Now is the time to be ratcheting up ambition on methane - not weakening it. See our recent statement signed by more than 40 scientists urging governments to avoid adopting "temperature neutrality" related goals and metrics ⬇️

Matthew Hayek@matthewhayek.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our new statement urges countries not to weaken ambition w/ revised "temperature neutrality" goals & metrics that justify them. Methane is a powerful lever, and high-emitting countries can do more than simply keep emissions stable. We have the tech & knowledge insideclimatenews.org/news/2005202...

🚨 Big News!! 🚨 I am so excited to announce that I’ve recently joined the faculty at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences @stonybrooku.bsky.social ! My initial position is as a faculty fellow under the SUNY PRODiG+ Fellowship Program. 1/n www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/soma...

Good 🧵 Friendly amendment: stop burning fossil fuels (responsible for 2/3 of historical CO2 emissions), and also stop deforestation & land-use change (the other 1/3). And if you do something that reduces fossil CO2 but increases land use and deforestation EVEN MORE, that’s an anti-solution. Avoid.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last yr.

One like, one opinion about how to solve climate change.

✨ The LAST chapter of my dissertation is published! ✨ How do plant-soil feedbacks support carbon sequestration in grasslands receiving compost? Here’s what we learned ⬇️ tinyurl.com/muk2ufe5

Soil organic carbon sequestration mediated by plant–microbe interactions after compost application

Organic amendments like compost can enhance soil health and climate change mitigation in managed grassland ecosystems. We previously demonstrated in a northern Colorado cool-season pasture that infre...

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Our Research Briefing is now out in Nature Climate Change! We examine the spatially variable tradeoffs between climate change mitigation and crop yields under regenerative agriculture. Globally, safeguarding crop yields will substantially lower mitigation potential. Read more ➡️ rdcu.be/eo6lE

Maintaining crop yields limits mitigation potential of crop-land natural climate solutions

Nature Climate Change - The adoption of natural climate solutions in crop-lands, such as cover crops, no tillage and residue retention, is widely assumed to provide both climate change mitigation...

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Shelby C. McClelland@scmcclelland.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨New paper alert🚨 We show that maintaining crop yields lowers the global climate benefits of natural climate solutions on croplands. But, we highlight where win-win opportunities exist for these practices to contribute to climate and production goals. 1/N www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is incredibly unfair: high-income nations with large dairy sectors are looking to adopt a "no additional warming" target, avoiding the methane cuts needed to meet international targets and pledges. We have written an open letter to the NZ PM and I spoke to the FT👇🧵 www.ft.com/content/2ea6...

Scientists accuse New Zealand and Ireland of trying to cover up livestock emissions

‘Accounting trick’ to support methane-emitting sectors undermines fight against climate change, say researchers

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Great coverage in the Cornell Chronicle of our paper including quotes from me and @dominicwoolf.bsky.social. Read here ➡️ tinyurl.com/yfmwy34h

Study offers insight into balancing climate solutions and crop yields | Cornell Chronicle

A computer model analysis showed that global adoption of regenerative farming practices to improve soil health can benefit either greenhouse gas mitigation or crop yields but rarely both.

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Shelby C. McClelland@scmcclelland.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨New paper alert🚨 We show that maintaining crop yields lowers the global climate benefits of natural climate solutions on croplands. But, we highlight where win-win opportunities exist for these practices to contribute to climate and production goals. 1/N www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨New paper alert🚨 We show that maintaining crop yields lowers the global climate benefits of natural climate solutions on croplands. But, we highlight where win-win opportunities exist for these practices to contribute to climate and production goals. 1/N www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Managing for climate and production goals on crop-lands - Nature Climate Change

Climate mitigation through natural climate solutions in crop-lands may be a way to reconcile climate goals with food security. However, here the authors show that some natural climate solution practic...

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2y ago

The Trump administration is planning to cancel its lease at a government laboratory in Hawaii, a site where scientists support key observations of surging greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, according to a list obtained by Democratic members of Congress and shared with The Post.

Happening in less than an hour! Our research asks if adopting intensification strategies and mitigation technologies (without lowering meat + milk demand) are *enough* to meet CH4 targets at global and regional scales Come by to find out if they are (or not) if you’re here at #AGU24!

Shelby C. McClelland@scmcclelland.bsky.social · 2y ago

Can 2050 cattle CH4 mitigation targets be met through intensification and mitigation technologies? Are these strategies enough to reduce CH4 without lowering consumption of meat and milk? Come see me at my poster during #AGU24 (GC13L-0336) on Monday, Dec. 9 from 13:40-17:30 EST to find out!

Can 2050 cattle CH4 mitigation targets be met through intensification and mitigation technologies? Are these strategies enough to reduce CH4 without lowering consumption of meat and milk? Come see me at my poster during #AGU24 (GC13L-0336) on Monday, Dec. 9 from 13:40-17:30 EST to find out!