News/Events
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) funds Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform
As the UK moves towards tackling climate change, increasing our understanding of how agriculture contributes to this area is becoming increasingly important. Current estimates are that agriculture is responsible for about eight per cent of all UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, however the way agricultural emissions are calculated fails to take into account the differences between farming practices or the effects of innovative approaches and policies. The Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Platform seeks to improve the accuracy and resolution of our reporting system by providing the necessary evidence.
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Event - Enzymology and Ecology of the Nitrogen Cycle
15th - 17th September 2010, University of Birmingham 2010A number of partners in the Nitrous Oxide Focus Group will be attending and presenting at this meeting which will bring together biochemists and ecologists to explore key issues, such as nitrous oxide emission, associated with the nitrogen cycle in soils, sediments and oceans. Please click here for further details.
Soil Use and Management journal cite Nitrous Oxide Focus Group
'Soil Use and Management' journal has published a Short Communication on nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soils. The article mentions the role of the Nitrous Oxide Focus Group in helping advance general awareness and understanding of the role that soil management plays in influencing N2O emissions.
Download article: Rees, R.M and Ball, B.C (2010). Soils and nitrous oxide research. Soil Use and Management 26:193-195-
Abiotic production of nitrous oxide
Scientists studying a hypersaline pond in Antartica have measured significant abiotic production of nitrous oxide that may be linked to iron oxidation. This abiotic production is comparable to rates of biological nitrous oxide production in some fertilized tropical soils. It raises interesting questions about the contribution of abiotic production to global nitrous oxide releases. Insights into the Effect of Soil pH on N2O and N2 Emissions and Denitrifier Community Size and Activity
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Event - Farming Futures - Soil nitrogen: the critical link between inputs, outputs, profit and climate change
5th March 2010, 9am - 2pm, Midloe Farm, St. Neots, CambridgeshireAre you concerned about rising input costs and how you can increase cereal production in a changing climate with a growing population? Have you thought about the role of nitrogen in your business and the economics of its impact? Is your business ready for carbon labelling and the green consumer? Come along and listen to the perspectives of leading scientists and industry experts. Click here for further details.
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Visit to UEA on 29th January 2010 by HRH The Prince of Wales (Patron of the School of Environmental Science). HRH met with staff and researchers and was briefed on issues within the environmental science arena including the work of the Nitrous Oxide Focus group.HRH The Prince of Wales visits UEA
HRH The Prince of Wales (Patron of the School of Environmental Science) met with staff and researchers during his visit to UEA on January 29th 2010, during which he was briefed on issues within the environmental science arena including the work of the Nitrous Oxide Focus group.
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New Research Group: European Systems Biology of Denitrification (SYSDEN) Group
This group aims to develop an integrated, predictive model of denitrification for a single paradigm organism to obtain a fundamental understanding of the control mechanisms underlying denitrification through the means of quantitative, testable predictions. Please click here to view the overall aim and partners within this group.
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