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Organic dairy herd. © INRA, J. Duval

Press release

04 Nov 2016

Goals of the Paris Agreement on climate unachievable without reducing greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture

For the first time, scientists have calculated the reduction in emissions required in agriculture to reach the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2°C by 2100. CGIAR experts at the University of Vermont (United States) and partner institutions, including INRA, show that the world’s farming industries must reduce CO₂ emissions by one gigaton per year between now and 2030.

View of the inside of an Ecotron macrocosm containing 4 blocks of grassland. © INRA, C. Picon-Cochard

Press release

23 May 2016

Grasslands recover more easily from heatwaves and droughts when atmospheric CO2 levels are high

Extreme climatic events such as heatwaves and droughts may affect the ability of terrestrial ecosystems to sequester carbon. Recently, INRA and CNRS researchers carried out a large-scale experiment exploring this topic at the Ecotron facility in Montpellier. Using samples of permanent upland grassland, they made an unexpected discovery: elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide help grasslands recover from extreme climatic events and limit the negative impacts of water stress.

News

15 Jan 2016

ERA-NET GAS call for proposals: pre-announcement

In collaboration with the JPI-FACCE, the ERA-NET for monitoring and mitigation of greenhouse gases from agriculture and silviculture (ERA-GAS) is planning to launch a call for transnational research projects on 1st March 2016.