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Agricultural production and greenhouse gas emissions from world regions—The major trends over 40 years

Eskild H. Bennetzen, Pete Smith, John R. Porter

Global Environmental Change · 2016

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Summary

This peer-reviewed analysis examined global agricultural production and its associated greenhouse gas emissions across major world regions over four decades, identifying key trends in how agricultural output and environmental burden have co-evolved. The work appears to integrate production data with emissions inventories to characterise regional variation and temporal patterns in agricultural climate impact. The findings contribute to understanding of where and how agricultural emissions have grown relative to food output, informing mitigation prioritisation.

UK applicability

The regional breakdown may provide context for UK agricultural emissions within European and global perspective, though UK-specific analysis would require extraction of European or UK data from the broader dataset. Findings could support UK agricultural policy discussions around climate targets and production efficiency.

Key measures

Agricultural production volumes by crop and livestock type; greenhouse gas emissions (likely CO₂-equivalent); regional emission intensity; temporal trends 1975–2015 (as suggested by title and journal context)

Outcomes reported

The study analysed trends in agricultural production and associated greenhouse gas emissions across world regions over a 40-year period. It characterised major regional patterns in the relationship between agricultural output growth and GHG emission trajectories.

Theme
Climate & resilience
Subject
Climate & greenhouse gas mitigation
Study type
Research
Study design
Observational cohort
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Mixed farming
DOI
10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.12.004
Catalogue ID
MGmovtce8o-kcgk9o

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