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Future Options for Forest Carbon Markets in Scotland and the UK

This report discusses options for a future forest carbon market in the UK. Forests provide ‘climate services’ by removing carbon...

Land use

Agri-Environment options and greenhouse gas emissions

The Scottish Government's Rural Development Programme (SRDP) is the main fund supporting rural development in Scotland. It supports economic, environmental...

Land use

Breeding for climate change

This project reviewed barley and potato as crops, paying particular attention to resilience traits in order to assess strengths and...

Land use

Potential impact of future wind speeds on spatial spread of crop pathogens in Scotland

Wind speeds play an important role in the spread of crop-threatening plant diseases. However, climate predictions indicate that the spread...

Land use

Report on Agricultural Drainage and Greenhouse Gas Abatement in Scotland

Land drainage is essential to maintaining the productivity of Scottish agriculture. It also has significant potential to mitigate greenhouse gas...

Land use

Carbon benefits from peatland restoration

ClimateXChange has been involved in peatland research from the outset, particularly focused on the carbon benefits from peatland restoration and...

Land use

Emissions from Agriculture

This brief identifies abatement measures for the agriculture sector further to those in the first Report on Proposals and Policies...

Land use

Adaptation in the agricultural sector

ClimateXChange was asked by the Scottish Government to produce a summary of research contributing to adaptation to climate change in...

Land use

Advice on the Inclusion of Precision Farming in RPP2

Precision farming is a relatively new management practice made possible by information technology and remote sensing. New technologies provide more...

Land use