Identity-based estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from crop production: Case study from Denmark

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 66-72

  Bennetzen, Eskild H ^a   Smith, Pete ^b   Soussana, Jean Francois ^c   Porter, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c French National Institute of Agricultural Research   (France)

Author keywords

Crop production; Energy intensity; Greenhouse gas emission; Kaya identity; Kaya Porter identity; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EMISSION CONTROL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE CHANGE; MITIGATION; NITROGEN; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

DENMARK;

ANIMALIA; TORREYA NUCIFERA;

EID: 84859895756     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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