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| Article Title | Greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogen fertilizer use in China | | Author | Fredrich Kahrl, Yunju Li, Yufang Su, Timm Tennigkeit, Andreas Wilkes and Xu Jianchu | | Year | 2010 | | Journal Title | Environmental Science & Policy | | Institution | Elsevier Ltd | | Volume | 13 | | Pages | 688 – 694 | | Call Number | JA0388-10 | | Keywords | Nitrogen fertilizer; Ammonia; Urea; Energy; Greenhouse gas emissions; China | | Notes | doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2010.07.006 |
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| The use of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizers is an important driver of energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in China. This paper develops a GHG emission factor for synthetic N fertilizer application in China. Using this emission factor, we estimate the scale of GHG emissions from synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use in Chinese agriculture and explore the potential for GHG emission reductions from efficiency improvements in N fertilizer production and use. The paper concludes with a discussion on costs and financing for a large-scale fertilizer efficiency improvement program in China, and how a GHG mitigation framework might contribute to program design. |
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