PROJECTS
A National Agricultural GHG Centre of Excellence
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine funded a desk study to scope a National Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Centre of Excellence on foot [...]
NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS
Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) with a 100-year global warming potential 298 times greater than carbon dioxide. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate [...]
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
Carbon sequestration describes the process of transferring carbon from the atmosphere to the terrestrial biosphere (soil or vegetation). Soils contain vast quantities of plant, animal [...]
METHANE & THE RUMEN MICROBIOME
Agriculture accounts for the majority of methane (CH4) emissions in Ireland (almost 90%) due to the dominance of cattle and sheep livestock production in Irish [...]
INTEGRATED LAND MANAGEMENT
The agricultural sector faces significant challenges in reducing GHG emissions in line with EU targets and maintaining food security. This dual objective must be managed [...]
MODELLING & DATA COLLATION
In order to improve national GHG reporting and reduce the emissions profile of the agricultural sector, more refined emission factors and flexible inventories are urgently [...]
AGRI-I WORK PACKAGES
The AGRI-I projects will be implemented in five linked work packages: WP1: Establishment, management and global outreach of the AGRI-I Consortium Partner organisations: Teagasc, [...]