Contents tagged with greenhouse gas emissions

Pioneering environmental baselining pilot gets underway

13 December 2024

Pioneering environmental baselining pilot gets underway

The first measurements of a pioneering environmental baselining pilot for agriculture start in December, with 170 farms from across England, Scotland and Wales chosen to take part.
Environment Baselining Pilot – Frequently asked questions

9 January 2026

Environment Baselining Pilot – Frequently asked questions

FAQ for the baselining pilot
Roadmap for UK agri-food environmental data released

16 May 2024

Roadmap for UK agri-food environmental data released

The UK Government’s Food and Data Transparency Partnership has recently released its first policy paper, setting out a roadmap of priorities for the next 12 months.
Environment Baselining Pilot

9 January 2026

Environment Baselining Pilot

A pioneering pilot aiming to assess the environmental impact of farms across Great Britain.

Levy-funded pilot project to showcase importance of on-farm environmental baselining

10 March 2025

Levy-funded pilot project to showcase importance of on-farm environmental baselining

We are investing £2.5 million, with the long-term vision to create the opportunity for a nationwide standardised data set across the beef and lamb, cereals and oilseeds, dairy and pork sectors.
Building trust in carbon calculators

13 February 2024

Building trust in carbon calculators

AHDB welcomes the recent Defra report which provides new insight into harmonising approaches to assessing carbon at farm-level.
UN gives pathways towards lower livestock emissions

15 February 2024

UN gives pathways towards lower livestock emissions

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has recently published two reports relevant to livestock emissions
How to apply carbon audits and mitigation plans

19 December 2023

How to apply carbon audits and mitigation plans

See what you could get from a carbon audit and what actions could improve your footprint, based on the results from our strategic and monitor farm carbon audits.

Applying GWP* to UK national GHG emissions

10 June 2025

Applying GWP* to UK national GHG emissions

Applying the alternative metric GWP-star to methane emissions at a national scale
What do national greenhouse gas figures really tell us?

5 December 2023

What do national greenhouse gas figures really tell us?

National statistics are often used to show agriculture’s contribution to climate change. Here we give an overview of what they are, and some of the limitations to their use.
New study supports GWP* to measure methane from livestock

19 September 2023

New study supports GWP* to measure methane from livestock

A new study demonstrates the importance of GWP* for more accurately assessing the climate impact of methane originating from livestock.
The importance of using multiple metrics for calculating the climate impact of foods

18 September 2023

The importance of using multiple metrics for calculating the climate impact of foods

In July 2023, a new study by authors across eight UK institutions further highlighted the need to consider multiple metrics when assessing the climate impact of foods.

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