'A climate for change: opportunities for carbon-efficient farming', Dublin, Ireland
24 June 2010 - 24 June 2010
Ireland
A conference entitled 'A climate for change: opportunities for carbon-efficient farming' will take place from 24 and 25 June 2010 in Dublin, Ireland.
The event will bring together scientists, policy makers, farmers, students and stakeholders to discuss first-hand how to transform the threat of greenhouse gases emissions into an opportunity for agriculture. The event will also provide a unique multi-disciplinary forum to contextualise the Irish Agricultural Greenhouse Gas challenge in an international science and policy setting.
Questions which will be addressed at the conference include:
- 'Is the global debate on climate change a threat to Irish farming, or can we turn it into an opportunity?'
- 'Will efforts to curb national greenhouse gas emissions necessarily equate to curbing agricultural productivity?'
- 'Can carbon-efficient farming give Ireland a competitive edge on the global food market?'
- 'Which on-farm measures are practical and cost-effective in further improving carbon-efficiency on tillage, dairy and beef farms?'
- 'How can we exploit the potential for forestry, biofuels and land-use change to offset greenhouse gas emissions?'
- 'How can we get acknowledgement for future gains in production efficiencies within the rigid framework of Kyoto reporting?'.For further information, please visit:
http://www.teagasc.ie/aclimateforchange/(opens in new window)
The event will bring together scientists, policy makers, farmers, students and stakeholders to discuss first-hand how to transform the threat of greenhouse gases emissions into an opportunity for agriculture. The event will also provide a unique multi-disciplinary forum to contextualise the Irish Agricultural Greenhouse Gas challenge in an international science and policy setting.
Questions which will be addressed at the conference include:
- 'Is the global debate on climate change a threat to Irish farming, or can we turn it into an opportunity?'
- 'Will efforts to curb national greenhouse gas emissions necessarily equate to curbing agricultural productivity?'
- 'Can carbon-efficient farming give Ireland a competitive edge on the global food market?'
- 'Which on-farm measures are practical and cost-effective in further improving carbon-efficiency on tillage, dairy and beef farms?'
- 'How can we exploit the potential for forestry, biofuels and land-use change to offset greenhouse gas emissions?'
- 'How can we get acknowledgement for future gains in production efficiencies within the rigid framework of Kyoto reporting?'.For further information, please visit:
http://www.teagasc.ie/aclimateforchange/(opens in new window)