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Comments (agricultural, environmental) to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report of 6th October, 2018

Denis J Murphy, Dr David Frape, Dr Jillian Lenné, Professor Neil C. Turner, Sir Brian Heap
8th January 2019

“ Global warming of 1.5°C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate …

Article number: 1901

The functions and sizes of the five carbon sinks on planet Earth and their relation to climate change. Part 4. Is the criticism of pastured beef cattle justified, or is there a question over the source of the carbon?

Dr David Frape
18th April 2018

SUMMARY A  carbon sink  is a natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some  carbon -containing chemical compound for an indefinite period. The process by which carbon sinks remove carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) from the atmosphere …

Article number: 1804

Cereal and soya bean production and food security in China: Challenges and opportunities

Assistant Professor Xiaolaing Qin, Assistant Professor Yajun Li, Professor Kadambot H.M Siddique, Professor Lixiang Wang, Professor Yuncheng Liao
19th December 2016

Introduction China’s GDP has increased steadily since 1949, reaching 63,646 billion Renminbi (1038 billion US dollars) in 2014 to become the world’s second largest economy (1) (Fig. 1).  In recent years, China’s food security has received …

Article number: 1619

China cultivated land change and its carbon budget measurement based on the system dynamics

Associate Professor Xiaoshun LI, Dongmei JIANG, Guancong HE, Professor Futian QU, Professor Jinming YAN, Professor Shaoliang ZHANG, Professor Xiaoping SHI, Professor Zhengfu BIAN
16th May 2015

Summary As a result of industrialization, an increasing proportion of China’s cultivated land is being urbanized, causing considerable environmental damage. In an endeavour to promote a low-carbon economy, this article focuses on modeling the …

Article number: 1504

Using climate information to support crop breeding decisions and adaptation in agriculture

Dr Ann-Kristin Koehler, Dr Dan Bebber, Dr Mike Bushell, Dr Pete Falloon, Professor Andrew J Challinor, Professor John Bryant, Professor Sarah Gurr, Professor Suraje Dessai
20th December 2014

Summary Population growth in the next few decades will increase the need for food production, while the yields of major food crops could be impacted by the changing climate and changing threats from pests and pathogens. Crop breeding, both …

Article number: 1427

Contribution of improved nitrogen fertilizer use to development of a low carbon economy in China

Dr Xiangping Jia, Dr Yuelai Lu, Professor David Chadwick, Professor David Norse, Professor David Powlson, Professor Fusuo Zhang, Professor Jikun Huang
21st October 2014

Summary The use of nitrogen (N) and other fertilisers has been one of the keys to achieving food security in China. Grain production almost doubled in China between 1980 and 2010, yet total fertiliser use increased more than four-fold in the same …

Article number: 1413