainties and properly monitor efforts to contribute to GHG emission/reduction targets. To promote transparency and make information more accessible, the national inventory results were made available by the National Emissions Registry System (SIRENE). This system was built to support climate change policies as an important legal apparatus and by increasing access to emissions and land-use change data.

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Section: Preparation Of the Third National Inventory Of Ghgmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engagement of scientific community and transparency in C accounting: the Brazilian case for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry

Bustamante

Silva

Cantinho³

et al. 2018

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…The climatic conditions in these studies are similar to the conditions described for our case study sites (Table 1; Figure 1) and are common in crop and livestock production under areas in much of Australia. Thus, while improving the quality of pastures (e.g., the change from scenario Livestock grass to Livestock legume ) results in substantial increases in both dry matter and SOC in other locations, such as in Brazil where annual rainfall averages 1,300 mm or more (Climate-Data.Org, 2018) and potential growth rates are high (e.g., de Oliveira Silva et al, 2015Dick et al, 2015;Mazzetto et al, 2015), this practice is less effective under the lower, seasonal rainfall experienced at the Kellerberrin and Southern Mallee case study sites.…”

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Cropping and Grazed Pastures Are Similar: A Simulation Analysis in Australia

Meier

Thorburn

Bell

et al. 2020

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The agricultural sector has potential to provide greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation by sequestering soil organic carbon (SOC). Replacing cropland with permanent pasture is one practice promoted for its potential to sequester soil carbon. However, pastures frequently support livestock, which produce other GHG emissions that could negate the abatement from increased SOC, especially given the declining rate of SOC sequestration through time. Our purpose was to determine whether the abatement provided by SOC storage in permanent pastures was offset by livestock emissions, and to thus compare emissions from grazed pasture systems with those from cropping systems. We investigated this question for three case study farms in locations with contrasting climate, soils and management representative of Australian cropping and livestock systems. Three cropping scenarios were defined that had increasing amounts of SOC inputs: Crop burn , crop residues burned before sowing (lowest SOC input); Crop stubble , crop residues retained; and Crop intensity , uncropped fallow phases replaced with short-term green manure legume crops. The on-farm GHG emissions profiles of these cropping scenarios were compared with those from two livestock scenarios utilizing continuous stocking: Livestock grass , stocked permanent grass pasture; and Livestock legume , stocked permanent legume pasture; the latter having higher SOC input than the former. Crop yields, pasture growth rates and emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) from the soil were simulated with the APSIM farming systems model. Livestock emissions were predicted using Australian GHG accounting emission factors. For the farms in this study, the SOC sequestered in the stocked permanent pastures was offset by emissions from livestock, and emissions from cropping scenarios were similar to or significantly less than those from the livestock scenarios. These findings: (1) demonstrate the importance of using net GHG abatement potentials from combined emissions rather than a single GHG abatement process when evaluating potential abatement practices, and (2) demonstrate that characteristics of different locations can alter the abatement potential of management practices.

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“…The most cost effective abatement measures were found to be increased efficiency through reduced application of fertilizer, improved use of irrigation, improved livestock feeding practices and manure management. An application to livestock production in Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) showed the cost effectiveness of mitigation potential through pasture restoration and protein supplementation in increasing efficiency in beef production (de Oliveira Silva et al, 2015).  An optimization approach to national mitigation (McCarl and Schneider, 2001) showed that at low carbon prices (USD 10 per ton of CO2e), there would be only modest changes in agricultural practices, but that significant changes would be generated at higher carbon prices (up to USD 500 per ton of CO2e).…”

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The role of agriculture in global GHG mitigation

2018

OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers

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This paper is published under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and the arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. The opinions expressed and arguments employed are those of the authors. The publication of this document has been authorised by Ken Ash, Director of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate. This paper and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area.

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Developing a nationally appropriate mitigation measure from the greenhouse gas GHG abatement potential from livestock production in the Brazilian Cerrado

Cited by 25 publications

References 22 publications

Engagement of scientific community and transparency in C accounting: the Brazilian case for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry

Engagement of scientific community and transparency in C accounting: the Brazilian case for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry

Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Cropping and Grazed Pastures Are Similar: A Simulation Analysis in Australia

The role of agriculture in global GHG mitigation

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