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. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2010.07.006Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2010
Authors
Kahrl, F.; Li, Y.M.; Yufang, S.; Tennigkeit, T.; Wilkes, A.; Xu, J.C.
Keywords
Greenhouse gases, Agriculture, Fertilizer application
