Defra Opportunity for Harmonisation of Carbon Accounting Tools for Agriculture

Agriculture is a small but significant contributor to UK GHG emissions. The sector currently accounts for around 10% of total UK emissions, but this figure is rising as the rest of the economy decarbonises. The majority of greenhouse gases in UK agriculture come from methane and nitrous oxide (55% and 31% of agricultural emissions respectively) which are often less well understood than CO2 emission pathways. Carbon auditing tools are a valuable part of increasing understanding of on farm emission and where they ari...