Carbon Management Centre Overview Dr Bob Rees

22 Carbon Management Centre Established April 2011 To develop research education and advice on carbon management in the rural economy Contributing to SG policy led Centre of Expertise on Climate Change National research programme to improve inventory reporting and mitigation

33 Carbon Management Centre Customers of the SRUC Carbon Management Centre Services / Activities Research and scientific communities Policy makers National Inventory Reporting of Emissions, Mitigation through Land Management and Land Use Change Consultancy services to rural businesses Appraisal/Improvement of technical and economic performance of enterprises Agri-carb (carbon calculator) and associated services Education and trainingIntegrating the theory and practice of carbon management across the SRUC curriculum National and International collaborations Involvement with the Global Research Alliance and Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture Food Security and Climate Change

44 Greencow No Controlled environmental animal housing, allowing full greenhouse gas measurements Feeding station samplers allowing larger scale sampling Linked to genetic screening programmes and field scale measurements

55 The current inventory structure is ‘bottom up’. Data from national surveys are multiplied by default IPCC emission factors based on international literature review. At present there is little in the way of external validation of the estimated emissions. Emissions Model Improving N 2 O inventory IPCC Tier 1 N Dynamics Model N/Manure Applied NH 3 Deposition N Leached N 2 O Emissions f Leached f Volatilisation EF Direct EF Leachate EF Deposited 10% 30% 1.25% 2.5% 1% UK Specific Tier 2 N Dynamics Model N/Manure Applied NH 3 Deposition N Leached N 2 O Emissions f Leached f Volatilisation EF Direct EF Leachate EF Deposited 10% 28% 0.8% 2.5% 1% Inventory Development programme will improve structure and refine Emissions Factors via plot to field scale measurements EF Direct 1.25% International Reporting National Reporting UK Specific Tier 3 N Dynamics Model N/Manure Applied NH 3 Deposition N Leached N 2 O Emissions f Leached f Volatilisation EF Direct EF Leachate EF Deposited fn {N type, Soil temp} fn {Soil type} fn {N type, SMC, pH} 2.5% 1% Soil Moisture ContentSoil pH Soil Type Soil Temperature N Type

66 Nitrous oxide platform experiments Adas, AFBI, Rothamsted, SRUC

77 Greenhouse gas emissions 7 DNDC etc.

88 Knowledge Exchange No Demonstration farms and experiments Farming for a better climate SAC Consultancy - Environmental management - Carbon footprinting

99 SRUC Carbon Footprinting No Supply chain projects potatoes, poultry, vegetables, beef, sheep Agri-CARB (Carbon And Resource Benchmarking) - Tailored farm level efficiency service - Identifies top 5 cost and carbon savings - Develop packaged FRBS service

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11 Renewables on Farm No SAC Consulting and CES commissioned by SG to investigate feasibility of Community Renewables Loan Fund

12 Renewable Energy No Independent, impartial advice to farmers, land- owners and developers New staff and new skills across all technologies - Wind, Hydro, Solar, Biomass, AD Supported development of Defra/DECC AD strategy Cuban Biomass Feasibility Study

13 Farming for a Better Climate No SRUC demonstrating how farmers can reduce emissions and benefit the farm business Working with 4 ‘climate change focus farmers’

14 Farming for a Better Climate: 5 Action Areas No

15 Education No Undergraduate Masters –Environmental Protection and Management –Ecological Economics –Food Security Research postgraduate